tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post112989792026343541..comments2024-03-09T04:53:54.412-05:00Comments on The Talbert Pipe Blog: Calabash SandblastTreverThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-1132868208103238832005-11-24T16:36:00.000-05:002005-11-24T16:36:00.000-05:00Funnily, that was exactly what I ended up doing - ...Funnily, that was exactly what I ended up doing - I used those Nording clay stones though, as I had a box of them to play with. They worked well at absorbing the excess condensation, but still got on my nerves for having to dump out a little pile of stinky rocks after every smoke. Now I wonder where that pipe is, as I'd thought you had it!TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-1132861363075356432005-11-24T14:42:00.000-05:002005-11-24T14:42:00.000-05:00Oddly enough, it wasn't me that got it, although I...Oddly enough, it wasn't me that got it, although I might very have--it appeals to me.<BR/>I've had two "briar calabashes" and both smoked wet, as you say. My solution? I'd drop two or three denicool crystals into the briar bowl before inserting the cup. Worked like a charm.<BR/>Denicool crystals are a real wonder and I use them a lot, in fact. Certain tobaccos I like tend to smoke wet, but a denicool or two into the bowl before loading solves that. No more soggy dottle!<BR/>--TorenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653383.post-1130158834788120182005-10-24T09:00:00.000-04:002005-10-24T09:00:00.000-04:00Unfortunately no, not really. The briar walls are...Unfortunately no, not really. The briar walls are extremely thin and the bowl opening is huge, to allow the meerschaum cup to fit down into it. If you tried filling the briar directly with tobacco, it would probably burn through in several spots all over the bowl.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.com