How long do your "cob" pipes survive in your rotation.
Paul Z
time , considering what they are. I have some mac's, and some of
the larger bowl sized pipes in my rotation. I have several that are
almost 6 yrs old, and they show no signs of failure. Any aspers have
any long term surviving cobs in their rack ?
Paul Z
The Pirate
I have had some cobs since I returned to the pipe about a year ago. I
have several and all are holding up well. I have never had a cob burn
out.
Ken
Colonel Panic
wrote:
Hey Paul - I've got one that has the hardwood plug in the bottom that
I've been smoking since 1992 or so, but I don't smoke it more than
once a week or so; I guess that's nothing too special :)
I love that old pipe though - I even got lucky and found an old white
acrylic stem that fit and matches the shank perfectly!
Reg'ds,
Terry
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primarily for 5bros and string cuts. These tobaccos really help the
coloring while offering a quicker burn. I think the cobs' flavor only
improves w/ age, and the tobacco choice, of course.
bvartist-omb
I smoke 'em until they look "vintage" then put them on ebay for 20
bucks! ;-)
Seriously though, years ago I smoked one through college and a few
years after. I'm guessing 8 to 10 years before I had to part company
with it.
Velvet Elvis
To my own shame, I have never tried a cob. I told my wife I wanted one for
my birthday.
"We can't afford more pipes."
"But honey..."
"Don't 'But Honey' me, we can't afford more pipes."
"Yes dear."
She bought me a case of beer and a DVD out of the 5$ bin at chinamart. I
didn't tell her that the dvd cost as much as a new cob.
VE
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Michael Hudson
> Paul Z spewed forth to all of alt.smokers.pipes:
PHOOT!
> She bought me a case of beer and a DVD out of the 5$ bin at chinamart. I
> didn't tell her that the dvd cost as much as a new cob.
>
> VE
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I've got two wicked-old cobs (50 years old each, at least) that I got
off of ebay a couple of years back. What I think is the older of the
two, which is sort of a shorty churchwarden thing, burned out through
the bottom on my first smoke. A slice of hardwood dowel surgically
implanted fixed her right up and she's now one of my favorite fishing
pipes. The other also smokes ubergood. It has a bamboo stem. No
mouthpiece whatever. Just a straight shot of narrow guage bamboo
running right out of the bowl. It took a little practice to keep it
planted in my kisser but my perseverance paid off. It's a cool
looking pipe and, like I say, smokes groovy.
Now, what kind of beer did the Little Woman gift you with, and what
was the DVD?
M
Velvet Elvis
> Now, what kind of beer did the Little Woman gift you with, and what
> was the DVD?
The DVD was good, it was First Knight with Richard Gere & Sean Connery. Not
a big Gere fan, but Sean Connery performed with his usual flair as King
Arthur. Gere wasn't awful.
And as for the suds, she got me the Beast. I didn't complain about it,
however ;) Told her thank you and how thoughtful and all that, although to
tell you the truth I'd rather have a 4 pack of Guinness that cost about as
much as the case of the beast ;)
Michael Hudson
Please, what means, the Beast?
M
Ian
> Please, what means, the Beast?
The Beast, I believe, is Milwaukee's Best.
Ian
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Velvet Elvis
> Michael Hudson wrote:
>> Please, what means, the Beast?
>
> The Beast, I believe, is Milwaukee's Best.
>
> Ian
Yes, and it is aptly nicknamed "The Beast". Not that it is particularly
strong or anything, just beastly in it's mediocre crappiness.
Ian
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Hey VE. Is this Morse code? If so, what does it say?
Ian
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Velvet Elvis
> Velvet Elvis wrote:
> > -.- -.-. ----- -.-- .--. ...-
>
> Hey VE. Is this Morse code? If so, what does it say?
>
> Ian
It is my ham radio callsign.
:-)
VE
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Robert
I have a couple that must be 10 years old at least. What I do when I
buy a cob is to remove the shank and cheap plastic stem, and replace
the shank with bamboo and the stem with a vulcanite one. The
combination of corncob and bamboo plus makes for a very cool smoke.
I have one that burned out the bottom of the bowl so I just inserted
a slice of bamboo in it's place and has smoked fine ever since.
Robert
Michael Hudson
> Ian spewed forth to all of alt.smokers.pipes:
>
> > Michael Hudson wrote:
> >> Please, what means, the Beast?
>
> > The Beast, I believe, is Milwaukee's Best.
>
> > Ian
>
> Yes, and it is aptly nicknamed "The Beast". Not that it is particularly
> strong or anything, just beastly in it's mediocre crappiness.
>
The Beast. I like it. The nickname, I mean. I'm a Pabst man, classy
sumbitch that I'm.
Hic,
M
tcor...@pipes.org
<vel...@unclebeer.org> wrote:
>And as for the suds, she got me the Beast. I didn't complain about it,
>however ;) Told her thank you and how thoughtful and all that, although to
>tell you the truth I'd rather have a 4 pack of Guinness that cost about as
>much as the case of the beast ;)
I may have an unsmoked cob at home. Shoot me your address and it's
yours.
Tony.
Bert Olton
Hey Paul,
Don't know why, but I tend to attack cobs. They're kind of my work
horse pipes and I don't treat them well. They used to only last a
couple of years at best for me. A lot of that was because of gnawing
those crappy stems into shreds, but some time ago 'random' solved that
when out of the clear blue he sent me a really good stem that he'd made
for cobs.
There is one cob I bought about 26 years ago though that is still going
strong...probably mostly because after the first year or so I starting
using it less frequently to preserve it. But it is a gem - gesso filled
outer bowl so it actually started out white, higher quality factory
installed stem, hardwood plug, etc. Love that ole' darlin.
Bert
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Velvet Elvis
> I may have an unsmoked cob at home. Shoot me your address and it's
> yours.
>
> Tony.
Thanks Tony. I feel a little weird about accepting gifts right now. Kinda
hard to explain. I guess I should probably stop bitching out loud about
being poor ;)
Anyway, I appreciate the generous offer.
Ian
> I guess I should probably stop bitching out loud about
> being poor ;)
I try, too. I don't usually succeed, but it's something to strive for.
Hope you're well,
Ian
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Velvet Elvis
> Velvet Elvis wrote:
>> I guess I should probably stop bitching out loud about
>> being poor ;)
>
> I try, too. I don't usually succeed, but it's something to strive for.
>
> Hope you're well,
> Ian
Well enough. I'll be better when I'm employed. Now if someone here wants
to offer me a job, that's something I could take you up on. ;)
VE
Sorry to have hijacked this thread.
Mouse
My oldest one is over 35 years old. I smoke it maybe once a week now (It
sat unsmoked for a 10 year hiatus, though). I love that old thing. Even
the pine stem has developed a dark color.
Mouse
jw
me the following secret information which I will now recklessly quote in
this public forum:
> To my own shame, I have never tried a cob. I told my wife I wanted
> one for my birthday.
Good job!
> "We can't afford more pipes."
> "But honey..."
Excellent rebut!
> "Don't 'But Honey' me, we can't afford more pipes."
> "Yes dear."
No, no, no! Your "yes dear" came way too fast. Women generally always
understand economics, when it comes to saving money.
Please try again...
--
jw
"I'm A Precisional Instrument Of Speed And Aromatics."
radarman10
I have several cobs that I've been smoking for at least 15 years. They
are my outdoor pipes for when I'm puttering in the garage and such.
The biggest problem is of course the stems. They are cheap and I tend
to bite through them after a while. But I've found you can order
replacement stems from the original, one and only Missouri Meerschaum
Company.
Their site is:
Just print out the order forms and they will send you both stems and
pipes.
If anyone is close to Washington MO you can go to the factory. They
used to give tours but the insurnace/lawyers folks put a stop to that.
But they have a very small museum and will sell direct at the plant
and they also have a good selection of seconds for a couple of bucks
each.
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:06:02 -0700, Paul Z <pzo...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Velvet Elvis
> Hi,
> I have several cobs that I've been smoking for at least 15 years. They
> are my outdoor pipes for when I'm puttering in the garage and such.
> The biggest problem is of course the stems. They are cheap and I tend
> to bite through them after a while. But I've found you can order
> replacement stems from the original, one and only Missouri Meerschaum
> Company.
> Their site is:
>
> http://www.corncobpipe.com/
>
> Just print out the order forms and they will send you both stems and
> pipes.
>
> If anyone is close to Washington MO you can go to the factory. They
> used to give tours but the insurnace/lawyers folks put a stop to that.
> But they have a very small museum and will sell direct at the plant
> and they also have a good selection of seconds for a couple of bucks
> each.
(Quoted from the MM website)
:When the company began production in the 1860's the by-product of any
:field corn was usable raw material for the making of corn cob pipes.
:However, over the years through hybridization, the corn has been modified
:to produce smaller cobs. It was up to the corn cob pipe industry to develop
:a corn that produced a bigger cob. This job was given to the University of
:Missouri, who perfected the corn seed that is used today.
An interesting side note. After high school I worked on the Mizzou corn
farm. They operate several farms around Columbia developing hybrids and
doing research on corn genes. Of course, I wasn't one of their mad
scientists, but a simple farm hand hoeing weeds, setting up irrigation,
stuff like that. So I worked with the very people who perfected the seed
used to make missouri meerschaum pipes. Isn't that special.
A couple of years ago I and a small group happened to ride past washington.
I thought seriously about passing the ride captain and diverting the trip
over to the factory for a tour but I must've chickened out or something.
VE
tcor...@pipes.org
<vel...@unclebeer.org> wrote:
>Thanks Tony. I feel a little weird about accepting gifts right now. Kinda
>hard to explain. I guess I should probably stop bitching out loud about
>being poor ;)
>Anyway, I appreciate the generous offer.
Any time VE.
Kind regards,
Tony.
Codfish
lasted more than three months. I don't think I'm too hard on pipes,
but my cobs have either burned out on the sidewall or at the bottom.
They've all been from a famous manufacturer. Maybe I'm unlucky.
Codfish
Theodore Weis
The Pirate <kenandr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 26, 10:06 pm, Paul Z <pzo...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > I enjoy cob's from time to time, and find them to survive for a long
> > time , considering what they are. I have some mac's, and some of
> > the larger bowl sized pipes in my rotation. I have several that are
> > almost 6 yrs old, and they show no signs of failure. Any aspers have
> > any long term surviving cobs in their rack ?
> >
> > Paul Z
>
> I have had some cobs since I returned to the pipe about a year ago. I
> have several and all are holding up well. I have never had a cob burn
> out.
> Ken
Memories awaken. My great grandfather, Joe McCaffery, in his 80's at
the time, probably about 1945, Dubuque Iowa, smoking cobs with tobacco
from a cotton bag, I think. Or was it a can. I bought one when I was
in high school and smoke it very intermittently. It is over 50 years
old. I have it mainly as a visual part of my collection of very nice
pipes. I just put aside a bowl of McLelland 12 in a Costello to light
up the cob with "Blenders Gold" Burley and Black from Walgreens. Old
Joe's 'baccy probably wasn't this good. A bit of a bite. Is that the
tobacco or the pipe. Thanks for the memories, but I think I'll go back
to the Costello.
Ted
Paul Z
> In article <1182924935.697763.286...@o11g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
I want to thank everyone who responded to this thread. Cobs are
great pipes. They offer a lot of value for the price charged. I
thought perhaps there were lurkers who wanted to start pipe smoking,
but felt they would look foolish with a cob. Way too many "popeye"
slurs from non pipers. Cobs are a great starting point, and they'll
provide you with a lot of smoking pleasure. Go for it !
Paul Z