Contemporary Barling Meerschaum pies

[Chasing Embers]

I found Dulger on Etsy but where can I find Ali?

Pipesdepot

You can find him on etsy and ebay.

 

[LeafErikson]

M. Dulger and Ali have been turning out some nice ones.

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The non military mount versions in those pocket cases scare me. That’s a looot of taking apart and putting back together for the permanent plastic tenon pipes. I’ve actually purposely stayed away from the ones that come in those cases for that reason. The military mount ones should be fine though.

 

[LeafErikson]

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Yeah meerschaum gallery has some great stuff. Thats where I got my Tekin. I think I saw this one on there unless I’m imagining things.

 

[bullet08]

Never had their pies. But I suggest apple pie. Can't go wrong with apple pie.

 

[LeafErikson]

I won't touch them. From posts here they appear to take much longer to color than many brands. The brand's accountability for defects seems a bit lax as well.

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My Altinay is coloring well, is wonderfully built, and they have been responsive to any questions I’ve had. To be fair, I only have one of their pipes so it’s all purely anecdotal. I just think that I can get pipes of equal quality (and cased) for around $100 less. I would happily pay another $132 for an Altinay billiard but it seems those days are gone.

 

[LeafErikson]

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Didn’t notice the typo until this ingenious post

 

[Chasing Embers]

That’s a looot of taking apart and putting back together for the permanent plastic tenon pipes.

No plastic on those, they're sterling silver spigots.

 

[Cloozoe]

You know those smaller $50-$100 smooth/lattice meers that normally have the screw push/pull tenons? The first carver to sell those at around the same price but with the more permanent Altinay, IMP, Altinok style tenons will make a killing.

Literally just mass producing run of the mill smooth/lattice meers with this kind of tenon for $100 a pop and they’d sell like hot cakes.
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Agreed. And a simple, ebonite stem, while they're, at it as an option for us "don't smoke acrylic stems" people.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I’ve actually purposely stayed away from the ones that come in those cases for that reason.

It's just for easy of pocket storage. Many of them in the cases are spigot or military mount.

 

[LeafErikson]

No plastic on those, they're sterling silver spigots.

Yeah I knew the one you posted was but I think I’ve seen some that are the faux army mount that actually have the delrin tenon. I usually don’t even take apart my meers. I just blow back into the pipe after I’m done with it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I just blow back into the pipe after I’m done with it.

I don't even bother cleaning meerschaums anymore. They color faster that way. Blowing through the stem is what I do as well.

 

[LeafErikson]

It's just for easy of pocket storage. Many of them in the cases are spigot or military mount.

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I’d get one with an army mount but I’d be wary of this kind.

 

[seanv]

Your meers don't get gross without cleaning? Do you clean the chamber?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Your meers don't get gross without cleaning?

Not really, very surprising.

Do you clean the chamber?

Other than knocking out the ash, no. Looking at vintage pieces that are heavily colored, they appear to never have been cleaned.

 

[seanv]

Interesting. I usually use a bristled cleaner or a paper towel on the chamber. How do you avoid too much cake without cleaning the chamber after smoking?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Interesting. I usually use a bristled cleaner or a paper towel on the chamber. How do you avoid too much cake without cleaning the chamber after smoking?

I've often wondered how folks build cake. I've removed some awfully thick build up from estate pieces but can never get much more than a film.

 

[seanv]

I've often wondered how folks build cake. I've removed some awfully thick build up from estate pieces but can never get much more than a film.

Paging @didimauw lol. Some of your pipes you've posted pics of have been cake monsters. Have you caked a meer up?

 

[didimauw]

Paging @didimauw lol. Some of your pipes you've posted pics of have been cake monsters. Have you caked a meer up?

Lmao not like any of my briars. I have two meers I'm slowly working on, and not cleaning them. I'll post the carnage when complete

 

[Chasing Embers]

Paging @didimauw lol. Some of your pipes you've posted pics of have been cake monsters. Have you caked a meer up?

I've talked about it with Kevin, even about blackening the rim of a meerschaum but I've achieved neither. I used to meticulously clean pipes after each smoke but after a bit of experimentation, I've found it to be completely unnecessary.

 

[brian64]

Have you caked a meer up?

Just goes to show how there's no accounting for the inexplicable differences in pipe experience. I clean out the chamber of my meers with a paper towel after every smoke and I still end up building cake and have to ream occasionally.