Well, my pair of Shire Cobbit corncob churchwardens arrived testerday. The Shire, not surprizingly, offers a great smoke, and of course is attractive to boot. I suppose the stem could be sturdier, but I'm fairly certain we'll see a Forever Stem soon for the Cobbits family. But as it is now, the Shire is still a fine pipe--and this is from someone who smokes cobs with some reluctance and for rotation purposes. Rotation with these pipes has turned out to be a lot easier! The extented stem provides a cool smoke, and the Shire is one other thing that must be needed in the pipe industry: a short churchwarden. Clenching is slightly cumbersome because of the smaller button, but if you grip it a little bast the button, clentching becomes much easier.
I'm thinking about a Dward Cobbit now--I understand it's a smaller pipe, making it ideal to smoke while working either at a desk or in a workshop or garage. I'm sure it will smoke just as well as a Shire, and probably clentch better. But I'm sure, depending on how long these pipes last (rim burn is already started, even with a Zippo equiped with a pipe chimney), but that's to be expected on a cob.
All in all, a terrific pipe.
I'm thinking about a Dward Cobbit now--I understand it's a smaller pipe, making it ideal to smoke while working either at a desk or in a workshop or garage. I'm sure it will smoke just as well as a Shire, and probably clentch better. But I'm sure, depending on how long these pipes last (rim burn is already started, even with a Zippo equiped with a pipe chimney), but that's to be expected on a cob.
All in all, a terrific pipe.
