Meerschaum Pipe Master Carvers of Eskisehir
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Large sultan head pipe and meerschaum beads.
Master carver, Mehmet Ucak, demonstrates how he carves a pipe.
Mehmet Ucak, a master carver of meerschaum pipes, displays a finished pipe bowl with a top.
Master carver concentrates on his carving work.
Carver, Mehmet Ucak, holds a block of meerschaum as he describes the process of mining.
Small pieces of meerschaum ready to be carved.
Mehmet Ucak describes his work.
Master carver holds meerschaum pieces.
No smoking sign inside pipe shop.
Our translator, an art student at the local university in Eskisehir.
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