2021 March Meerschaum Madness

[bberg100]

It arrived a day early! Currently loaded up with MB Vanilla Roll Cake.

Side note, showed the wife when it arrived, first words from her was "Well, that's going to color up really nicely...". I guess she's been paying attention to my pipe talk all these years, after all. lol


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Nice lookin pipe! several bowls through mine, no color yet.

 

[Shave_Rat]

Nice lookin pipe! several bowls through mine, no color yet.

Yeah, I know how that is. Meer coloring is a marathon, not a sprint. Have to just focus more on the smoke and the blend, and put the coloring to the back of the mind over all.

 

[KellyG]

Peretti Cuban Mixture in a no name Meer that belonged to an Episcopal Priest who was a friend of a colleague.

 

[KellyG]

PS LBF in the Falcon Bulldog Meer.

 

[KellyG]

Light overcast & 66F here in the Rio Grande Valley. Finally a day with no wind; perfect smoking weather. Enjoying some Father Dempsey in the Falcon Bulldog Meer.

 

[Shave_Rat]

Been focusing on the new claw/egg meer, and the IMP Freehand mostly. See if I can get any sort of color into the new one over the next couple weeks. I'll hold off on pics on that till the end of the month.

 

[KellyG]

GL Pease Cumberland Anniversary in the Falcon Bulldog Meer. A gorgeous 79 F afternoon in the RGV.

 

[bberg100]

Early Morning Pipe, end of this tin. :-(
About a dozen assorted bowls are starting to show some tint.

 

[Tim_McD]

PoTD post as well...I cannot recall when I bought this calabash meerschaum. Smoking it this evening as the temperature starts to drop

 

[KWilliams40]

My first IMP meerschaum pipe arrived. A large bent egg.

 

[bberg100]

My first IMP meerschaum pipe arrived. A large bent egg.

nice looker!

 

[Shave_Rat]

My first IMP meerschaum pipe arrived. A large bent egg.

Awesome! The lattice work really adds some great looks as it starts to color up.

 

[Isaac]

 

[8 Track]

IMP, GLP Gaslight

 

[Ponycarman]

Probably my last smoke for mmm. The weather and kiddos have kept me from enjoying my meers as much this year.

Yesterday I had a bowl of luxury bullseye flake in this kiko African meer.

 

[Columbo]

Probably my last smoke for mmm. The weather and kiddos have kept me from enjoying my meers as much this year.

Yesterday I had a bowl of luxury bullseye flake in this kiko African meer.

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Very nicely patina'd, right up the shank.

It almost looks like a Bones.

 

[KellyG]

Squeezing in a MMM smoke. Pembroke in the Mahogany Calabash.

 

[Ponycarman]

Very nicely patina'd, right up the shank.

It almost looks like a Bones.

Yes sir . These african meerschaum pipes are a bit different than the bright white Turkish meerschaum. This stuff is harder and pre colored or "fumed". Takes alot longer for them to darken so I definitely understand why they did it. They are a bit less absorbent than the Turkish meers but still grrat smokers. Arguably more collectible than Turkish meerschaum pipes too as they are no longer being made. The African vein of meerschaum was used up a good many years ago. I enjoy collecting them and they are great smoking pipes