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Post by roberted5 on Jul 22, 2019 13:08:58 GMT -5
I’ve asked meerschaum carvers and they won’t comment on how to pick a meerschaum that’s more likely to color up.
Using whole solid block meerschaum is a must or no pressed together chips or pieces.Ive gotten suggestions that help but as far as picking meerschaum that colors up better,no such luck.
I used to enter meerschaum coloring contests and the results have always been unpredictable and surprising.
Has anyone found any way to pick a meerschaum that colors up more than others?
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 22, 2019 13:19:14 GMT -5
As long as it's good white block meerschaum it will eventually color. If you wet your finger and it sticks to the inside of the bowl, then you are good. I haven't had any problems getting high quality block meerschaum. My problem is getting a decent sized pipe that is properly made. The pretty carving doesn't have anything to do with how it smokes. The way to make it color is to smoke the white out of it. The thicker it is, the longer it takes. There are a few tricks that guys do with wax dipping that they claim to speed things up. I don't like the color and if mine turn brown I will probably sell them. The real experts are on another forum, as much as I hate saying it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2019 13:21:27 GMT -5
I can't speak to the coloring, but an indicator of quality is a Meer that gleems and the white has some depth to it.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jul 22, 2019 13:33:03 GMT -5
I've found no difference as far as shape is considered...all block meer colors so fast so not as fast...depends on the individual pipe. You can put the meer pipe in a glass jar and blow smoke at it and seal it for a while...but I'm not sure that it really makes a difference...just smoke it like a regular briar and time will eventually give it color...you don't want color...don't smoke it. Stick it on a shelf...guarantee no color.
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Post by peteguy on Jul 22, 2019 14:01:12 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 22, 2019 14:06:19 GMT -5
you don't want color...don't smoke it. Stick it on a shelf...guarantee no color. That's what works for me! 😁😉😎🤠 |
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Post by briarbuck on Jul 22, 2019 15:01:09 GMT -5
I have a white Teekin that was getting nicely colored. I put it down for maybe a month, and it lost much of it's color. Weird...
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Post by chasingembers on Jul 22, 2019 16:49:40 GMT -5
All of them will eventually color, but the most consistent coverage comes from block. Here's a before and after of an AKB I used to have.   |
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Post by sperrytops on Jul 22, 2019 19:03:31 GMT -5
All Meerschaum (block) colors when smoked. That's the nature of it. Meerschaum is very porous and the oils from the tobacco soak through the Meerschaum - thus, coloring. How fast and shade, well, that's up to each unique bowl. If you don't want the Meerschaum to color, don't smoke it. I've been told that preset Meerschaum (not block) does not color, so that's an option. Though few pipes are made anymore from pressed Meerschaum. The machines are too expensive and product is not desirable. The only thing pressed on the market is bowls for some lower end gourd calabashes.
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Post by monbla256 on Jul 23, 2019 0:17:54 GMT -5
The best way I've found is to smoke 'em on a regular basis. I have three Eagle Claws that I've had for over 30 years now and they are coloring just fine. I have two Becklers , both Eagle Claws, one slightly larger than the other and the smaller one has colored more than the other. The other EC is an SMS and it's colored near the same as one of the Becklers. I've smoked each at least once a week to get to the color they all have. A 5 year old meer smoked on a regular basis will not have the same color as one smoked for 30 years the same way. Time and smoking is the only way to color a meer. If you want one colored like the old ones you need to buy one of them because it takes a lot of time to color one. Time and smoking is your best way to get the results you want. 
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