Maple Poker Missouri?

[Coreios]

Hey guys, saw on Missouri's website they have a Maple wood poker pipe. I know in general Briar is preferred, I've even been told to avoid anything other wood. But it is MM and everyone loves their cobs. Anyone know if it's a good pipe worth owning?

 

[kcghost]

No problem. They are very reputable.

 

[Chasing Embers]

everyone loves their cobs.

I wouldn't go that far but maple pipes are okay.

 

[telescopes]

everyone loves their cobs.

This made me recall an old poem

What does it mean
When it is green?

What do you do,
If it is blue?

Am I not mellow,
If it is yellow?

Since it is brown,
I'll head to town,

But if it turns black,
I'll need to head back.

I watch what I am fed
So it won't turn red!

And at night I use soap,
So it won't turn taupe,

Now what more can I rhyme,
Oh my, its turned ORANGE!

 

[OzPiper]

This made me recall an old poem

What does it mean
When it is green?

What do you do,
If it is blue?

Am I not mellow,
If it is yellow?

Since it is brown,
I head to town,

But if it turns black,
I'll need to head back.

At night I use soap,
So it won't turn taupe,

I watch what I am fed
So it won't turn red!

Now what more can I rhyme,
Oh my, its turned ORANGE!

Brings to mind a similar rhyme - back some years when most of Oz was in the grip of an El Nino drought. About conserving water

If its yellow
Let it mellow

If its brown
Flush it down

Yes, toilet humour I know, but........
AND nothing to do with the OP

 

[telescopes]

Brings to mind a similar rhyme - back some years when most of Oz was in the grip of an El Nino drought. About conserving water

If its yellow
Let it mellow

If its brown
Flush it down

Yes, toilet humour I know, but........
AND nothing to do with the OP

You people in Oz are just a bunch of ...c@nts, LOL.

 

[telescopes]

@OzPiper I love Australians, if for nothing else, their sense of humor and being able to laugh.

It is a quality the world could use more.

 

[FurCoat]

I have a MM hardwood maple. I think it smokes great. In fact mine is dedicated to WCC Simply Red. Something about that pipe brings out the flavor of the blend for my tastes. If you're thinking of buying one, I say go for it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Yes, toilet humour I know, but........
AND nothing to do with the OP

Certainly appropriate considering well, cobs.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

I have several mm hardwoods and they are excellent smokers. They are not always put together well. You may have to use pipe mud and/or glue. But even then they are totally worth it

 

[Brendan]

@OzPiper I love Australians, if for nothing else, their sense of humor and being able to laugh.

It is a quality the world could use more.

Fark oath caaarnt

 

[Michigan_Bill]

I have several mm hardwoods and they are excellent smokers. They are not always put together well. You may have to use pipe mud and/or glue. But even then they are totally worth it

I agree on both counts. Both of mine are fine smokers, they each have a good draw and bring out a good flavor. They both also had air gaps where the shank extends into the bowl. Little bit of Elmer's fixed that.

 

[ADKPiper]

I agree on both counts. Both of mine are fine smokers, they each have a good draw and bring out a good flavor. They both also had air gaps where the shank extends into the bowl. Little bit of Elmer's fixed that.

Yeah that is the only downside.
I use a flour and water paste to seal it up.

 

[ClenchedBilliard]

I have several MM hardwoods, they smoke great and are very durable.

 

[Briar Lee]

Hey guys, saw on Missouri's website they have a Maple wood poker pipe. I know in general Briar is preferred, I've even been told to avoid anything other wood. But it is MM and everyone loves their cobs. Anyone know if it's a good pipe worth owning?

The vast majority of MM’s production is from their own contracted, 80 year old hybrid seed corn, aged and dried cobs stored for at least two years in the attic of the century and a half old factory.

This General costs $15.95 delivered, and I think is the best regular production run Missouri Meerschaum ever offered, bar none.

Missouri Meerschaum General Straight Corn Cob Pipe - 5622 | eBay

Available in straight bit. The General has a genuine hardwood insert in the bottom of the bowl. 6 mm Filter. Length: 6".

www.ebay.com

My MM hardwood pipe was made of cherry, the new ones are maple or simply “hardwood”.

Missouri Meerschaum - Ozark Mountain Hardwood Tobacco Pipe - Rob Roy, Bent Bit | eBay

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If Washington Missouri had large deposits of meerschaum instead of river bottom cornfields, they’d all be genuine meerschaums, instead of the best cobs in the world.

And if there was Mediterranean briar growing in those cornfields, the MM second quality line would be made of briar, instead of hardwoods.

The advantage of an MM hardwood pipe is it’s the best $10 new wooden pipe on earth.

 

[craig61a]

I haven't looked at their site in a while.

The Ozark hardwood maple would be a no brainer, if I was in the market for a Maple pipe. $8.95 ea., it's like they're giving em away. That particular pipe may not actually be maple, but a hardwood at that price is pretty inexpensive.

I have a couple Don Warren Maple pipes, and I like Maple. I don't need any more pipes...

 

[Briar Lee]

I haven't looked at their site in a while.

The Ozark hardwood maple would be a no brainer, if I was in the market for a Maple pipe. $8.95 ea., it's like they're giving em away. That particular pipe may not actually be maple, but a hardwood at that price is pretty inexpensive.

I have a couple Don Warren Maple pipes, and I like Maple. I don't need any more pipes...

Growing up a half mile South of Bug Tussle, and beside Spout Spring Hollow, several professional wood cutters lived close by.

Those men knew every species of hardwood tree in the woods.

If they smoked a pipe, it was a Dr. Grabow, they removed the varnish from.

They talked of old times when men made pipes from corn cobs, before briar pipes were so cheap and available.

If there was any good substitute for old, cured, and aged Mediterranean briar then we’d all still be smoking Mission briar pipes.

Mission Briar - Pipedia

pipedia.org

 

[anotherbob]

the three things I've heard but have little to no experience with, is that they're kind of nasty to break in but not ruin the smoke nasty. They're slightly less durable then briar but slightly. And the biggest issue is the looks which just doesn't just mean that the grain isn't as interesting (I like the way it looks) but that it only comes in a straight forward style and doesn't have the options available. In other words if you like one go ahead and buy it already. Never heard any feel like it was a waste of money.

 

[Latakia Dave]

This is a maple wood bulldog I made and it smokes great. I imagine it will outlive me. I don’t smoke it but about twice a month.
Pictures are before rustication and after.

 

[mso489]

I have one of those MM maple pokers, and it is a great cooker, compact, light weight, and sturdy. They cost six or seven USD apiece. They're ideal if you want pipes on hand to give away to friends who want to try pipe smoking, but I'd also keep one or two for yourself. They look like Danish modern furniture, to add to their appeal.