I have no need for another pipe but I was in the experimenting mood recently so I decided to make another corn cob pipe. My second ever home-made cob was made back in May of this year and it’s turned out to be a really great smoker. I described the process here:
Home-made Corn Cob Pipe (Version 2.0) :: Pipe Talk - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/home-made-corn-cob-pipe-version-2-0.109909/#post-37222845
I thought it would be interesting to compare the 2.0 version with a pot-shaped version with the same chamber volume. The 2.0 version vaguely resembles a billiard but the chamber is slightly conical on the count of the end piece of corn I used. It gave a nice round bottom (and who doesn’t like that) but the dimensions dictated more of a taper than a classic billiard chamber profile.
For this 3.0 attempt I used a central section of a slightly thicker cob. Same as last time, it was cooked, eaten for dinner and then cleaned up with a knife and left a week or so to dry. Again, the cob section became oval in cross section as it dried. I used the tip of another bamboo garden stake about the same diameter as the billiard so the stems would be roughly equal.
It’s not too difficult to figure the area of a cone but the 3.0 pot would have an oval chamber to get the maximum volume out of the shorter length. Afte clearing out the center, I used a rasp to enlarge the chamber hole rather than a drill. Since I used a center section, it was easier than the 2.0 billiard but required a larger hard wood plug in the bottom. The 2.0 billiard’s chamber is about 1 & 3/8ths” deep while the 3.0 pot is only 1”. I’m rather pleased to report that both pipes hold the exact same amount of tobacco.
I made a few minor improvements on the 3.0 pot just based on lessons learned from the previous build. I’m very happy to say it smokes just great. My initial impression is that it smokes a little bit warmer than the billiard version, but not hot. It seems to last about as long. I didn’t really notice any difference in the taste of the ribbon cut burley cherry aromatic I used for the initial bowl. I’ll run a few more blends through it before I decide if it’s worth adding to my collection, or if I’ll stick it in a snowman this winter.
Home-made Corn Cob Pipe (Version 2.0) :: Pipe Talk - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/home-made-corn-cob-pipe-version-2-0.109909/#post-37222845
I thought it would be interesting to compare the 2.0 version with a pot-shaped version with the same chamber volume. The 2.0 version vaguely resembles a billiard but the chamber is slightly conical on the count of the end piece of corn I used. It gave a nice round bottom (and who doesn’t like that) but the dimensions dictated more of a taper than a classic billiard chamber profile.
For this 3.0 attempt I used a central section of a slightly thicker cob. Same as last time, it was cooked, eaten for dinner and then cleaned up with a knife and left a week or so to dry. Again, the cob section became oval in cross section as it dried. I used the tip of another bamboo garden stake about the same diameter as the billiard so the stems would be roughly equal.
It’s not too difficult to figure the area of a cone but the 3.0 pot would have an oval chamber to get the maximum volume out of the shorter length. Afte clearing out the center, I used a rasp to enlarge the chamber hole rather than a drill. Since I used a center section, it was easier than the 2.0 billiard but required a larger hard wood plug in the bottom. The 2.0 billiard’s chamber is about 1 & 3/8ths” deep while the 3.0 pot is only 1”. I’m rather pleased to report that both pipes hold the exact same amount of tobacco.
I made a few minor improvements on the 3.0 pot just based on lessons learned from the previous build. I’m very happy to say it smokes just great. My initial impression is that it smokes a little bit warmer than the billiard version, but not hot. It seems to last about as long. I didn’t really notice any difference in the taste of the ribbon cut burley cherry aromatic I used for the initial bowl. I’ll run a few more blends through it before I decide if it’s worth adding to my collection, or if I’ll stick it in a snowman this winter.
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