Show off Your Corn Cobs Here!
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Now bad for 6 months on my roof.
Tried to like the "normal" cobs but couldn't stand the stems, Carolina Gent has a much better stem.
These are only the ones that I currently have out to smoke. There are at least a dozen more that I have put away. Remember that I grew up in Missouri, so I acquired most of them before I left to ultimately become aTexan.
I don't have one, but I really like the Rory that MM is offering. I don't recall seeing that one in the past. Is it new? (Sorry, no picture of it)
Here is a pic from mom's website. I don't have one of these, but it looks like they sell for $28.99. Cheers!
Sorry, that should be MM's website. Dang spellcheck!
I like the one with the bullet casing on it. Looks like it's been smoked a lot! I'm not a fan of bullet attachments on pipes but I like how worn that pipe looks!
You are correct. It has been smoked a lot, and is my current favorite. It was made for me by Shaw who runs the Vintage Pipes shop on Etsy. Thanks!
While visiting the local antique mall, I saw this little cob pipe and had to have it. It is a circa 1970s Missouri meerschaum pipe. They don’t make the diamond shank and stems much anymore.
Overall, it was in great shape. Minor carbon buildup on the rim and just a little bit of normal wear and tear on the cob and wood. I used a little Murphy’s soap on the outside and it cleaned up easily. The bowl needed some minor reaming and sandpaper. I decided to stand the top of the rim clean and apply some paragon wax. I had to pry an old filter out of the shank which was a little tricky.
The stem was intact but had some major tooth chatter on the end near the button. I looked and looked for some type of replacement stem and decided it was unlikely I would find one.
I went out to the workbench this morning and took a very sharp knife and some 600 grit wet dry sandpaper and went to work removing some of the significant tooth marks. After I smoothed it out fairly well, I took some Flitz Polish to it. It took some elbow grease but it finally turned out really nice. The polish cleaned up some of the minor scratches and really helped with the area I had cleaned up near the button. I used the Flitz polish on the nickel band as well.
Inhaste to get to the workbench, I forgot to take before and after pictures. But here’s a picture of this little gem!
I showed it to my wife when I was done and she was impressed how well it turned out. Now to decide what type of Baccy to smoke in it?
Overall, it was in great shape. Minor carbon buildup on the rim and just a little bit of normal wear and tear on the cob and wood. I used a little Murphy’s soap on the outside and it cleaned up easily. The bowl needed some minor reaming and sandpaper. I decided to stand the top of the rim clean and apply some paragon wax. I had to pry an old filter out of the shank which was a little tricky.
The stem was intact but had some major tooth chatter on the end near the button. I looked and looked for some type of replacement stem and decided it was unlikely I would find one.
I went out to the workbench this morning and took a very sharp knife and some 600 grit wet dry sandpaper and went to work removing some of the significant tooth marks. After I smoothed it out fairly well, I took some Flitz Polish to it. It took some elbow grease but it finally turned out really nice. The polish cleaned up some of the minor scratches and really helped with the area I had cleaned up near the button. I used the Flitz polish on the nickel band as well.
Inhaste to get to the workbench, I forgot to take before and after pictures. But here’s a picture of this little gem!
I showed it to my wife when I was done and she was impressed how well it turned out. Now to decide what type of Baccy to smoke in it?My wife and I ran by the antique store this morning since we were in that part of town. The last vendor booth I went through had this wonderful Missouri Meerschaum pipe circa 1970s. Never been smoked! Everything is in great shape. I just need to run a pipe cleaner down it and smoke it.
I’m going to save this pipe for the up-and-coming Velvet tobacco smoking comparison and review sponsored by @ashdigger !
I’m going to save this pipe for the up-and-coming Velvet tobacco smoking comparison and review sponsored by @ashdigger !
Is that the antiques collective in Boise on Overland by the movies?
No sir. The one on State Street.
some of those booths have so many things in them it’s hard to pick something out. I almost missed this one it was on the shelf next to an old Medico.
I had owned 3 ordinary Missouri Meerschaum corncobs. Funny that only one of them won my heart and two got discarded.
Awful drilling didn’t stop it from being a great smoker.
Unfortunately age, and heavy usage in unfavourable weather conditions had taken its toll and it simply can’t take it much longer. So after some farewell polishing it has now been given honourable retirement on the stack.
Awful drilling didn’t stop it from being a great smoker.
Unfortunately age, and heavy usage in unfavourable weather conditions had taken its toll and it simply can’t take it much longer. So after some farewell polishing it has now been given honourable retirement on the stack.
