Corncobs are Under Rated
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I love my cob. I also think they're underrated. If I could only have one pipe, would it be a cob or a briar? It would be a briar. But cobs have their place. If your wallet's not fat you shouldn't be excluded from the club; cobs should exist if only for that reason. Also, they have a rustic charm. They remind me of a Norman Rockwell painting.
If I was a Lord living in a manor house with a brace of Dunhills and Tom Sawyer wanted to share a smoke on the upstairs balcony with his cob, he would be welcome. I could teach him how to tie flies and he could show me how to catch grubs. He'd trade me a cob he'd whittled and I'd give him a Dunhill I'd inherited, and we'd smoke them both together happily. We're all in this together.
If I was a Lord living in a manor house with a brace of Dunhills and Tom Sawyer wanted to share a smoke on the upstairs balcony with his cob, he would be welcome. I could teach him how to tie flies and he could show me how to catch grubs. He'd trade me a cob he'd whittled and I'd give him a Dunhill I'd inherited, and we'd smoke them both together happily. We're all in this together.
Cobs do seem to get a lot of love here.
Which is why I now have a bag of seconds and a forever stem on the way!
Which is why I now have a bag of seconds and a forever stem on the way!
How would that work? A pipe/Pepsi contrived "glory-hole" of sorts? Say a wall of plywood with 2-3 forever stems poking through (so all have an indistinguishable stem and 3 different pipes on the other side of the wall...say a cob a meer and a briar? Why not throw a brylon in there and make it an even 4? I also suggest tamping-gnomes on the bowl side of the wall to keep all flowing and burning smoothly. But this will never happen because none of us can agree on a tester tobacco, even the codger blends are heavily disputed.
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On another topic, all I own is a cob (so far) so you can throw me in there for heavily biased cob love. However I have my first briar ready to arrive any day. That being said though, I ordered two other cobs with it. Preference? How would I know... Fits my budget? Hell yeah.
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In a snobby mood, I once said that smoking fine tobacco in a cob is like eating steak on a paper plate with a plastic knife and fork.
The response I got was, "It's still steak." :lol:
The response I got was, "It's still steak." :lol:
I'm still new to this but I haven't been able to detect much of a difference in flavor of a tobac in a cob versus briar. However, the briars that I own are heavily used estate pipes and that might have something to do with it. I always get a cool smoke from my cobs and they don't need fussing with- just a regular cleaning as all pipes need. My briars? I am always adjusting the pack or the light...dealing with gurgling or worrying about charring the rim, scratching the bowl or letting it rest enough. Cobs let me get down to enjoying the smoke experience more easily. Again, a more thorough experiment might be to start with a new pipe and evolve together with it. However making that kind of investment into a pipe that may not be ideal just doesn't fit my life right now.
I have a bag of extras from MM and invested in a few 'nicer' cobs and they make me happy. I smoked a bowl in my General McArthur cob the other day- pure bliss. It's all a matter of preference.
I have a bag of extras from MM and invested in a few 'nicer' cobs and they make me happy. I smoked a bowl in my General McArthur cob the other day- pure bliss. It's all a matter of preference.
chops said:
"I smoked a bowl in my General McArthur cob the other day- pure bliss."
I've been thinking about ordering a Mac from MM. Which would you recommend - the bent polished or the straight natural?
"I smoked a bowl in my General McArthur cob the other day- pure bliss."
I've been thinking about ordering a Mac from MM. Which would you recommend - the bent polished or the straight natural?
I definitely would say cobs are underrated. I've had a few here and there and I've never had a bad smoke with them. They're not a regular in my rotation but, I don't deny the fact that they smoke very well.
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I have the straight version. Another thing I love about the cobs is their lightness, and therefore comfort, while smoking. I think you would be good with either the bent or straight in terms of how it will sit on your jaw. The rest is just about looks.
I am pretty new to this so my opinions may change, but my take on cobs is:
I enjoy smoking them
they are cheap and as a new pipe smoker this allows me to have several pipes
they are light and this makes for a comfortable smoke if I am doing something while smoking
they are easy to smoke, they don't require a breakin, but smoke better after a break in
I prefer to change the stems with the forever stems
I don't like the filters, I would rather run a pipe cleaner through it than store moisture in the pipe
They are perfect for strong aromatics so I don't ruin a briar
Than being said I really enjoy a nice long relaxing smoke with a virginia in my peterson
I enjoy smoking them
they are cheap and as a new pipe smoker this allows me to have several pipes
they are light and this makes for a comfortable smoke if I am doing something while smoking
they are easy to smoke, they don't require a breakin, but smoke better after a break in
I prefer to change the stems with the forever stems
I don't like the filters, I would rather run a pipe cleaner through it than store moisture in the pipe
They are perfect for strong aromatics so I don't ruin a briar
Than being said I really enjoy a nice long relaxing smoke with a virginia in my peterson
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