Oops, I Did It Again... With an Ashton - PICS

agnosticpipe

Lifer

Nov 3, 2013

3,344

3,480

In the sticks in Mississippi

• Apr 3, 2018

• #1

Here we go again with my latest crazy pipe transformation. I just can't help myself I guess. First it was the Dunhill Cob, and now an Ashton Pebble Grain Cob. Picked up the shank and stem on eBay for $20 from a pipe that had a badly burned out bowl, then I ordered a new MM Mark Twain. This project was quite a bit harder than the Dunhill as the shank on the Ashton was very thick, and even though I bought a straight Mark Twain, it ended up with the bowl having a slight rearward cant, or the stem with an upward tilt like a bent pipe would have. I toyed with bending the stem a little, but I figured I could always do it later. Oh well, after a while I get tired of fussing with it, and just go ahead and glue it up. It's not like it's worth all that much, and I have issues with delayed gratification. Sorry if this offends any Ashton owners... :lol:

 

tbradsim1

Lifer

Jan 14, 2012

9,099

11,050

Southwest Louisiana

• Apr 3, 2018

• #2

I'm always amazed at how excuse the expression,you can turn chicken shit into chicken salad. It's mareveloue Orley :clap:

 

lightmybriar

Lifer

Mar 11, 2014

1,315

1,838

• Apr 3, 2018

• #3

I like it very much!

 

ashdigger

Lifer

Jul 30, 2016

11,381

70,075

60

Vegas Baby!!!

• Apr 3, 2018

• #4

As a fan of Ashtons......I love it!! So, it's an Ashtwain??

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,452

• Apr 3, 2018

• #5

In culinary circles, they'd call that fusion. It's greater than the sum of its parts.

 

saltedplug

Lifer

Aug 20, 2013

5,194

5,099

• Apr 3, 2018

• #6

I was reading tour post and I read Ashton, but I'm staring at the pipe thinking, "Gosh! that looks like a cob." So I keep reading and looking and see that it is a cob! But then I look at the Ashton stem, and then at the shank, and I go back and read the post again. . .I think you get the drift.
Awesome!

 

addamsruspipe

Part of the Furniture Now

Dec 4, 2016

790

5,364

55

Albuquerque, NM

• Apr 3, 2018

• #7

Never been much of a cob smoker myself. But that is cool.

 

skydog

Part of the Furniture Now

Jun 27, 2017

580

1,536

• Apr 3, 2018

• #8

I think it turned out amazing! Even better than the Dunhill cob in my opinion. Nice work!

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

15,147

7,637

Chicago, IL

• Apr 3, 2018

• #9

Nice, cheap way to get a good stem on a cob. Very inventive! Kudos for creativity! :clap:

 

weezell

Lifer

Oct 12, 2011

13,653

49,165

• Apr 3, 2018

• #10

A Cobbash! I like it!.... :D

 

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aldecaker

Lifer

Feb 13, 2015

4,407

42

• Apr 3, 2018

• #11

I definitely like it. To me it fuses the best feature of cobs with the best feature of briars. I'd think you're more likely to offend a cob purist than an Ashton purist!

 

seacaptain

Lifer

Apr 24, 2015

1,829

7

• Apr 3, 2018

• #12

Cool! ::

 

dottiewarden

Lifer

Mar 25, 2014

3,053

57

Toronto

• Apr 4, 2018

• #13

Certainly looks good, I hope it smokes well for you. Congrats!

 

smittyd

Part of the Furniture Now

Feb 7, 2018

830

907

45

Pennsylvania

• Apr 4, 2018

• #14

Who would not want to smoke that pipe? Its awesome , good job :worship:

 

npod

Lifer

Jun 11, 2017

2,942

1,024

• Apr 4, 2018

• #15

Mr. Potato pipe. Very cool.

 

ssjones

Moderator

Staff member

May 11, 2011

18,397

11,273

Maryland

postimg.cc

• Apr 4, 2018

• #16

As an Ashton fan, that makes me smile.

BUT,if I hear it smokes better than my Ashton's, then, I will be angry.

 

huntertrw

Lifer

Jul 23, 2014

5,260

5,486

The Lower Forty of Hill Country

• Apr 4, 2018

• #17

Well done, Sir, well done!

 

jvnshr

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Staff member

Sep 4, 2015

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Baku, Azerbaijan

• Apr 4, 2018

• #18

:clap:

 

seacaptain

Lifer

Apr 24, 2015

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7

• Apr 4, 2018

• #19

Can you post a pic of the Dunhill cob? I tried searching but the forum's search function sucks.

 

agnosticpipe

Lifer

Nov 3, 2013

3,344

3,480

In the sticks in Mississippi

• Apr 4, 2018

• #20

Here ya go Captian, before and after pics of the Dunhill. It's a late patent era pipe but it had no number after the word England. Stamping is clear and not worn away, so I don't know what year it is. 1950?