As I have a huge dislike for the plastic stems that come on cobs, and am too cheap to buy a replacement I whipped up these for a couple of cobs I enjoy smoking. No filters!!!
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Cob stems by your Old Uncle Arthur
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Posted 10 months ago #
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i like the 1/8 bend if i'm correct on that.
what would make one cob better made than the next other than stems?Posted 10 months ago # -
Missouri Meerschaum is the only cob I would even think about buying. The cheap Asian knockoffs are horrible. MM has a selection to suit about any taste in cobs. The only fault I find is the cheap plastic stems that just don't hold up for clenchers.
Posted 10 months ago # -
nice stems UA!!!!!!!!
Posted 10 months ago # -
Here's a pic of those nasty knockoffs Uncle was talking about...these are only for decorations and jokes and not for smoking anything in them....
If light travels faster than sound is this why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.Posted 10 months ago # -
Made in USA is the only way to go...
Posted 10 months ago # -
Unclearthur, I like them, I myself don't like the stem on My cob.
U.S.M.C. (SEMPER FI)Posted 10 months ago # -
Hi Unclearthur,
How much do you charge for your M&M Cob stems ? Some of us could use some replacements.
Thanks - RichPosted 10 months ago # -
Very nice, I especially like the shape on the lower one.
Posted 10 months ago # -
I can do the fancy ones for 15.00 mailed in the US. Not sure about Canada. Right now the plain blanks are more expensive. Go figure?
Posted 10 months ago # -
I've been looking for "estate" M-M pipes (some unsmoked!) on eBay. Like my first pipe (circa 1975) they used a good quality hard black plastic then, plus the stems and shanks were thicker/wider. The straight saddle bits were even swelled into a semi-fantail!
Why doesn't M-M get on the ball and make em like that anymore?
Posted 10 months ago # -
I think cost is the big factor. They do a fantastic job of holding down the prices and most folks are willing to deal with the cheap plastic bits.
Posted 10 months ago # -
i would love to get a replacement stem i have just chewed through the 2nd stem on my first cob that bent would be very cool
just wonderin do you make the tenon longer to take the place of the filter ?Pm me Please Uncle
Posted 10 months ago # -
You could give walker briar works competition with those stems. Nice work Arthur.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Don't think I could keep up the volume they do! LOL!
Posted 10 months ago # -
I recently acquired a vintage MM, unsmoked and unopened. The quality difference is amazing. Looks like an entirely different animal. The shank and stem are both much heftier than the current versions and it has a metal tenon like Dr Grabows. Also the finish on the bowl is very smooth, even, and refined. The current versions look as if they are dipped in goop,wiped off and shoved in a box.
Awesome thing is I only paid $10 for it:)
Posted 10 months ago # -
Now that's COOL!
Posted 10 months ago # -
That's cool unclearthur. I called the company a while back to ask them if they made a different colored stem. They said orange is all they make. I too have a distaste for the orange stems.
Posted 10 months ago # -
They have black stems as well, they are just cheap.
Posted 10 months ago # -
the black stems are cheaper chewed through one in under 2 weeks the yellow one lasted me 2 months
Posted 10 months ago # -
I have one of the MM cherry woods, it's a nice little smoker, considering the price. Just have to take a file to the plastic mouthpiece, once in awhile.
"Pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgment of human affairs" - A.E.Posted 10 months ago # -
Nice stem work, but I'll stick with the Danish bit, which I I like.
John : The CobFather : Have Cobs, Will Smoke
Posted 10 months ago # -
Thank you sir!
Posted 10 months ago # -
I just shot a message over to you Uncle Arthur. I really like the stem on the bottom in the pic.
BTW, I'm not a badass, I'm just socially awkward. – BillyZoomPosted 10 months ago # -
The only thing that I dont like about the plastic bits that MM uses is that without a filter, the draw is absolutely atrocious. As such, I usually reserve my Corn Cob for very strong blends or moist aromatics that tend to leave a gurgle in a pipe. As these blends usually smoke very wet and ghost a pipe, they are perfect for my cob and the filter not only improves the draw but sucks up the extra moisture.
Posted 10 months ago # -
At one time MM used vulcanite-at least in some of their pipes. This one has a vulcanite stem AND a vulcanite shank extension on the real cob shank,plus it's got a stinger.Never saw another like it. Came in a Ebay lot.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Ejames, Is that cob for sale?
Posted 10 months ago # -
i would pay 25 for a cob like that if they still made them
Posted 10 months ago # -
I might not be so snobby about not smoking cobs if they still made them like that.
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Ace,no,that cob isn't for sale. I rarely smoke it,but really like the old pipe.
Posted 10 months ago # -
anybody have a contact at MM they might be missing a market they havent considered
Posted 10 months ago # -
Ace and Pawpaw, as a rule I dont sell out of my cob collection, and especially 60 year old unsmoked cob shanked pipes......BUT I'm in a selling mood today !
Same as Ejames pipe, 1950's era, cob shanked, vulcanite bit and a stinger, but a straight pipe and brand new condition - unsmoked.
Wont be cheap, but this is up for grabs if either of you wants let me know
Posted 10 months ago # -
Lonestar, It,s a nice pipe and hard to say no but I realy like bent stems but thank You.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Ejames, now You done it!
Posted 10 months ago # -
10-4 Not selling any of the bents!
Posted 10 months ago # -
i will take it!!!! pm me your addy and i will mail out payment tomorrow i am still 20th century and refuse to use plastic or pay pal if that is ok
Posted 10 months ago # -
Good call pawpaw ! This is one of the most solid and cleanest cob pipes you will ever see.
Sending pmPosted 10 months ago #
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