First pair of cobs.

[Maedhros]

Just starting over again in my pipe journey, had these two beauties through in the post today. Old Dominion "Laughing King" (Bamboo Stem) MM 5th Avenue Diplomat.

 

[gervais]

Nice pair of cobs brother! May they give you many many tasty bowls my friend.

 

[Roach1]

Nice selection. Enjoy.

 

[samb]

I’ve wondered about those old dominion cobs. How does it smoke?

 

[kcghost]

Nice cobs you licked up.

 

[AroEnglish]

I’ve wondered about those old dominion cobs. How does it smoke?

I've been wondering the same. The reed stem/shank seems like it might be uncomfortable to clench as well as throw off the clenching balance of the pipe. But they look so sweet that I still want to try one.

 

[khiddy]

I have an OD Virginia Planter that I like smoking as it has a huge bowl and smokes quite cool. The reed stem split lengthwise on my 3rd smoke, but the good folks at Missouri Meerschaum sent me a replacement stem right away and I was back in order a few days later.

I don’t really clench, but I will say that the bit-end of the stem gets a little moist during a smoke. The fact that it has a huge bowl means that a smoke can last 40min or longer, so it can get pretty wet such that I occasionally wonder if the mouthpiece is going to get gooey. But it has not yet, and it dries out just fine between smokes (I don’t use it everyday nor for back-to-back bowls).

A photo of my repaired stem being glued back in place: