Peterson's New Line is Made from Particle Board?

[mikethompson]

Recently purchased a new Peterson Prince from one of our esteemed online vendors. Lines looked great in the photos, with a nice golden/honey stain.

While I was giving it a more detailed look in the bowl, I noticed something off with the graining, and poked at it. I'm pretty sure this is MDF, or particle board or something.

Can anyone shed some light on this? Am I over reacting?

Pictures of the Peterson Prince

 

[tobakenist]

Ha Ha

 

[AcesAndEights]

Particle board for a pipe. What a joke.

 

[Hillcrest]

Uh Oh ! Now all the pro-particle board smokers are going to come out of the woodwork !

p.s. I've heard that castello sea rock particle board is better overall

 

[ssjones]

Mark Irwin highlighted this new material in a recent blog. The thermodynamics are supposed to be excellent:
Peterson Pipe Notes

 

[FurCoat]

You got me.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

As George C. Scott said in “Anatomy Of A Murder”, we’ve been gigged -like the frog!

 

[ashdigger]

Hopefully they are drilled correctly. Nothing bugs me more that a draft hole that is one angstrom unit too high or too low. It’s even more frustrating when they are one angstrom unit to the left.

 

[STP]

 

[jttnk]

Well done!

 

[ADKPiper]

Mark Irwin highlighted this new material in a recent blog. The thermodynamics are supposed to be excellent:
Peterson Pipe Notes

 

[renfield]

Not particle board, Brylon.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

It’s not partial board, it’s called Paddy block.

 

[yanoJL]

I fell for it, You glorious bastard!

 

[trouttimes]

 

[sablebrush52]

It's nice to know that they're dedicated to improving the product.

 

[bullet08]

You had me at "Peterson".

 

[tklee]

Great one!

 

[Sgetz]

Damn. Got me!

 

[mso489]

I finally broke down and bought a White Spot, and it's particle board too, and smokes like a dream. Particle board in the UK is the best.