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Originally Posted by Irish Bob
I love the pipe! It's a beaut. Just one question...I read somewhere that you can't hold a Meerschaum by the bowl as you smoke it. Is that right? If so...how the hell do you hold it???????  |
Thanks a bunch Bob! Some say that you should only hold a Meer by the shank as it wipes off the wax coating of the bowel as it gets hot. Others say you should only hold it by the shank for the first 10 bowlfulls or so. Others say that it's fine to hold it by the bowl as long as you have clean hands.
Personally, I just gently hold the bowl towards the bottom and make sure my hands are clean. I believe that even if a lof of the wax does come off, you can purchase it seperately and rub some on.