Mildly Modified MM And Stress Test

[J.GANDY]

So I have this basic MM Legend Rob Roy I have been breaking in. I have a number of cobs I smoke, and got to thinking "How hard are these cobs?". I can spare this one!



They never sit upright and fall back on the stem, " Maybe I could add a little slant to them bottom..." kinda like a poker.

Well, that threw off the geometry. So I shortened up the shank.

Then I decided that a flatter top might look better now that it's sitting up nicely and balanced.

Now, I have done all types of woodworking, metal work, but never a corncob.

I started out just hand sanding like if you were topping a charred rim on a bowl...Quickly move to the belt sander.

Corn cobs are HARD as heck!

I dare say harder than briar. Strange density to it, like plastic wood if you can imagine that?

If you have ever doubted the density of a cob, or the longevity, don't. Hard as hell!

So here's what I ended up with. Nothing crazy, and I have a new respect for the cob pipe and MM craftsman.





Smokes well too!

 

[bullet08]

i don't doubt dry corn can break your teeth. Nice modification!

 

[Jwebb90]

A bunch of folks get a good kick out of modifying their cobs. There is even a contest held annually through aristocob.com called cob foolery. You can probably find more on that through their website or YT channel.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Nice!

 

[canucklehead]

Turned out pretty good! I like it.

 

[J.GANDY]

i don't doubt dry corn can break your teeth. Nice modification!

Thank you!

 

[J.GANDY]

A bunch of folks get a good kick out of modifying their cobs. There is even a contest held annually through aristocob.com called cob foolery. You can probably find more on that through their website or YT channel.

Thanks man!

 

[FurCoat]

I bought a bag of seven day seconds from MM and tried my hand at modifying them. Turned out great and I had a blast.

 

[kola]

Same smell here too. Binge posting as well.

 

[J.GANDY]

I bought a bag of seven day seconds from MM and tried my hand at modifying them. Turned out great and I had a blast.

It is fun, not sure if I have the time to do it often. I do like just the classic shapes mostly. But I had some time to kill and was wondering how tough cobs are. You read often on threads questioning the durability or how long they will last.
I was impressed how hard the cob is, I thought it would be more the consistency of particle board.

 

[J.GANDY]

Same smell here too. Binge posting as well.

See this response often.

Pot calling the kettle black.

My opinions are my own, but I hope to add to the conversation in a positive way, rather than a snide comment. I believe we are all free to participate as much as we would like. It is a forum after all.

 

[kola]

40+ posts and likes in less than an hour this morning. This forum has another guy quite similar to you. Always shitting in the sandbox.

 

[J.GANDY]

? Heaven forbid some sorely outspoken person for participating on an open forum more than five times per year.

What's more concerning is your awareness or care of my activity here.

I do believe we have assigned moderators if something is inappropriate or in violation of forum rules. I'm sure they do not need volunteers.

 

[mso489]

I think you have a really good eye for design, at least with cob pipes. If you did it just a little wrong, it would just look mutilated, but this is nice. I just can't go with those stock stems that I chew through in about five smokes, so I equipped my pipes with Forever stems and lately have bought the special editions that come with acrylic stems, still under $25.

 

[J.GANDY]

I think you have a really good eye for design, at least with cob pipes. If you did it just a little wrong, it would just look mutilated, but this is nice. I just can't go with those stock stems that I chew through in about five smokes, so I equipped my pipes with Forever stems and lately have bought the special editions that come with acrylic stems, still under $25.

Thanks for the compliments. I agree the plastic stems seem, for lack of a better word, cheap. I think the investment of a forever stem on a cob one be a more suitable addition. Considering how I believe after this little experiment, the cob itself could last nearly indefinitely.

 

[Seamaster]

The Italian acrylic stems MM deploy on the Carolina Gent, Dagner, Stubby etc really elevate those pipes above the run-of-the-mill cobs. I've picked up all of those and find it hard to smoke my faithful old Legend now. In a similar vein, I've ordered the new 2020 "Pot O' Gold" pipe about which I've read very little on the forums, but which looks to have a similarly improved stem:

 

[J.GANDY]

The Italian acrylic stems MM deploy on the Carolina Gent, Dagner, Stubby etc really elevate those pipes above the run-of-the-mill cobs. I've picked up all of those and find it hard to smoke my faithful old Legend now. In a similar vein, I've ordered the new 2020 "Pot O' Gold" pipe about which I've read very little on the forums, but which looks to have a similarly improved stem:

For sure those cobs have much nicer stems. I was look at the pot o' gold the other day. Good looking pipe! I like the "Stubby" I think its named, but I believe that one has a plastic stem also, can't remember. Those forever stem are really nice also.

 

[Seamaster]

I like the "Stubby" I think its named, but I believe that one has a plastic stem also, can't remember.

The Stubby gets the Italian acrylic bit too.

 

[J.GANDY]

The Stubby gets the Italian acrylic bit too.

Sweet! You can never have to many pipes right? ?

 

[edger]

? Heaven forbid some sorely outspoken person for participating on an open forum more than five times per year.

What's more concerning is your awareness or care of my activity here.

I do believe we have assigned moderators if something is inappropriate or in violation of forum rules. I'm sure they do not need volunteers.

I'm with you, my friend. I'm new here so I'm careful with my opinions, but the response you got seemed unnecessary. I started a clarifying thread titled: binge posting?? But it got locked!