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What is Meerschaum and what is the best meerschaum type ?
Meerschaum pipe has been carved out of meerschaum blocks for almost 3 centuries.Austrians first started to use the meerschaum pipe as an alternative to clay pipe.They used to bring raw meerschaum blocks from Eskisehir Turkey to Vienna and the legendary Vienna meerschaum pipe was carved in Austria by various contemporary artists.Austrians and Europeans dealt with meerschaum blocks for almost 3 centuries and in the process, they became experts in the meerschaum pipe making craft.They started to import Sarısu meerschaum from Sarısu village in Eskisehir Turkey.It is still the most valuable and most desired type of meerschaum.
There are many other villages in Eskisehir where meerschaum blocks are gathered. Sepetci is one of those villages where "Sepetci" meerschaum blocks are gathered. As you might have noticed the meerschaum block types are named according to the village they are gathered from. The reason for the distinction is simple: Meerschaum resource quality changes according to the place it is gathered from. There are more than 4 areas in Eskisehir where different quality meerschaum blocks are gathered.The other villages are Margı, Nemli. Those four Sarısu,Nemi,Margı and Sepetci are the main types are meerschaum blocks that allows the carvers to make some pipes.Are they all good smokers or durable meerschaum pipes? The answer is a resounding NO.
Sarısu meerschaum is also known as Turkmentokat meerschaum since Sarısu village is also named as Turkmentokat.Turkmentokat is the king of the meerschaum blocks.The meerschaum pipe made out of those blocks is a great smoker and long lasting meerschaum pipe.It absorbs much more nicotine and tobacco that it colors much more faster and much more significantly than the other types of meerschaum.It is also said in Eskisehir that once you own a meerschaum pipe carved out of a Sarısu meerschaum block, your grandchildren will be able to smoke it, and it will deliver as good a smoke as you enjoyed from it.Sarısu meerschaum pipe gives the smoker a püre smoking experience that no other meerschaum pipe can deliver.
Cleaning Sarısu meerschaum pipe is pretty basic. The material can resist a tiny amount of alcohol as long as the alcohol is not heated and it is allowed to evaporate before smoking.
Scientists report that Sarısu meerschaum can resist a significant amount of heat and alcohol at the same time but it can be very easy to overdo it and damage the material. However, water alone or heat alone would not damage your Sarısu meerschaum. Just remember that it is important not to add large amounts of heat, water, or alcohol at any given time as any combination of these could damage the material.
For instance ; Another meerschaum type, the sepetci meerschaum, can only be carved withing a certain time frame after being mined since it comes from the mine fairly moist and is sometimes a bit wet. Meerschaum blocks can only be shaped when they are wet.This is also true of the Sarısu meerschaum.The advantage of Sarısu meerschaum blocks are the carvers can soak them in the water whenever they want regardless of the mining time, even years after they have been mined. If you soak sepetci meerschaum in the water after a few days of mining then it would crack because it is not water resistant. Sepetci meerschaum is also known for its poor quality and less enjoyable smoking experience.It would never be as pure as Sarısu meerschaum. It has been known to crack much easier than sarısu meerschaum because it is not as water or heat resistant as sarısu meerschaum. Furthermore, while smoking tobacco in a pipe there is always some water formed by chemical reactions and saliva in the pipe. This could very well crack a sepetçi meerschaum.There is also Margı meerschaum which is closer to Sarısu Meerschaum in terms of quality and is a very good quality meerschaum block.It provides a closer smoking experience to Sarısu meerschaum blocks.It is quite resistant to water and fire. However, as good as it is, it is not quite as reliable as a Sarısu meerschaum block.
There are even some other types of meerschaum that lesser quality meerschaum pipes are made from, and are used by various manufacturers in all around the pipe world.There is also one other type of meerschaum. It is not really accurate to call it a meerschaum block because it is made of meerschaum dusts left from the carving of other pipes.This is called pressed meerchaum. This is not something we could ever recommend to any one interested in them as it is very fragile and could possibly crack after the first smoke.
Another criteria for the the quality of meerschaum blocks is the depths from which they are gathered. For instance a meerschaum block gathered from, lets say the Sarısu region will vary depending on the depth from which it is gathered. As a general rule, the deeper the meerschaum block is gathered, it is usually of much better quality than block that is gathered much closer to the surface of the mine.
Article & Research by Yavuz Korpefiliz/ Owner
Storient
www.meerschaumpipe.us
http://www.whatismeerschaum.com
There are many other villages in Eskisehir where meerschaum blocks are gathered. Sepetci is one of those villages where "Sepetci" meerschaum blocks are gathered. As you might have noticed the meerschaum block types are named according to the village they are gathered from. The reason for the distinction is simple: Meerschaum resource quality changes according to the place it is gathered from. There are more than 4 areas in Eskisehir where different quality meerschaum blocks are gathered.The other villages are Margı, Nemli. Those four Sarısu,Nemi,Margı and Sepetci are the main types are meerschaum blocks that allows the carvers to make some pipes.Are they all good smokers or durable meerschaum pipes? The answer is a resounding NO.
Sarısu meerschaum is also known as Turkmentokat meerschaum since Sarısu village is also named as Turkmentokat.Turkmentokat is the king of the meerschaum blocks.The meerschaum pipe made out of those blocks is a great smoker and long lasting meerschaum pipe.It absorbs much more nicotine and tobacco that it colors much more faster and much more significantly than the other types of meerschaum.It is also said in Eskisehir that once you own a meerschaum pipe carved out of a Sarısu meerschaum block, your grandchildren will be able to smoke it, and it will deliver as good a smoke as you enjoyed from it.Sarısu meerschaum pipe gives the smoker a püre smoking experience that no other meerschaum pipe can deliver.
Cleaning Sarısu meerschaum pipe is pretty basic. The material can resist a tiny amount of alcohol as long as the alcohol is not heated and it is allowed to evaporate before smoking.
Scientists report that Sarısu meerschaum can resist a significant amount of heat and alcohol at the same time but it can be very easy to overdo it and damage the material. However, water alone or heat alone would not damage your Sarısu meerschaum. Just remember that it is important not to add large amounts of heat, water, or alcohol at any given time as any combination of these could damage the material.
For instance ; Another meerschaum type, the sepetci meerschaum, can only be carved withing a certain time frame after being mined since it comes from the mine fairly moist and is sometimes a bit wet. Meerschaum blocks can only be shaped when they are wet.This is also true of the Sarısu meerschaum.The advantage of Sarısu meerschaum blocks are the carvers can soak them in the water whenever they want regardless of the mining time, even years after they have been mined. If you soak sepetci meerschaum in the water after a few days of mining then it would crack because it is not water resistant. Sepetci meerschaum is also known for its poor quality and less enjoyable smoking experience.It would never be as pure as Sarısu meerschaum. It has been known to crack much easier than sarısu meerschaum because it is not as water or heat resistant as sarısu meerschaum. Furthermore, while smoking tobacco in a pipe there is always some water formed by chemical reactions and saliva in the pipe. This could very well crack a sepetçi meerschaum.There is also Margı meerschaum which is closer to Sarısu Meerschaum in terms of quality and is a very good quality meerschaum block.It provides a closer smoking experience to Sarısu meerschaum blocks.It is quite resistant to water and fire. However, as good as it is, it is not quite as reliable as a Sarısu meerschaum block.
There are even some other types of meerschaum that lesser quality meerschaum pipes are made from, and are used by various manufacturers in all around the pipe world.There is also one other type of meerschaum. It is not really accurate to call it a meerschaum block because it is made of meerschaum dusts left from the carving of other pipes.This is called pressed meerchaum. This is not something we could ever recommend to any one interested in them as it is very fragile and could possibly crack after the first smoke.
Another criteria for the the quality of meerschaum blocks is the depths from which they are gathered. For instance a meerschaum block gathered from, lets say the Sarısu region will vary depending on the depth from which it is gathered. As a general rule, the deeper the meerschaum block is gathered, it is usually of much better quality than block that is gathered much closer to the surface of the mine.
Article & Research by Yavuz Korpefiliz/ Owner
Storient
www.meerschaumpipe.us
http://www.whatismeerschaum.com
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