Nor do I. That was my favorite IMP but I threw $300 to the wind to settle a debate much as a few members years ago soaked artisan briars overnight to see just how absorbent the material was.
Coloring Progress Over Time/No of Bowls in one Meerschaum Pipe
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While we are talking (arguing?.. sorry debating) the color issue, i see a lot of these Meerschaum coloring bowls do, how are they suppose to work? The fact that IMP and the like sell them does that mean they work or does that just mean there is a buck to be made there? From everything I’ve read so far, seems like it’s about the tar and oils soaking in (and was discoloration).
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I'd see them as a waste. They're absorbing all of the good stuff you want in your pipe.While we are talking (arguing?.. sorry debating) the color issue, i see a lot of these Meerschaum coloring bowls do, how are they suppose to work? The fact that IMP and the like sell them does that mean they work or does that just mean there is a buck to be made there? From everything I’ve read so far, seems like it’s about the tar and oils soaking in (and was discoloration).
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I read the little description and that was the part that confused me. I suppose they say it’s condensing and containing the stuff in the pipe but cork is porous as well and would suck up a lot. Maybe if it was glass or something and you were careful placing it in and taking it out of the bowl but still wouldn’t seem to add much other than being a hassle.
they supposed to work as the burning chamber above your pipe chamber and this way cooler smoke is coming to your pipe chamber coloring it more even because evidently if you burn bacco in your pipe heat is too extreme and the coloring agents concentrate at the shank area where it is cooler
It is likely that cooler smoke colors your pipe instead of direct tobacco leaking through...
From the google machine.
The idea behind it comes from meerschaum pipes' tendency to color around the shank much quicker and more evenly than the rest of the pipe bowl. The argument is that the smoke is obserbed around the shank uninhibited by the tobacco, thus producing the desired color.
The idea behind it comes from meerschaum pipes' tendency to color around the shank much quicker and more evenly than the rest of the pipe bowl. The argument is that the smoke is obserbed around the shank uninhibited by the tobacco, thus producing the desired color.
I just did an experiment...I finished a bowl and when pipe was still a little warm I cleaned the shank with pipe cleaner,filled the pipe half way with new tobacco and poured 1,5 of a teaspoon of 100 proof Jack Daniels Bonded limited edition whiskey in it...I will see tomorow if any results coming out of it
From other forums I've seen extensively use them, the coloration appears to only be the tans and pinks in the wax and not the black and reds of the internal coloring but at the same time you don't risk the discoloring of the rim from smoke wafting over it.
Damn, my SMS meer just turned yellow from this pissin' match!
Well, if that's the case then it's coming from the inside out.
Now you have to cut in pieces immediately.
Looks just like mine.....a beauty mark...
My poor brain is reeling from this vigorous debate.
It has reinforced my decision to stick wit pre-coloured meers - either a well-patina-ed one from a century of smoking or an ox-blood or pre-coloured Tanganyikan ones. ?
It has reinforced my decision to stick wit pre-coloured meers - either a well-patina-ed one from a century of smoking or an ox-blood or pre-coloured Tanganyikan ones. ?
I think that the rim darkening is simply a matter of higher temperature, probably from lighting, and not smoke, which colors the material. The inside of the bowl turns black when smoking too, but not the outside, which probably is because of how thick the walls of the bowl are.
I'm an obsessive-compulsive ?
Instead of enjoying the moment and smoke, I'd be stressing over whether the shank was colouring more than the bowl, whether it was surface wax or inspissated tars, should I be wearing a pair of white gloves or if I should dissect the pipe a la @Chasing Embers to check on the process ?
Information overload ! Information overload ! ?