Anyone want to give this a go?

[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

[the rev]

I wouldn't mind trying it out, but I don't have 30 bucks to spare right now

rev

[wisemanpipes]

i was looking at these the other day. i was going to make a meer shank extension. wonder if it would colour nice

[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.

[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

[BigCasino]

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