corn cob pipes

[alexqxq]

incase you guys are wondering i got my first pipe i forget what its called but its a really nice wood and has a nice carving in it, but thats not what this is about
i was interested in making my own corn cob pipe just as a little project, is it as easy as it seems? carve a pipe out of corn?

 

[pstlpkr]

Welcome Alex, were glad to have you.
You might poke around the Missouri Meerschaum web site to see how they make them.

Here is their history link: History



There are few on here that have practical experience making them.

I'm sure they will chime in.

 

[unclearthur]

Most field corn raised now days is designed to have less cob and more corn. MM uses an old fashioned open pollinated type that had large cobs. That said, I have made a lot of pipes from modern corn cobs. It's easy and you get a fuzzy feeling pipe that has a very small chamber. The ones I have made smoked just fine.

 

[surfmac211]

Depending how nice you want to make it I made a couple just to mess around just using a dremel tool, sandpaper, and some sealant/polish.

 

[sapo59]

Someone said they bought the squirel feed cobs from walmart and were fashioning cobs out of them. Sounds like a good way to get material. For the stem pick up dowel rod from your local lumber company and drill it, you can shape it with sand paper and files if you have nothing else. Hope all goes well, post pics if youmake one.