McAthur has arrived.....corn time!

[aaronbear]

Iv just received my McArther straight corn cob pipe from Missouri Meerschaum, i brought it just on the strength of the looks and the history of how the corn cob came about, such a simple,great looking,elegant and fairly large pipe and for vary reasonable money in my eyes, looking forward to firing her up, just wanted to here some experiences from you guys on them if you possess one, what sort of time scale before burning one of these mothers out!

 

[dervis]

For some people years, for me I break it in some other way long before it burns out.

 

[waznyf]

Hope you enjoy it! Let us know how it is!

I just ordered one from MM this weekend and I can't wait to hold that beast and smoke from it.

I also ordered a country gentleman.

Cheers!

 

[juozapas]

Corn Cobs Rule !!!

 

[tiltjlp]

aaronbear, if your goal is to actually burn it out, I'm sure you'll find some way to do it fairly quickly. On the other hand, if you treat it properly, it should last you for decades.
http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Complete_Corncob_primer

 

[nsfisher]

No pictures, no credibility to the post, lolol.

Congrats on the cob mate, enjoy

 

[barkar]

I have never burnt one out yet. My oldest cob looks like its through a war but works great. You will love it.

 

[jchaplick]

My first pipe was a cob, ive smoked it literally hundreds of times, you treat it right and it will last for years and years

 

[rigmedic1]

Sadly, I no longer have my first cob (it has a diamond shank). I do have a 30 year old cob though, as well as an old recently acquired unsmoked estate cob and a new 5th Avenue Diplomat. They probably see more use than any of my briars, since I puff them while doing yardwork, working on the Honda, or on breaks here on the rig.

 

[bigmike]

Likewise, I just smoked my first Corn Cob last week. It was a MM " Country Gentleman" and it was one of the best smokes I've had in a long time. Was thinking of getting another so may have to look at the "McArthur" after I hear your review about it.

 

[busyhands94]

Nice choice! I love Missouri Meerschaums, they are what I smoke 99% of the time. I'm smoking one of their hardwoods in my avatar picture. Let us know how well it smokes!
As for the life of these pipes, I've been puffing one for a long time and it's holding up great. Cobs do tend to absorb some of the moisture from the smoke, swell up and develop cracks from what I've heard. Mine is getting a nice color though. Can't tell when it will give, but I plan to smoke this thing to the very end.