What to Look For in a Meerschaum.
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I have never been disappointed with meerschaums crafted by F. Baki.
That tends to be the way of the world. Pay the money in the beginning and have a product that is trouble free for years and years or save a few and sometimes a bunch of Penny's but fight the damn thing tell it breaks. I seldom find going check to with it.
That is great you are enjoying what you have. That is what most pipe smokers are like. We have our favorite pipes, tobacco, stems, weights and a thousand other minutia. People think I am crazy for using loads of pipe cleaners on my pipe once it has cooled. My psychosis runs the entire pipe gambit. The years of age on my tobacco, my addiction for American artisan pipes. the stem on a pipe, the shape of the pipe( I love the classics), the shank dimensions, the button. It just keeps going.
Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
You could try Meerschaum Depot who sell pipes through Pipes and Cigars who are a sponsor of this august forum. They actually make an entire line of 'cutty' pipes copied from my collection and sold under my name believe it or not! I do not receive any commission on these pipes and nor is this a paid endorsement since the owner Ramazan is a personal family friend to boot!
I have a couple of "less expensive" meerschaums and they smoke great. I also have a couple of Fikri Baki's pipes.
If you do decide to think cheap to try one on, just make sure it's made of Block Meerscahum and not pressed or formed meerschaum. There's a huge difference in durability between the 2.
That's all I got.
If you do decide to think cheap to try one on, just make sure it's made of Block Meerscahum and not pressed or formed meerschaum. There's a huge difference in durability between the 2.
That's all I got.
Ditto. I bought this pipe on Etsy, I think for around 100 bucks U.S. The dang shank broke after about 20 smokes. The head of the poor thing just suddenly plopped to the floor and rolled around. I didn't abuse it or ever drop it. Weird. It was allegedly block meerschaum and smoked quite well. Maybe it was just a flawed piece or something, but you know, once burnt, twice shy, caveat emptor, etc.
I don't mind them, I just pack lighter than normal and they smoke fine. My big Kenan has them.
Just finished a conversation with SPC was informed AKB had changed things up and all new AKB Meerschaum pipes going forward should have the push pull style Tenon instead of the screws.
Just little tidbit I figured some might like to know.
Just little tidbit I figured some might like to know.
