TURKISH MEERSCHAUM PIPE FORM, CARVED IMAGE OF SULTAN, READY TO CARVE YOUR BOWL

Description

This Turkish Meerschaum hand-carved pipe block with sultan head and turban, is brand new and free of drilled pipe and draft holes.
This form is ready for you to carve your bowl and complete your pipe.
Carved Turkish meerschaum products were traditionally made in manufacturing centers such as Vienna. Since the 1970s, though, Turkey has banned the exportation of meerschaum nodules, trying to set up a local meerschaum industry. The once famous manufacturers have therefore disappeared and European pipe producers turned to others sources for their pipes.
When smoked, meerschaum pipes gradually change color, and old meerschaum pipes will turn incremental shades of yellow, orange, red, and amber from the base on up. When prepared for use as a pipe, the natural nodules are first scraped to remove the red earthy matrix, then dried, again scraped and polished with wax. The crudely shaped masses thus prepared are turned and carved, smoothed with glass-paper, heated in wax or stearine, and finally polished with bone-ash.
From a pet-free, smoke-free, scent-free and mildew-free home.
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This pipe bowl will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail.