Is This Cob Safe to Smoke?

[oldpipesoul]

I've always wanted to try pipes so I finally am, and having some fun trying to restore a few as well. I hope the picture downloads. I bought a Dr grabow cob cheap on eBay partly for the look and for the history (sort of) factor. When I received it there was a whole section darkened, clearly filled with something. At first I thought it was a loss, not knowing what I would be smoking, but as I look closer it is the same substance the top is hardened with and some other older ones seem to have. Could it have come that way. I also wondered if it was just wood glue. Any ideas.

 

[prairiedruid]

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[prairiedruid]

It appears to be the plaster that they used to give a smooth finish to the outside of the cob. With use it tends to darken. From what I see should be no problem smoking.

 

[oldpipesoul]

Thanks for your quick reply. Is the pic showing yet, I don't see it either?

 

[oldpipesoul]

I'll try another pic to test it.

 

[oldpipesoul]

I'll try another pic to test

https://www.flickr.com/photos/150630047@N03/shares/9p1J1e

 

[weezell]

Fire that Sucka up MAN! You good to go...

 

[aldecaker]

That's what a cob looks like when it's getting good and broken in, in my experience.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Sorry, I usually have good luck with images, but flickr and photo-crapbucket chap my hide...

 

[josephcross]

Looks fine to me!! Enjoy ::

 

[didimauw]

Oh absolutely a beautiful, ready to smoke corn cob. Enjoy!

 

[ophiuchus]

I guess this is when the following is applicable: ^^^^^^^^
All the above. ::

 

[oldpipesoul]

Thanks, here it goes...

 

[phantomwolf]

Smoke it!
@deniz I tend to agree. Briars are a great medium for art, but I can usually be found with one of my cobs in my hand.

 

[oldpipesoul]

Its great! Thanks for the responses. I like my MM Legend that is completely unfinished, but I really do like the old look of this cob. Any chance anyone knows how long ago Dr Grabow stopped selling cobs? I read they were all made by Missouri Meerschaum but couldn't find any kind of timeline.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/150630047@N03/shares/J9487g

 

[jvnshr]

Here are the pictures:

 

[paddypiper]

I'd smoke that.

 

[mso489]

I agree. That's nothing. I was all ready to say don't smoke it if it looked like some kind of odd repair, but this is just a well-loved cob, good for another thirty years. I am of the school that cobs are not disposable pipes (unless you need them to be for fishing or camping). They last and last, and usually only get better.

 

[piperbite83]

I had no idea that the Dr. made cobs, is this product still in circulation?, Somewhere in Internet land?

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Made by Missouri Meerschaum, stickered by Dr. Grabow.