March Meerschaum Madness

[pappymac]

What I'm smoking today.

 

[pappymac]

Second bowl of the day was in this CAO Meerschaum carved to look like an ear of corn. It was given to me by a pipe smoking friend on another forum shortly before he just disappeared from the world.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Nice pipes, Pappy.

 

[brian64]

^ +1 ... very nice meers.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I'll play! :mrgreen:
Is this mad enough for you?

Having a bowl of Old Toby in this Yanik.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Maybe a bit. :rofl:

 

[craiginthecorn]

That CAO is beautiful, Pappymac.

 

[brian64]

Is this mad enough for you?

The madness there is unmistakable. Carry on.

 

[renfield]

Sharp carving on the USCG pipe. Accompanied by an appropriate blend as well.
Somebody asked about Meerschaum Market. Great folks to deal with.

 

[pepesdad1]

My oldest meer...I've had it for 55 years, bought it from my pipe shop boss after he had it for 50 years.

Amber stem and bone tenon.

 

[pappymac]

Smoking my most extravagant meerschaum this morning.

 

[renfield]

Crikeys! That’s a monster! Very cool.
Another reason to love meerschaum, it provides a palette for the creation of pipes that wouldn’t look right or even be possible in briar.

 

[pappymac]

renfield - At 169 grams it's definitely not a clencher.

 

[mso489]

OK, my Meer was in line but now it will be next. Thanks again to fish'n'banjo for my first Meer.

 

[cossackjack]

One of mine that looks just like me...

 

[olkofri]

At 169 grams it's definitely not a clencher.

You can say that again!
You could just buy a hose and set it on the table.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

I smoke my meerschaum pipes 80% of the time. With 20 of them in my collection it takes a while to get them all rotated through, but I eventually do. It also takes longer to color them, but I smoke them for the cool dry smoke and natural flavor of the tobacco.
If you don't own a meerschaum pipe I definitely recommend that you try one. I absolutely love mine.

 

[brian64]

Smoking my most extravagant meerschaum this morning.

That thing is just incredible. I think I remember seeing it on here once before. Truly a monumental meer. An amazing thing to have in your collection.

 

[pappymac]

My last two meerschaums. The first is an early 1950 Kirsten Transition pipe. I have two briar bowls, but keep the meerschaum bowl on it because I use it for sampling new tobacco blends.

The other one is what I call a Sultan Saxophone. I found it at a flea market, unsmoked for $10. The first time I smoke it a hairline crack appeared around the bottom of the turban. I smoked it one more time and applied superglue to the crack with a toothpick. Now I just leave it on the shelf as a piece of art.

 

[craiginthecorn]

Lakeland and St Brunos and Condors sing when smoked in meers

And the beauty of it is, they don’ t sing forevermore in a meer!