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

This is my absolute favorite pipe in my collection! The main reason is because of the bowl size. It's a small bowl. I can smoke a whole bowl in less than 30 minutes. There are times I like a short smoke. It's also easier to manage the tobacco in this pipe than in my larger bowled pipes. The quality is amazing and the wood is gorgeous. I will definitely be buying more of these for all of my tobacco flavors.

Works great, quality, not made China

I am a novice pipe smoker. I purchase both this pipe and a Missouri Meerschaum Apple diplomat pipe at the same time to see the differences between a hardwood and an corn cob pipe. While I think this an excellent value for the money ($7) and the quality feels good, I think the corn cob pipe is superior. The hardwood of this pipe can get hot in the hand, and the pipe is relatively small and very light compared to the corn cob. The pipe is also varnished on the inside of the bowl, which gives you a slight lacquer taste the first few times you smoke it. I get about about 15-20 minutes of smoking time with this pipe, which may be perfect for some applications, but I prefer the 45 minute slow cool smoke to the somewhat hotter smoke of this little hardwood. While this won’t be my daily choice to smoke, it’s definitely a solid backup to my corn cob, or the perfect small pipe to stick in your car’s glovebox for your drive to work.

There's a few things I really like about this pipe. First, the look of the pipe. The shape of the pipe with the partially bent stem appeals to me and the color of the pipe really sets it apart from cheap corn cob pipes. Second, the value. It's very nice to be starting out as a smoker and adding a pipe to the collection for the price of a few ounces of tobacco. Two comments about the pipe. The first time I ordered this pipe, there was a crack in the bowl that ran straight up from where the stem connects. Amazon was great about allowing me to return the pipe (even after being smoked once) and I ordered a replacement the next day. Also, in the beginning, there was a slight taste of "finish" or "coloring" during the first few smokes. This has gone away after a few smokes. I am attributing this to life with a cheap pipe.

Torn between 4 and 3 Stars. This looks visually appealing outside, but the inside bowl has splintered wood bits and is unsanded, rendering the inside with an unfinished, unpolished look as well as providing extra kindling for what you choose to smoke. I do not recommend smoking from this pipe. It would be very good as a prop for a costume or as a decorative piece. If you just want to hold the pipe in your mouth as a fashion piece, it is great for this purpose. But I cannot recommend smoking out of it, which to you, may or may not defeat the purpose of a pipe.

Smooth draw, lightweight feel, and solid craftsmanship. Perfect for a relaxing smoke—great value for the quality.

Don't buy this product, it is poorly made and expensive for its quality. The shank doesn't fit in the bowel, it gets loose with time since it needs to be glued, also the bottom is poorly made you will never be able to smoke all the tobacco, even by fixing it using pipe mud it wont work, since the shank inside diameter is too big. Another point is, the wood is of low quality, a crack appeared in the bowel with only 30 days of use. The next point, since the shank inside diameter is absurdly big, something like 10mm, tobacco will get inside of it with time and burns inside of it, also burning the shank. You can see in the picture the kind of damage that is caused due this defect over time. I tried to get a refund or a replacement, with the manufacturer. Which said "It looks like the pipe may have gotten set down on something like a cigarette or other burning object. That’s really the only way to get a burn mark like that on the shank. Since the damage was not due to a defect in the pipe itself, I’m sorry but we won’t be able to replace it for you." In resume, this was the most expensive pipe I have ever bought and the worst one, I bought all my pipes in Brazil.

These cob pipes are nice looking and smoke Great! I have some expensive pipes that don't smoke as well as these. Great brand, they last forever and are very reasonably priced without having to risk the how the Chinese pipes's usev of qestionable chemicals.