My cobs and I

[saltedplug]

As regards pipe smoking I have two natures, one that lives on the cheap and the other that spends the money. Of the two the latter has quite usually won out, with the result of depriving some fat cat bank the opportunity to make more money with my money than they return to me in interest. Whatever the justice in this way of things, had the cheap skate been in command, I could have had a CD or three gathering the green in my name rather than fumes and thin air. In the matter of forever stems, then, I allow the frugal fellow to guide my hand, err, wallet, though they are indeed a handsome addition to the plain-dressed cob.
And there's something about paying three times the price of the cob for a better stem, which in case you haven't noticed, cobs come with a stem, that's just not right, or so the tight-fisted fellow tells me.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

I "need" some more cobs, so I'm ordering (another) grab bag. My hope is that a Mark Twain is in the lot, because I really want one. If there isn't one, I guess I'll just pony up the $10 and buy one solo....
I keep my cob rotation in an egg carton. Love it.
edit: I say rotation.. it's nothing of the sort really. I just grab one with "latakia" or "burley" or whatever Sharpied on to the shank.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I just bought my fifth MacArthur and my third Wizard.

The MacArthur having the classic Missouri Meerschaum open draw while still being almost 10" long makes it one of the best Churchwardens on the market.
Including the one that burned out on the first bowl I also have four Generals.

Surprisingly that's the total extent of variety in my Cob purchases. I guess when I buy a Cob I want it to look like one.

 

[saltedplug]

I was very happy that MM released the Mark Twain as its bowl has the capacity of a small group 4. I love my cobs but chafe against their small bowls. The pipe weighs under 50g and I bought 10, as I normally do with cobs. The bowl of this Dublin is large, that is tall, and it has thick walls of cob corn, about 3/8". This looks good and substantial but I find the bowl more work to clench than I would like. Because all the weight is in the bowl, what I'm told is called "lever arm" puts off the balance. I'm used to clenching 50g pipes without this much work. Now I'm not saying that it's too much of a chore to clench, just more difficult than I would like; and like all the other cobs I've smoked, they smoke just fine.

 

[leacha]

From TopD (a member)