Showing off my new Meer

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:11 am

I was gifted this Meer from my lovely wife for Christmas and it's a beauty.

Smokes great and really cements my favour of Meerschaum as the superior smoking material.

Cheers

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:27 pm

Very nice! I think I need a new wife.

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:25 pm

97£ dai. Ozgur at Ozgur Pipe is a very friendly and approachable bloke. If you drop him a line, reasonable deals can be done.

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:13 pm

Stunning, stylish and well, simply beautifully articulated. All that white to later slowly turn golden and brown...

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:07 pm

da'rum wrote:97£ dai. Ozgur at Ozgur Pipe is a very friendly and approachable bloke. If you drop him a line, reasonable deals can be done.

Good price.

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:44 am

It was a great price for an excellent pipe. I would have preferred that the mouthpiece be a touch flatter for clenching but a small minus point overall. The bowl size and draw are excellent. A good meer negates the need to rotate pipes and after 20 or more bowls through this pipe it is already showing signs of a nice looking patina.

I will do a thread on this but I believe that Meers have grains, that is to say they have unique pathways through which the tars and moisture travel. Some look like tiny water droplets as they form keeping uniform in size and darkness as the spread over the pipe. This pipe appears to be one of those.

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:28 pm

da'rum wrote:It was a great price for an excellent pipe. I would have preferred that the mouthpiece be a touch flatter for clenching but a small minus point overall. The bowl size and draw are excellent. A good meer negates the need to rotate pipes and after 20 or more bowls through this pipe it is already showing signs of a nice looking patina.

I will do a thread on this but I believe that Meers have grains, that is to say they have unique pathways through which the tars and moisture travel. Some look like tiny water droplets as they form keeping uniform in size and darkness as the spread over the pipe. This pipe appears to be one of those.

One question about meers do you need to break them in, or are they like cobs just fill them and smoke?

What about meer lined briar?
Might get one for the falcon.

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:48 am

For Meers there isn't a breaking in period but instead it is advised to smoke the first half dozen bowls very slowly. This is done to settle the beeswax and promote an even patina. Wipe the bowl out with a paper towl after each smoke as cake isn't wanted due to differences in thermal expansion and contraction which in rare cases can cause the meer to crack (very rare).

Meer lined bowls are normally pressed meer and although they'll give you the neutral Meerschaum experience I've heard they don't last long.

For the Falcon you could consider a full meer bowl

http://www.ozgurpipe.com/21-falcon-bowls

don't worry about the in stock out of stock thing Ozgurs carvers will make any thing you want.

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:57 am

da'rum wrote:For Meers there isn't a breaking in period but instead it is advised to smoke the first half dozen bowls very slowly. This is done to settle the beeswax and promote an even patina. Wipe the bowl out with a paper towl after each smoke as cake isn't wanted due to differences in thermal expansion and contraction which in rare cases can cause the meer to crack (very rare).

Meer lined bowls are normally pressed meer and although they'll give you the neutral Meerschaum experience I've heard they don't last long.

For the Falcon you could consider a full meer bowl

http://www.ozgurpipe.com/21-falcon-bowls

don't worry about the in stock out of stock thing Ozgurs carvers will make any thing you want.

Roughly ~£33 not bad price. Could be possible in a month or two.