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Anyone want to give this a go?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:03 am
by Ocelot55
These just popped up on ebay. It made me wonder how a meerschaum with proper engineering would smoke.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-PIECES-Blo ... 5d3b7ffee8
Re: Anyone want to give this a go?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:00 am
by the rev
I wouldn't mind trying it out, but I don't have 30 bucks to spare right now
rev
Re: Anyone want to give this a go?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:16 am
by wisemanpipes
i was looking at these the other day. i was going to make a meer shank extension. wonder if it would colour nice
Re: Anyone want to give this a go?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:24 am
by Joe Hinkle Pipes
I was actually looking at these the other day as well. The blocks look extremely small and you could buy a finished meerschaum pipe for that price. Turkey won't export raw meerschaum so I'm guessing that's why it's selling for so much.
Re: Anyone want to give this a go?
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:54 pm
by DMI
Please remember that not all meerschaum comes from Turkey, you can get (supposedly) poorer quality meer from Africa hence the like of Tanganyika,
From Pipes Logos & Markings
Countryman
Tanzania
Meerschaum pipes
▲ ◊ 20, Genuine Block, Meerschaum ◊
Elephant on one side of the stem, "Tanganyika" on the other.
A brand of Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation from Amboseli Pipes. (J.M. Lopes, op. cit.)
See also: GBD, Kiko, Kikob, Kilimanjaro, Kudu, Twiga, Merlin, Sportsman,
David
Re: Anyone want to give this a go?
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 6:09 am
by BigCasino
DMI wrote:Please remember that not all meerschaum comes from Turkey, you can get (supposedly) poorer quality meer from Africa hence the like of Tanganyika,
David
according to the description they went to turkey purchased them and brought them back