Cobbit Elf Corn Cob Pipe

[Bassman65]

Just ordered a Missouri Meerschaum Cobbit Elf Corn Cob Pipe. This will be my first cob pipe. Anyone familiar with this model? Any pointers for using a cob pipe? Do’s/Don’ts?

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Do smoke it. Don't fret over it.

Cobs are great smokers with very open draws (which I enjoy). They can last a lifetime, but are cheap enough not to mind if it gets lost or damaged.

Some keep them as test pipes for new blends, others dedicate cobs to a particular blend so not to ghost briefs (and burley tends to shine in cobs for some reason).

I have a 5th Avenue as a travel pipe, which I don't mind losing if chasing after my daughter. I also have a Charles Towne Cobbler, which is a collaboration with C&D and has an acrylic stem. While I enjoy both, the 5th Avenue edges out the Cobbler and I don't really know why.

Enjoy

 

[NomadOrb]

Smoke and enjoy, cobs are not fussy at all. Just don't smoke too far down so you don't burn the shank.

 

[Etipton]

I love mine, I smoke a MM Cob more than any other pipe

 

[Chasing Embers]

Any pointers for using a cob pipe?

Load it with tobacco and smoke it.

 

[Bassman65]

Load it with tobacco and smoke it.

I’ve been reading so much about proper pipe smoking that,‘Loading It’ and ‘Smoking It’ is not as easy as you’d think for a newbie!

 

[Etipton]

I do clean my cobs well and often, I’ve noticed they will soak up liquid faster

 

[NomadOrb]

I’ve been reading so much about proper pipe smoking that,‘Loading It’ and ‘Smoking It’ is not as easy as you’d think for a newbie!

Don't worry about all that, you'll find what works for you through trial and error.

 

[Bassman65]

Those of you who live on the States are lucky. The selection, price and availability are so much better than up here in Canada.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I’ve been reading so much about proper pipe smoking that,‘Loading It’ and ‘Smoking It’ is not as easy as you’d think for a newbie!

Then when you work it out you wonder why you were ever trying so hard.

 

[OzPiper]

Then when you work it out you wonder why you were ever trying so hard.

Yup. It's like learning to ride a bicycle.
You keep falling off at first.
Then one day when you get going, you're going to think
"Well, that wasn't too hard"

Don't overthink.
Get your tobacco nice and dry.
Pack loosely.
Tamp lightly.
Don't fret about relights and dottle.
If your pipe gurgles. Pipe cleaners are cheap.
And sip, don't puff like a Choo-choo train
Fine, white ash is an exception rather than the rule.

Enjoy your new cob

 

[kcghost]

I enjoy my pipe greatly. The best way, of course, is to light up and enjoy.

 

[pappymac]

I've never had a bad pipe from Missouri Meerschaum I have six of them currently.

By the way, the Cobbit Elf is part of the Lord of the Rings series of churchwarden pipes made by Missouri Meerschaum. They also have a Dwarf, a Wizard and The Shire models.

 

[blackpowderpiper]

I have this model and it has been an excellent smoker and is one of my favorite pipes. It holds a decent charge of your favorite tobacco providing for a nice contemplative smoke.

 

[judcole]

I love my cobs, as well as my briars.
The other advice you have been given here is sound. Load it, smoke it, don't overthink it.
The last time I re-read LotR, I smoked Capstan Original Flake (Tolkien's primary smoke) in a Cobbit Dwarf. Carefully packed, I'd get 45-60 minutes from a bowl.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Speaking of Lord of the Rings and Cobbits, here is a screen shot from the Hobbit that shows Bilbo's pipe collection.

The detail is amazing, such as the reamer, and some of the pipes would look pretty sharp in real life.

Okay, back to your regularly scheduled forum programming...

 

[eljimmy]

I personally like cobs but I prefer they have acrylic stems. The cobs with the cheap stems just feel flimsy when I clinch them.

 

[ADKPiper]

I buy the MM legends like chips.
They are laying all over in the Den, my home office, workshop etc.
A small bowl but that's fine.
I smoke more of them and change tobaccos in between all the live long day
Oh happy day

 

[ADKPiper]

Those of you who live on the States are lucky. The selection, price and availability are so much better than up here in Canada.

Can't you get them online?
Amazon carries them. Or ebay.

 

[Bassman65]

Can't you get them online?
Amazon carries them. Or ebay.

Very limited selection on Amazon. Tend to be way overpriced as well.