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Talbert
Pipes  Resources Pipe Misc
My Meerschaum
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 It seems to have reached that point of stasis that so many of my meers do, where the shank turns nearly black but the bowl resolutely remains dirty white. I have re-waxed the bowl with beeswax several times to no avail - it doesn't seem to be visibly changing any more, but I'll keep photographing it as the years pass and we can compare pics.  We were so busy during the summer that I didn't have time to make update photos, so nearly 3 months of hard smoking have gone by since the last pic. Quite a change!  Still getting darker, with more deep gold coloring up around the stem join.  I now smoke the pipe every night, so the color changing is happening quicker. This illustrates the basic visual problem with 9mm filter-equipped meerschaums - they color all in one spot and fan slowly outward from there, rather than the entire shank coloring evenly as would happen with a filterless pipe.  Steady and regular smoking each night has already started a noticeable color change in the shank. This pipe is fitted with a 9mm charcoal filter so the coloring will likely start our very strong at the one specific spot where the filter is, instead of being even through the shank like more traditional designs.  I've been wanting to do this for some time. What I will do here is chart in pictures the coloring process of the same meerschaum pipe as the months and years go by. This particular pipe is being smoked without a coloring bowl, so the bowl itself is unlikely to color very much but the shank should be entertaining. Above is the inaugural picture. The pipe had only been smoked twice prior to this photo. |
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