Corn cob primer

[razorock]

Lately, I've really been enjoying some burley tobaccos in my corn cobs. It seems weird to watch my artisan pipes to sit resting while I puff on a five dollar cob but these pipes are just phenomenal smokers.
I was wondering if anybody has a link to John Patton's corn cob primer, I'd love to read that article again; to be honest, I miss John's passion for the noble cob. Does anybody know if John is still around somewhere?
kind regards,
Joseph

 

[philip]

Corn Cob Primer
Edit - Wow! You gotta be fast around here.

 

[razorock]

much appreciated, thank you!

 

[pipedisciple]

Great read on the primer, very informative. :clap:

 

[tiltjlp]

Reading my Primer isn't enough. You need to follow the advice offered in it too. I'm still as passionate as ever about Missouri Meerschaum cobs.

 

[jchaplick]

The cob primer is more or less where I started smoking pipes. I smoked cobs waaaaay longer than I smoked briars, I love cobs, my favorite is the freehand, but I believe I am starting to like the Dragon cob more. I still love the cob, I am planning on getting an unfinished freehand at some point too

 

[razorock]

Hi John,
I've been following most of it for a while; I needed a refresher read. That article is really good reading, thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
Do you know if they ever started making the natural diplomats?

 

[tiltjlp]

Yes, they do offer naturals in most all models now, but the supply is still very limited, so you have to order them directly from the factory at 800-888-2109. I know that number by heart, which proves I buy way too many cobs.

 

[thebadkitty]

I'm trying to fall in love with briar, and I am, slowly. But I really love corncobs. Like sit out in the driveway in my old Ford van in an Oregon winter rainstorm for an hour type of love. Especially MM corncobs. I read the Primer awhile ago long after I'd been smoking them and it cleared up a lot of issues (thankyou John), which made me fall even harder for them (thankyou even more).

Now I want mine, so out to the van haha.

 

[tomdavis]

Thanks for the link. I have been wanting to find that caliber of advice.

 

[bentmike]

All this cob talk has really got me interested. 20 years of pipe smoking and I never tried a cob so I picked up a MM at the local drug store the other day. I've not smoked it yet so I'll check out the primer first.