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Post by peteguy on Jun 28, 2018 14:35:43 GMT -5
I am going to use this thread to post the coloring of my 2 Meerschaum pipes. An Imp Golf Ball and a SMS Bent. Having trouble locating my photos from the pipegram thread.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 28, 2018 14:51:06 GMT -5
Nice idea. I'll follow this one eagerly.
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Post by peteguy on Jun 28, 2018 14:52:26 GMT -5
I emailed the hosting site - if they tell me I am sol this thread may die fast. I hope I kept a copy somewhere at home.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2018 15:38:56 GMT -5
I have always wondered why the stem of a Meer colors first. I have never discovered if a particular grade of Meer will color faster and/or if a particular tobacco will aid the coloring process.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 28, 2018 15:50:58 GMT -5
I have always wondered why the stem of a Meer colors first. I have never discovered if a particular grade of Meer will color faster and/or if a particular tobacco will aid the coloring process. I've always wondered how much is from the tobacco and how much is from handling. I'm sure that play some part in the discolouration, no? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2018 16:09:19 GMT -5
I don't honestly know. Meers are a perennial mystery to me. I got a VG quality (MeerQueen) pipe awhile back and it is seemingly resistant to coloring.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2018 16:15:49 GMT -5
The stem gets that caramel color from the smoke, not the heat from the tobacco. Here is a Meerschaum I purchased in Turkey at an open air market, the year 1987. I lost count but I know for a fact I’ve smoked this pipe over 5,000 times and still smoke this Meer at times. I’ve posted pictures of this Eagle Claw Egg prior. Notice the bowl is getting darker. Still smokes heavenly 👍👍👍  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2018 16:17:56 GMT -5
Meers take time to color. The more you smoke it the tars gets into the pours.
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Post by daveinlax on Jun 28, 2018 17:57:36 GMT -5
These are pictures of my one and only Dunhill meer that was from the Edsel James collection before and after about 100 bowls using the Butera Coloring Bowl. I waxed it at least once when I was only using the coloring bowl.   |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 28, 2018 18:07:17 GMT -5
Wow Dave, that Meer colored beautifully after Meerly just 100 bowls... I am sure Dunhill is about as picky as they come for sourcing top shelf materials.
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Post by daveinlax on Jun 28, 2018 18:28:35 GMT -5
Wow Dave, that Meer colored beautifully after Meerly just 100 bowls... I am sure Dunhill is about as picky as they come for sourcing top shelf materials. I'm sure the bowl was outsourced to Bauer in Vienna and the stem was cut in house. It might have been more than 100 times, this was probably 15 some years ago. I got the pipe in early December and it was the only pipe I remember smoking until the St Louis Show in February. I really didn't enjoy using the coloring bowl but the results were amazing. The coloring bowl got a little darker but nothing like the pipe. I'm always looking for a bigger group 6 $$$ize billiard to add to the collection. |
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Post by Matthew on Jun 28, 2018 19:01:36 GMT -5
I believe Ted and John are on the right track,
more to the point,the tars that condense in the
shank begin the saturate the meerschaum.So it
would be only practical that that process begin
at a point of turbulence.(from the shank/mortis to
the tenon/bit)
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Post by peteguy on Jun 29, 2018 1:22:09 GMT -5
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Post by peteguy on Jun 29, 2018 1:25:50 GMT -5
 Today. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 29, 2018 7:15:09 GMT -5
These are pictures of my one and only Dunhill meer that was from the Edsel James collection before and after about 100 bowls using the Butera Coloring Bowl. I waxed it at least once when I was only using the coloring bowl. That's an amazing transformation. Personally, I'm not a fan of the discolouration of meers because they just look grubby to me, but that one is splendid. |
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Post by pappyjoe on Jun 29, 2018 7:35:09 GMT -5
I guess I need to get a coloring bowl for use with my meers. Dave's looks beautiful.
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Post by peteguy on Jun 29, 2018 11:41:00 GMT -5
I guess I need to get a coloring bowl for use with my meers. Dave's looks beautiful. It certainly does look amazing. My SMS is just getting some color and it is due to a coloring bowl imo. First year without one and it didnt even move the needle. I cant find my new pic of my Imp so the next pic is after about a dozen smokes. No coloring bowl used on the Imp. |
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Post by peteguy on Jun 29, 2018 11:42:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 12:02:29 GMT -5
I'll bite. What is the "coloring bowl"? I've never heard of that before.  Do you guys hold your meerschaum pipes directly in your hand, or with a cloth? I have one that I need to re-wax before I smoke it again. I held it directly in my hand instead of with a cloth when I first started smoking it. Consequently, it's not coloring as well where my hand removed the wax. I feel kind of silly holding a pipe with a cloth. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 12:11:19 GMT -5
I believe Ted and John are on the right track, more to the point,the tars that condense in the shank begin the saturate the meerschaum.So it would be only practical that that process begin at a point of turbulence.(from the shank/mortis to the tenon/bit) I'd add that the smaller surface area of the shank causes it to color more quickly too. Also, tars settle toward the bottom of bowl, that's why the bowl gets progressively darker from top to bottom. |
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Post by herbinedave on Jun 29, 2018 12:16:45 GMT -5
In Victorian times in England the Gentry would hire the common folk to smoke their meers. No doubt an ego thing to be seen with a handsomely colored meer!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 12:21:10 GMT -5
In Victorian times in England the Gentry would hire the common folk to smoke their meers. No doubt an ego thing to be seen with a handsomely colored meer! I've read that too. Pretty funny. I guess a well colored meer was a status symbol. |
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Post by peteguy on Jun 29, 2018 12:24:22 GMT -5
I'll bite. What is the "coloring bowl"? I've never heard of that before. Do you guys hold your meerschaum pipes directly in your hand, or with a cloth? I have one that I need to re-wax before I smoke it again. I held it directly in my hand instead of with a cloth when I first started smoking it. I feel kind of silly holding a pipe with a cloth when I'm smoking. Consequently, it's not coloring as well where my hand removed the wax. Like one of these: www.smokershaven.com/butera-meerschaum-coloring-bowl-smooth/I don't use a cloth and never will. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2018 12:31:06 GMT -5
I'll bite. What is the "coloring bowl"? I've never heard of that before. Do you guys hold your meerschaum pipes directly in your hand, or with a cloth? I have one that I need to re-wax before I smoke it again. I held it directly in my hand instead of with a cloth when I first started smoking it. I feel kind of silly holding a pipe with a cloth when I'm smoking. Consequently, it's not coloring as well where my hand removed the wax. Like one of these: www.smokershaven.com/butera-meerschaum-coloring-bowl-smooth/I don't use a cloth and never will. Thanks, Peteguy. Interesting. I may have to give it a try. |
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Post by Matthew on Jun 29, 2018 12:33:46 GMT -5
I'll bite. What is the "coloring bowl"? I've never heard of that before. Do you guys hold your meerschaum pipes directly in your hand, or with a cloth? I have one that I need to re-wax before I smoke it again. I held it directly in my hand instead of with a cloth when I first started smoking it. Consequently, it's not coloring as well where my hand removed the wax. I feel kind of silly holding a pipe with a cloth. I notice I was slow |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 29, 2018 13:14:45 GMT -5
OK. I'm still a bit confused... How do you use it?
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jun 29, 2018 13:53:53 GMT -5
 Legend Lover I was confused too, go to you tube and a guy uses one, the stack with cork at the bottom is filled with Tobbaco, then twisted in the pipe you want to color, then its lit and you smoke, you tube will make it clear.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 29, 2018 14:06:43 GMT -5
Legend Lover I was confused too, go to you tube and a guy uses one, the stack with cork at the bottom is filled with Tobbaco, then twisted in the pipe you want to color, then its lit and you smoke, you tube will make it clear. Much obliged, sir. I will check it out presently. Edit: So I watched it... Interesting. So if you're using one of these, you don't actually get to smoke the meerschaum pipe. |
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Post by Matthew on Jun 29, 2018 14:09:03 GMT -5
By filling the extension and then placing it into the top of the chamber
you construct a condensation chamber in the bowl of your pipe.Acts like
a Gourd Calabash.Allows the tars to condense and be absorbed by the bowl
rather than in the stem.I myself think the white glove is a bit much though.
Here's a link to a Youtube
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Post by pappyjoe on Jun 29, 2018 15:11:15 GMT -5
Wearing white gloves is one of the enduring myths about smoking a meerschaum pipe.
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Legend Lover I was confused too, go to you tube and a guy uses one, the stack with cork at the bottom is filled with Tobbaco, then twisted in the pipe you want to color, then its lit and you smoke, you tube will make it clear.