Long Term Cob Torture Test: 6 Months Under The Elements

[FurCoat]

@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]

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:



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.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Have you ever grown corn? I’ve noticed the cobs to be very durable and well as the stalks.

I don’t really care for open pore cob pipes . When my grandfather and I made them as a child, we sanded them down.

 

[Casual]

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This looks like a codger trap. All you need is to sprinkle a trail of Half and Half up to it.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

This looks like a codger trap. All you need is to sprinkle a trail of Half and Half up to it.

now that is funny!!!

 

[aquadoc]

I fail to understand the need to experiment?!

Your name checks out.

 

[brian64]

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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This really needs a 24/7 live web cam in place so it can be continuously monitored by the forum.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

This really needs a 24/7 live web cam in place so it can be continuously monitored by the forum.

Might become a worldwide sensation, like that damn giraffe ?

 

[STP]

Looks like torture to me. Someone should notify the HTP (Humane Treatment of Pipes) authorities ?‍

 

[captainsousie]

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.

 

[tobefrank]

I know it's an inanimate object but I somehow feel sorry for that cob. It may have been hoping to go to a good home and then this happens... ?

 

[mikethompson]

I know it's an inanimate object but I somehow feel sorry for that cob. It may have been hoping to go to a good home and then this happens... ?

 

[Ethan]

We need 1 of those motion activated hunters cams to see which critter is responsible for an early demise....

 

[mso489]

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.

 

[mikethompson]

Brutally hot today (almost 40℃), and now this



The cob might not last the night!

 

[mikethompson]

What is the cob tied to? The string may not be quite sturdy enough; an animal might chew it

Tom, it is held on by a piece of wire to the mesh around a roof duct

 

[tobefrank]

Will we be getting photos along the way or will we have to wait till November to see how the experiment worked out?

 

[mikethompson]

Here is its new home for the next few months. I will check in on it sometime in November and see how its doing.

Will we be getting photos along the way or will we have to wait till November to see how the experiment worked out?

 

[tobefrank]

True neglect. I love it.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I’m thinking I better set a control experiment side by side with yours. It would be a shame if MM’s reputation is dragged through the mud just because of Canadian weather...or wildlife