I just doubled the size of my pipe collection for $40!
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You will enjoy those babies for sure. They do well with any blend. You got TWO wooden bottomed pipes in YOUR grab bag! Nice looking arrangement. You may find yourself modifying the bent stems a little using gentle candle heat and a pipe cleaner. They tend to catch the cleaner at the bend.
I think the 10 pipes that came in the grab bag were $29. For that price I figured they would be a good pipe to smoke while I'm putzing around in my wood shop. From what I can tell they are only seconds because of minor chips on the bowl. If you look at the pipes in the bottom center and just to the right you'll see a chip on the bowl of each.
newbroom - thanks for the recommendation on the stems. I may play around with adjusting them. I also didn't even notice that two of them had wood bases.
I noticed that all of them except the cobbit came with rolled up paper in the stem. I'm assuming that is a filter. Does anyone use those?
newbroom - thanks for the recommendation on the stems. I may play around with adjusting them. I also didn't even notice that two of them had wood bases.
I noticed that all of them except the cobbit came with rolled up paper in the stem. I'm assuming that is a filter. Does anyone use those?
Nice batch of cobs. You'll probably wind up smoking them everywhere, not just in the shop. They are seriously that easy to fall in love with. The paper filters are used by some, hated by some. I don't use them; I get better results without.
Newbroom- Have you ever used the hot water method for bending MM stems? Works great, and no danger of scorch marks. As soon as the bend is where I want it, I dunk it in a glass of ice water to "set" the bend. Works with vulcanite, too. Just make sure the water is at or near a boil.
Newbroom- Have you ever used the hot water method for bending MM stems? Works great, and no danger of scorch marks. As soon as the bend is where I want it, I dunk it in a glass of ice water to "set" the bend. Works with vulcanite, too. Just make sure the water is at or near a boil.
aldecaker, no, that didn't cross my mind, but I'm sure it's fool proof.
bernie2, those cobs will have some wood in the stems that you could trim off or just burn off...sometimes the stems are slightly twisted, too. They'll all smoke great. The filters will catch a lot of moisture and do make the draw more 'sip friendly' when they're still new. I don't use em, but I have.
I'm still in the 'big idea' mode of doing something about filling those filterstems shanks and making a more traditional airway...on the order of 5/32 "
There are some stems available for the MM pipes that people rave about, and they cost more than the pipes, most of em...the Freehand is kinda costly for a cob, but it's a beaut of a pipe. It comes with a semi polished vulcanite stem, if I'm not mistaken. It's definitely an upgrade from the plastic stems. I like the plastic ones though, because they're soft.
That also is their downfall. I tend to close them up through clenching, but I heat them and open them back up.
bernie2, those cobs will have some wood in the stems that you could trim off or just burn off...sometimes the stems are slightly twisted, too. They'll all smoke great. The filters will catch a lot of moisture and do make the draw more 'sip friendly' when they're still new. I don't use em, but I have.
I'm still in the 'big idea' mode of doing something about filling those filter
There are some stems available for the MM pipes that people rave about, and they cost more than the pipes, most of em...the Freehand is kinda costly for a cob, but it's a beaut of a pipe. It comes with a semi polished vulcanite stem, if I'm not mistaken. It's definitely an upgrade from the plastic stems. I like the plastic ones though, because they're soft.
That also is their downfall. I tend to close them up through clenching, but I heat them and open them back up.
Aristocob sells those Freehand stems for about $8. I bought four from him, but only used one on a cob. I can't remember if it came at 5/32 or if I drilled it out, but either way, it turned a Country Gent into a smoking machine! It sounds like that might be the type of combo you're after.
Try retrohaling those english blends to get the full effect. I also agree, cobs are great! No break in, and they smoke dry from the get go.
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I just received 2 Legend straight and 2 Legend bent. I will try them out this weekend. I have never smoked a cob before. What type of tobacco should I smoke in them first?
I also got 2 Ozark maple hardwoods. Has anyone used these?
I also got 2 Ozark maple hardwoods. Has anyone used these?
The MM hardwoods are great smokers. Trust me, though, you're definitely going to want to sand the stain out of the inside of the bowl before smoking. The wood imparts a pleasant taste to the first few smokes; the burning stain reminds me of pictures of Tommies undergoing a gas attack in WWI.
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