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Meerschaum pipes
are each uniquely carved by hand by Turkish artists. Carved from
a soft stone called Meerschaum (which means Sea Foam) and mined only with in a
four mile radius of Eskeshir, these wonderful pipes smoke great and color
after smoking!
Meerschaum colors
through a combination of the heat from the pipe and the wax;
as well as the fact that a pipe is basically a filter! Varying grades of Meerschaum
color better than others as the more poreous stone colors and absorbs better. Better
carvers usually get better stone, so pipes carved by Beckler will usually smoke
better right out of the chute!
Uncle says that he
knows a lot of pipe smokers who own meerschaums and none of
them own only one! If you buy one and learn how to smoke it, you will be hooked!
He also cautions some dos and donts associated with meerschaums; do clean
then everytime you smoke them; do treat them carefully; dont smoke
them outside when it is below freezing; dont build a cake in meerschaum as
this can lead to cracking; and dont worry or try to predict how these pipes
color as they are meant to color and mature over a lifetime.
We at Just For Him have always sold more pipes
than most and chances are that this is one of the biggest selections available
anywhere on the web. If you have any questions or comments, please drop us a
line. Enjoy this fine sampling!
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