Yanik Baby Dragon

[Ettrick puffer]

Love it!

Meers are easy to clean and maintain. I've even dunked of few of mine in the swimming pool and not had any issues. Dropping them on concrete is another story.

@shanez thanks mate ? yes I’ll be sure to be careful.
Happy smokes
Ettrick puffer

 

[Ettrick puffer]

I love my meerschaums, good buy! I found my meerschaums not anymore difficult to smoke than my cobs and briars, stuff, light and puff, thats it. Now have fun smoking it a lot and put some color on it, wonder how a waxed meer will color.

@DanWil84 thanks mate ?sounds good.
Happy smokes
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[Chasing Embers]

Hi All
I just pulled the trigger on this Yanik baby dragon, I had placed it in my watch category on EBay and I received an offer to buy I couldn’t refuse.
Thoughts and comments please as I know very little about meerschaum pipes.
Thanks
Happy smokes
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You'll enjoy that one, Yanik does good work. He dies use the screw in mortise inserts so when removing or inserting the stem, always turn the stem clockwise to avoid removing the insert.

Looks good! Does it have some colouring to it, or is it just the lighting?

Yanik uses yellow beeswax instead of white.

 

[Ettrick puffer]

You'll enjoy that one, Yanik does good work. He dies use the screw in mortise inserts so when removing or inserting the stem, always turn the stem clockwise to avoid removing the insert.


Yanik uses yellow beeswax instead of white.

@Chasing Embers thanks for the advice mate, much appreciated ?
Happy smokes
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[telescopes]

@Ettrick puffer , a meer is much more organic than a briar. It demands to be smoked and will age with you as you interact with it. The difference is that it will age gracefully. As it ages, it will reflect you, its smoker. Your triumphs, your losses, your victories and your defeats; all will be recorded in the lines of coloration left on your meerschaum. But most of all, your love for life, manifested in the tones of changing color on the skin of the meerschaum, will give tribute to the life you lived.

Happy smokes. Your friend from the former Spanish colony of Baja Norte, telescopes.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Beautiful pipe. I smoke several meers regularly. Very low maintenance.

 

[OzPiper]

Congratulations on your score.
The challenge is to beat @Chasing Ember's record of 300 bowls in the 1st week ?
Keep it smokey. Enjoy

 

[Chasing Embers]

Congratulations on your score.
The challenge is to beat @Chasing Ember's record of 300 bowls in the 1st week ?
Keep it smokey. Enjoy

My average is only 35-40 but I only smoke the tobacco in the chamber as burning the bowl would be unsightly.

 

[ukbob]

Nice pipe especially at that price, enjoy the heck out of it.

 

[Ettrick puffer]

@Ettrick puffer , a meer is much more organic than a briar. It demands to be smoked and will age with you as you interact with it. The difference is that it will age gracefully. As it ages, it will reflect you, its smoker. Your triumphs, your losses, your victories and your defeats; all will be recorded in the lines of coloration left on your meerschaum. But most of all, your love for life, manifested in the tones of changing color on the skin of the meerschaum, will give tribute to the life you lived.

Happy smokes. Your friend from the former Spanish colony of Baja Norte, telescopes.

@telescopes thanks for the very poignant and thoughtful comment. Pipes are very much more than just instruments to burn tobacco in.
Your friend from the Scottish Borders.
Happy smokes
Ettrick puffer

 

[jonasclark]

Gorgeous! I, too,. have Yaniks I love. Yes, it'll be an intense golden yellow, from the unbleached beeswax.

 

[KaunThePiper]

As a proud owner of a S. Yanik myself, I say congratulations! These are some of the finest grade meerschaum pipes you can get. The biggest thing to remember is to clean it with a bent (halfwise) pipe cleaner only. Hot/damp meerschaum will pit easily. The other, keep carbon off the sides, as it can crack the meerschaum via softening and hardening repetitively. IMO, meerschaum is among the finest smoking experiences.