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Re: Pipe refinishing
Fitted a stem I had. Stained, polished, waxed, buffed, etc.
Somebody might want it. If not, I'll probably give it away.
Again, sometimes I think it's a curse not willing to see pipes die/thrown away...
Here's the final.
Somebody might want it. If not, I'll probably give it away.
Again, sometimes I think it's a curse not willing to see pipes die/thrown away...
Here's the final.
KA9FFJ
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Re: Experience with Meerschaum Pipes
The Beeswax allowed the color to work its way out, the person had been smoking it 3 times a week for over a year. Meers often come with dark coloration around the top of the bowl as my Peterson 312 and 314 did. the 312 was milk white when I got it.
Woodsman
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Re: Experience with Meerschaum Pipes
Love them. My oldest meerschaum was a Christmas gift in 1984 - a CAO Cavalier and I still have and used the original stem. I have had to replace the tenon though. I have 5 total that I smoke and one that I found at a flea market, unsmoked for $10 that is just a display piece now. I smoked it once and found two cracks in it.
Like many other meerschaum smokers, I found there is a lot of myths about the pipes such as you have to clean the bowl every time you smoke it to prevent any cake build-up, you can't touch the bowl with your bare hands, etc.
I don't worry about cake build up because it's okay if there is a little. I double a pipe cleaner and run it around the bowl after smoking and usually about once a week I will dip a paper towel in grain alcohol and lightly rub the inside of the bowl.
As long as your hands are not filthy and coated with dirt, grease and grime, then I have found no problem with handling the bowl while smoking a meerschaum. I was once told that if you touch the bowl it will affect how the pipe colors. I was also once told that each pipe is going to color differently no matter what you do and that is part of the character of the pipe. I chose to believe the later.
My CAO is 32 years old. I lost the case 15 or 20 years ago so it's a little battered and scratched from being kept in my work desk. It has obtained a nice caramel cream patina that is uneven in places. But it smokes like a champ.
PappyJoe
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