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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 16:33:17 GMT -5
Weel, I finally did it! I smoked my WGM meerschaum for the first time today. I had decided about a year ago that I would smoke it, rather than making $100 profit off of it. Anyway, here is a picture of it ready to go, with what I chose to break it in. I love Father Dempsey and thought it a good choice to begin coloring the pipe. I will post pictures now and then of the progress as the pipe starts to change tone. I am logging what I smoke and when. I am only handling the pipe by the stem or with a cloth or paper towel. Also, please feel free to add your meerschaum pics to this post. I think it may just become a busy thread.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 16:34:49 GMT -5
After one bowl.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 16:37:28 GMT -5
Top view after one bowl.  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 31, 2019 16:38:06 GMT -5
Good luck with your project, Don. That is a beautiful meer in that the simplicity is perfect. I enjoy my meers on occassion...don't smoke them enough so it seems...don't really know why, they are within reach...just so much easier to grab a cob or a briar.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 16:39:32 GMT -5
If you go bowl by bowl, this will be one long thread.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 16:43:51 GMT -5
No, just progress with bowl count and a picture on occasion. I am not that much into self flagellation, Mike!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 16:45:57 GMT -5
Should be some coloring on the top, then the shank to get the ball rolling.
Very nice pipe, btw .
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Post by trailboss on Aug 31, 2019 16:48:57 GMT -5
Don...Stalin's ghost? I heard that ghosting a Meer is an exercise in futility, and Stalin = BAD!  Nice looking pipe, and quite a chunk of Meersshaum, you need to get with it on the coloring process, to reap the visual rewards that I am sure the olfactory rewards will run far ahead of. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 17:24:39 GMT -5
Charlie, it smoked great the first time out. I am not sure I have enjoyed Father Dempsey's more in any other pipe. And that is saying a lot, since it is a favorite of mine. Just started the Martin Cruz Smith book.
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Post by libertysmoke on Aug 31, 2019 17:38:16 GMT -5
After one bowl. Beautiful don !! |
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Post by libertysmoke on Aug 31, 2019 17:44:56 GMT -5
Here's 1 I've shown before = Meerschaum 'Bacchus' [circa. 1984]  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2019 17:52:37 GMT -5
Here's 1 I've shown before = Meerschaum 'Bacchus' [circa. 1984] Looks like a nice one, Sal. |
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Post by monbla256 on Aug 31, 2019 19:08:57 GMT -5
Depending on your age, if you want to colour it quickly smoke it weekly at least twice a week so it will colour before you die ! BTW that's a very beautiful pipe so enjoy it ! 
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Post by Mac on Aug 31, 2019 20:17:46 GMT -5
Sweet! It deserves full size:  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 31, 2019 20:30:49 GMT -5
Yes, it does! Sal...to help those of us who are age/eyesight/mentally impaired...please make your pictures larger...much easier than me using a magnifying glass every time you post a picture...just a simple request which you may or may not agree with. JMHO.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2019 10:57:31 GMT -5
Depending on your age, if you want to colour it quickly smoke it weekly at least twice a week so it will colour before you die ! BTW that's a very beautiful pipe so enjoy it ! Mike, I will try to fit it in at least once a week. It does smoke nicely. I have two other meerschaums. Both are very plain estates that did not cost me much. They are already toned though. This will be only the second meer pipe I have had when new. My first was a gourd calabash when I was in college. I sold it on eBay many years ago in a moment of stupidity. |
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Sept 1, 2019 13:58:10 GMT -5
Nice looking pipe. I recently picked up a new meerschaum that I have yet to smoke. Picked up some White Knight to try as well, and may give it a go.
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Post by robd on Sept 3, 2019 22:28:23 GMT -5
Would be fun to see progressive pics as the pipe colors.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2019 23:28:20 GMT -5
A couple of my meers developed grey/silver streaks while coloring. I thought I was stuck with them, but on a whim, scrubbed them lightly with a sponge and liquid hand soap. It worked, the streaks disappeared and it did not disturb the coloring already in progress.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 4, 2019 12:53:04 GMT -5
I'm glad you let the pipe fulfil it's purpose.
It's a lovely pipe, Don.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 4, 2019 13:23:01 GMT -5
The old forum had a March Meershaum Madness every year. Next March, anyone?
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 4, 2019 13:25:27 GMT -5
A couple of my meers developed grey/silver streaks while coloring. I thought I was stuck with them, but on a whim, scrubbed them lightly with a sponge and liquid hand soap. It worked, the streaks disappeared and it did not disturb the coloring already in progress. if my meers get those nasty stains they will be going away. They just strike a nerve for me. Probably why I rarely smoke one. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 17:03:34 GMT -5
The old forum had a March Meershaum Madness every year. Next March, anyone? I am in for that! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 4, 2019 17:08:36 GMT -5
Does missouri meerschaum count?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 19:17:54 GMT -5
This thread inspired me somewhat and I am trying to remember to smoke at least one Meer a day.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 19:19:14 GMT -5
Does missouri meerschaum count? I think we could also have a great cob thread, Paddy! |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Sept 8, 2019 21:28:27 GMT -5
This was my first meer...  Ok, ok.... It's not a "true" meer, but hey, it's a meer bowl. ;-) Here's my second and only other meer...  This thread has made me aware of the fact that I don't smoke either of these near enough. Thanks for posting. Dino |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 8, 2019 21:55:01 GMT -5
Dino, I have 10 or 12 and I never smoke any of them. I have briar.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 23:41:43 GMT -5
This was my first meer... Ok, ok.... It's not a "true" meer, but hey, it's a meer bowl. ;-) Here's my second and only other meer... This thread has made me aware of the fact that I don't smoke either of these near enough. Thanks for posting. Dino Dino, I consider a gourd calabash to be a true meerschaum. They are classic in my book. Get some color on that other one! Looks like a generous sized bowl. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 19:59:32 GMT -5
This is the pipe after bowl #2, which was Sun Bear. Getting a little color now.  |
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