Dark stain inside cob bowl

[SweetGalenas]

I bought a MM Cobbit Shire recently which comes with a dark stain.

I noticed there is a lot of the dark stain inside of the bowl.

Does anybody know what the stain is composed of, and whether this is safe to smoke?

I've never bought a cob with a dark stain before, so I'm not sure if this is commonplace or a defect.

Picture attached for reference.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Maybe an elf took a crap in that bowl. Perhaps it's epoxy. I'd load it up and smoke it were it mine.

 

[bullet08]

Maybe an elf took a crap in that bowl. Perhaps it's epoxy. I'd load it up and smoke it were it mine.

Santa still hasn't taught those freaking elves to wipe themselves after taking shit? They'll never pass sanitation inspection..

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

Loads of new Cobs are like that.
Tastes horrible, but what can you expect for Sixpence ?
Seriously though, smoke and enjoy.
Welcome to the forum

 

[FurCoat]

It's normal. All the stained cobs come like that. I personally sand out the bowl with 200 grit sand paper prior to smoking. Gets most of it out but I do it to smooth the bowl so it doesn't tear up paper towels when I wipe them out.

 

[craig61a]

Does anybody know what the stain is composed of, and whether this is safe to smoke?

Safer than tobacco, that contains about 100 different carcinogens...? Most likely it's activated carbon and some sort of binder. Or it could be dye. Aniline dyes are derived from coal. Aniline can have some effects on the respiratory system in some cases when there is extreme exposure. Probably no more so than... Tobacco.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Honestly, I don’t remember, just loaded and smoked.

 

[Talon]

I have the same pipe and I just loaded it up and fired it down. I didn't taste anything odd..

 

[Bobby Bailey]

I just use a little sandpaper. I had one with some thick varnish runs, so I used a Dremel with sanding disks.

 

[anotherbob]

they aren't going to put something terrible for you in their pipes. The thing is they want you to buy more not die.

 

[Winterreise]

That’s the punishment for buying a churchwarden

 

[jpmcwjr]

Why not contact the company and ask them?

Then post results.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

I have some but I don't remember how they looked when I got them.
I would load it and smoke it.