? My Charles Towne Cobler is on its way..... Can't hardly wait...... ?
My First Corn
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Just get the cobs with acrylic stems.
For my personal taste, it is one of MM's best. And if you want a long and relaxing smoke. Use the General. With a good collection, it will be perfect for your daily rotation. Remember to let them dry well before smoking them again. I am happy for you my friend..........
I'm surprise of the taste from a cob pipe. I'm not sure whether my pipe is still new or what, somehow it taste quite strong, totally different from smoking briar wood.
Aye aye sir! Always remember, rotate pipe and let them fully dry ?
The new cob flavor is normal. When you have an ash cake it will be better. When you have an ash cake it will have a better flavor and aroma. I used to clean them every smoke, but now I clean some pipes every six months, depending on the thickness of the cake. Before the cake is difficult to clean because of its thickness. And I use 96º alcohol, it melts the cake and leaves the pipe unpolluted. I never clean it with water, unlike briar pipes. But all this is my personal experience of three years smoking corn pipes. Many experienced forum members will give you excellent recommendations.....
I wouldn't ever sell my legend cob. And I'd be more sad if that broke instead of one of my briars. We've been through too much together.
I don't think so, I'm just a novice who learns every time he smokes. Thanks for your generosity my friend Sweet......Maybe I get excited like a child, when a colleague tries what I did a "long time ago", and that makes me happy.
A Country Gentleman with a Forever stem is my go to when I’m working in the shop our outside.
That's true, but they last forever, so you can continue to transfer them to new cobs. I bought 6 of these stems about 10 years ago and they've outlasted all the cobs they've been on. They are not unreasonably priced considering someone had to make each one.
Yes, my dear friend sweet. At the moment only cobs. But I hope soon to start with the briar pipes and make a good rotation of cobs and briar.
I have around 45 cobs with about a dozen with Forever Stems (no photos, sorry). I've never let any cake build up in the cobs. There are those who do the cake thing and that's okay. Do what works for you. Since you bought 2 cobs, why not try one with cake and one without cake and then see what you like best. I use gun bore brushes (pictured below) to clean out the bowl after each smoke.
Those are like 4-bore brushes (at least on my 27" screen)!
I love my cobs. They really make you question how important it really is (or is not) to buy another expensive artesian briar.
