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[[Morta]], also known as Bog Oak or Abonos, is another form of wood used to make tobacco pipes. | |||
This wood, however, has been preserved by being buried in peat bogs, sometimes for hundreds of years or more. | |||
The material represents the early stages of wood's fossilization, and as a result the material is nearly 12% mineral in content, making it highly resistant to burnout. | |||
It is also praised for a neutral taste caused by the removal of all tannins, resins and the like from the wood during its long period of submersion. | |||
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[[ | Several pipe makers are using [[Morta]], which is an excellent material for pipe making. | ||
[[Morta]], or bog oak, is partially petrified oak that comes from trees that have fallen into peat bogs. | |||
Being buried in the peat bog preserves the wood from decay due to the bog's acidity and anaerobic conditions. | |||
Over the course of time, tannins are leached out, leaving the wood in the early stages of fossilization. | |||
If the process continues, the wood would eventually turn into lignite and coal, a process that takes millions of years. | |||
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Image:Morta_br.jpg|thumb|Brown Morta, courtesy of [[Hermann Hennen]] | |||
Image:Morta_sz.jpg|thumb|Black Morta, courtesy of [[Hermann Hennen]] | |||
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[[Trever Talbert]], maker of "The Scallop", a beautiful example of a Morta pipe pictured below, has made Morta a regular part of his work. Examples of Trever's Morta pipes can be seen in [http://talbertpipes.com/mortagallery.shtml Trever's Morta Pipe Gallery]. Trever also describes the process of finding, harvesting, curing, and making pipes from Morta in [[Creating Pipes From Morta]]. | |||
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Image:Trevertalbert4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Trever Talbert]] Morta | |||
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Black Morta pipes by [[Davorin]] | [[Davorin]] is a pipemaker from Croatia who is also using Morta on a regular basis. He explains the material in his article [https://davorinmortapipes.com/what-is-abonos-morta/ What is abonos – morta?]. In addition to black morta, Davorin uses "Copper" and "Golden" Morta. | ||
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Copper Morta pipes by [[Davorin]] | <gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Copper Morta pipes by [[Davorin]]"> | ||
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Image:Josef Prammer Pipe04.jpg|left|thumb|Morta Pipes, courtesy of [[Josef Prammer]] | |||
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Revision as of 10:41, 18 December 2022
Several pipe makers are using Morta, which is an excellent material for pipe making.
Morta, or bog oak, is partially petrified oak that comes from trees that have fallen into peat bogs.
Being buried in the peat bog preserves the wood from decay due to the bog's acidity and anaerobic conditions.
Over the course of time, tannins are leached out, leaving the wood in the early stages of fossilization.
If the process continues, the wood would eventually turn into lignite and coal, a process that takes millions of years.
Brown Morta, courtesy of Hermann Hennen
Black Morta, courtesy of Hermann Hennen
Trever Talbert, maker of "The Scallop", a beautiful example of a Morta pipe pictured below, has made Morta a regular part of his work. Examples of Trever's Morta pipes can be seen in Trever's Morta Pipe Gallery. Trever also describes the process of finding, harvesting, curing, and making pipes from Morta in Creating Pipes From Morta.
Trever Talbert Morta
Davorin is a pipemaker from Croatia who is also using Morta on a regular basis. He explains the material in his article What is abonos – morta?. In addition to black morta, Davorin uses "Copper" and "Golden" Morta.
- Black Morta pipes by Davorin
- Copper Morta pipes by Davorin
Morta Pipes, courtesy of Josef Prammer
