Cob Comparison

[didimauw]

I have a MM Washington and a Legend. Both are great smokers. I was curious though, I'm assuming the washington has a normal plaster layer, but what does the legend have? What makes it more of the yellow color? The legend is by far my favorite and gets most of my smoking time.

 

[warren]

If I were you, and I'm not, I'd ask the manufacturer.

 

[derfatdutchman]

If I had to make a guess, I would guess they finish them with shellac.

 

[tinsel]

The legend is by far my favorite and gets most of my smoking time.

I have a bunch of legends that are my "work pipes". Since I spend a much larger portion of my life working than I would care to, that means my Legends are also the most heavily used pipes on my rack.
They serve my purposes very well.

 

[pagan]

I would guess they finish them with shellac

I'd ask the manufacturer.

I agree with both, wathever it is I like the natural look, my Legend, Rob Roy and Patriot are all finished and smoke as good as my Country Gent

 

[didimauw]

Aristocob calls the Legend a soft varnish, and the Washington is coated and polished.

 

[hakchuma]

I agree with warren. No reason to come here and interrupt this forum with pipe questions.

 

[didimauw]

Right? I apologize...what was I thinking? 8O

 

[warren]

Good man! Let others do the research. I was just trying to help the man out. Me? I prefer, when possible, to ask such questions of the maker rather than get assumptions, guesses, the wrong information and buried somewhere in all the responses might be the correct answer. Then the question is, which of the conflicting responses might be correct.
It just seems easier to me when asking a question of a specific maker's techniques to query the maker. A time saver also as one doesn't need to follow a thread and read all of answers and observations.