Morta?

[Ocelot55]

Anyone have a few blocks they'd bear to part with? I kinda want to play around with it. They don't even have to be really big or nice blocks.

Where do you guys even get your morta?

[scotties22]

I saw a couple on ebay yesterday I thought about buying. There was one that was about 25 bucks that you could squeeze a small pipe out of. And a bigger one for about 45 bucks you could probably get two pipes out of. The guy selling them is in Alabama if I remember right.

[Ocelot55]

I did a couple of searches today in the pipe section of eba for morta and oak with no results. I guess I'll just keep an eye out.

Still I'd be willing to buy a block or two if anyone wants to sell.

[scotties22]

I think I just searched bog oak from their home page. there were quite a few knife scales and smaller pen blanks on there too.

Edit: here are the links to the two I was looking at

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russian-Bog-Oak ... 2329053e02

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russian-Bog-Oak ... 2064770%26

[Vermont Freehand]

wish I knew, I just sold my last couple pieces of the stuff I got from Askwith a while back.

the guy in Alabama gets his morta from http://www.mdbogoak.com

MD takes payment and then cuts the stuff to start drying. You could expect a month or two before you see anything. Most of what he has will have growth rings 1/8" to 1/4" apart.

Besides that, I have no clue where to find any. I know Askwith had minimal to part with a while back and had none to part with last year.

[Ocelot55]

Thanks for the link Scottie. I went ahead and ordered two of the smaller blocks.

I'll keep you guys posted on how it goes.

[scotties22]

For sure. I was tempted, but I'll let you be my guinea pig

[wisemanpipes]

just picked up a log of irish bog oak off ebay last saturdays for 10 GBP plus shipping. should be able to get about 3+ mediium to large pipes out of it. i took a stab one night and no else bid. i just search bog oak. here it is http://www.ebay.ca/itm/290880680351?ssP ... 1497.l2649
his ebay name is 7422davidb
he has a knife blank for sale but thats all. hope its the good stuff and i didnt get screwed.

[Ocelot55]

My Morta blocks came in yesterday. They look good! Ends sealed with wax and black as sin! I might cut into one of them today!

[scotties22]

Awesome!! I can't wait to see what you come up with

[Ocelot55]

So that morta on ebay seems like the legit deal to me. I don't know much about the quality of morta but this block made a pretty nice looking pipe:

[d.huber]

So that morta on ebay seems like the legit deal to me. I don't know much about the quality of morta but this block made a pretty nice looking pipe:

How's it smoke?