A Meer Poker Nosewarmer

[blueeyedogre]

Just got this from the local B+M today. It originally had the standard ugly yellow longer stem but this one got a new short stem more to my liking. Hangs perfect in the mouth and the weight is spot on. It has a really deep bowl and about a 3/4" diameter so will be great for flakes I think. Tried some of the Peterson Aran tobacco for it's first bowl and the draw was bang on, zero gurgle, and smoked to a fine ash finish but the thin walls got a little hot. Now I just need to get some color on it.

 

[mso489]

Looks like a fine flake or non-aro burley smoker. The stem's just right for a shorter pipe, good balance.

 

[winton]

I bought my first Meer recently. I actually was selling my tampers next to the man who carved meers. By the end of the day I had to buy one of his works.
I found that mine smokes like a dream. It does get hot in the hand, but that just means slow down.

 

[tbradsim1]

Love it, looks good with shorter stem, Bowl is big, what's not to like, you done good.

 

[papipeguy]

Very cool with that shorter stem.

 

[shaintiques]

Very cool. I love the fat shank, very different. I used to be biased against shorter pipes based on conjecture that you get a hotter smoke and more tongue bite, then I watched a video someone posted on Jess Chonowitsch commenting that the length didn't matter. I tried a nose warmer myself recently and love it.

 

[voorhees]

I love it. I have a few short pipes, namely a CC "Punch" Nosewarmer. I just smoke slower.

 

[texmexpipe]

Very nice

 

[zitotczito]

I do not currently have a nosewarmer since I too thought it would smoke hot. Now have to reconsider getting one.

 

[drydock]

Love that nosewarmer so much, I'm on the lookout for a meer poker I can convert. Everything about the size, shape just strikes a chord. How's it coloring a few months into smoking it? Any updated pics?

 

[blueeyedogre]

Here are a few pics..... colouring slowly but haven't waxed it in a bit. Had to take about a 1/4" off the top of the rim when it decided to jump off the work bench but still a great smoking.

 

[ashdigger]

That's a great looking pipe!!

 

[hmhaines]

Still looks good with the shave, coloring is coming nicely too!

 

[bigtex]

Good looking pipe! Enjoy!

 

[bigtex]

Very cool. I love the fat shank, very different.

That's what she said....

 

[blueeyedogre]

That's what she said....

:rofl:

 

[shaintiques]

Pretty cool. Don't see a lot of meers like that. Short and stubby.

 

[drydock]

Updated pics look great--thanks!

 

[Sinan Altinok]

Good looking pipe. I loved the unusual meer shape.