Video of Meerschaum mining and carving

[chispa]

Check out this interesting video of meerschaum mining and carving.
Starts with a guy being lowered 300 feet in the ground and ends with a fancy carved meer in a velvet case.
Meerschaum video

 

[tobakenist]

Well thats why they don't come cheap.

 

[patiobum]

Thanks for posting that. Quite interesting.

 

[seakayak]

Very interesting! Thanks for the posting.

 

[group4]

Yeah, that was great. Thanks for posting.

 

[olderthandirt]

Just now finished watching the video chispa.

That was a great take on the process, thanks for sharing that one for sure!

 

[chispa]

When my meerschaum arrives in the mail today I'll think of those guys for sure when I first lay eyes on it. A hunk of white dug out of the ground like that..

 

[htmn246]

Wow I have 4 Mers. did'nt know how much work they were to make. will appreciate them more now.

 

[tslex]

"How It's Made" comes to the forum.
Nifty.