Long Term Cob Torture Test: 6 Months Under The Elements

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FurCoat

Lifer
Sep 21, 2020
8,764
78,501
North Carolina
@FurCoat that is what is so interesting about cobs, some swear they are disposable, others keep them for years and years.

Will this one melt away under the elements? Will it become a super pipe? Only one way to find out.


I was wondering when you would arrive in the thread!
It will be interesting. I've been fortunate with my cobs. I know there are bad ones as I had a legend burn through.
 

mikethompson

Lifer
Jun 26, 2016
11,289
23,316
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Weight of the cob was 29g, which was slightly more than the 25.51g SP says it is. Length was roughly 6inches, and width 1 1/4" which again is roughly the same as SP's measurements.

From Smoking Pipes:

  • Length: 5.93 in./150.62 mm.
  • Weight: 0.90 oz./25.51 g.
  • Bowl Height: 1.77 in./44.96 mm.
  • Chamber Depth: 1.27 in./32.26 mm.
  • Chamber Diameter: 0.61 in./15.49 mm.
  • Outside Diameter: 1.27 in./32.26 mm.
Here are some more 'before' pictures:

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Other observations include the stem is pretty loose on the shank. Other than that, no cracks or anything.

Here is its new home for the next few months. I will check in on it sometime in November and see how its doing. I don't know whether there will be anything left, but my guess is I will just have a stem remaining, the bowl long gone.

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brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
9,602
14,666
Weight of the cob was 29g, which was slightly more than the 25.51g SP says it is. Length was roughly 6inches, and width 1 1/4" which again is roughly the same as SP's measurements.

From Smoking Pipes:

  • Length: 5.93 in./150.62 mm.
  • Weight: 0.90 oz./25.51 g.
  • Bowl Height: 1.77 in./44.96 mm.
  • Chamber Depth: 1.27 in./32.26 mm.
  • Chamber Diameter: 0.61 in./15.49 mm.
  • Outside Diameter: 1.27 in./32.26 mm.
Here are some more 'before' pictures:

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Other observations include the stem is pretty loose on the shank. Other than that, no cracks or anything.

Here is its new home for the next few months. I will check in on it sometime in November and see how its doing. I don't know whether there will be anything left, but my guess is I will just have a stem remaining, the bowl long gone.

View attachment 86386
This really needs a 24/7 live web cam in place so it can be continuously monitored by the forum.
 
Aug 1, 2012
4,587
5,131
Just remember that it must be dried/rested for at least as long as it was tortured to make it acceptable here. We don't accept tests that neglect to attempt a reset of any damage done.
 
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mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
41,210
60,433
Hmmm. What is the cob tied to? The string may not be quite sturdy enough; an animal might chew it apart. You might put it in a wire cage of some kind, maybe suspended from a tree limb? This could work, but it looks quite temporary to me, for the outdoors. What it is tied to? Curious.