Corn Cob Lined Briar?

[uncleblackie]

Similar to a meerschaum lined briar, has there ever been a corn cob lined briar?
I just bought an estate Estella off ebay, and the bowl was in really bad shape. I'm considering hollowing it out enough to stuff a corn cob bowl in it. It's certainly large enough.

 

[mortonbriar]

Your one may be the first, why not? I dont know if the cob needs to breath or not...

 

[warren]

Why ruin a perfectly good cob? Do the words "sow's ear" and "silk purse" come to mind?

 

[uncleblackie]

Point taken, but cobs are cheap and this Estella is ready for the trash as far as I'm concerned. It's a shame because the rest of the pipe is in great shape.
I like your new picture. Is that one of the new Vauen pipes on your shoulder?

 

[uncleblackie]

I just noticed that in starting this thread, I hit 100 posts. Anyone want to buy a pipe?

 

[warren]

Thanks. I lean more to bents with a wee bit smaller bowl. Hard to clench!

 

[uncleblackie]

With complete respect, you like the sort of badass that could pull it off.

 

[warren]

Thanks! I . . . think.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Make your own. Buy some nice sweet corn at your favorite market, and go from there.

 

[mortonbriar]

Buy some corn, patiently wait three years for it to dry out, ha.

 

[philobeddoe]

There were(are) metal pipes that take a cob insert, they were called Aristocobs.

 

[warren]

It appears that the post counter is high centered.

 

[uncleblackie]

Cob bowl cemented in place with pipe mud.

I had an old MM reed stem pipe, with an outside diameter of 1 1/16" and total bowl height of about 1 3/4". I opened the bowl up on the briar pipe with a combination of a Dremel and a 1" Forstner bit, stopping about an 1/8" above the draft hole.
Once the pipe mud dries, I'm going to drill the corn cob insert out to 7/8", straight through the bottom of the corn cob, connecting it to the bottom of the briar's original bowl and draft hole. I know this may seem ridiculous to some but it's fun for me, and I think it will work out well and save the pipe.

 

[drfrankenstein56]

BADDASS! that is an impressive idea!

 

[uncleblackie]

Thanks! Can't wait to try it out.

 

[okiescout]

Now that is truly interesting.

 

[johnnyreb]

For the guy who's embarrassed to be seen smoking a cob?

 

[uncleblackie]

Exactly!
I should have titled the thread "Missouri Meerschaum-Lined Briar". Sounds more sophisticated.

 

[janosh]

At first I thought it was a joke; but it looks great!

 

[jpmcwjr]

I still think home-made would do it. Cut to length, hollow out, dry in oven at lowest setting if air drying is taking too long.