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velveteagle
Number of posts: 1573
Age: 58
Location: Allegan Michigan
Tobacco: SG's Chocolate Flake - FVF -Dan's Blue Note- Esoterica Margate- Balkan Sasieni - Lancer's Slices - Erinmore Pipe Mixture
Pipe: Favorite Savinelli Autograph # 5-Brebbia Ascot-CAO Big Head Meer - Great Dane Spool-Wally Frank LTD Rhodesian
Registration date: 2010-07-13
 | | Subject: Breaking In The Cob Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:10 pm | |
| Okay I picked up a 10 inch corn cob pipe on ebay from an estate. I got it pretty cheap and its got an oak shank ? Since It was sent near here it arrived day after mailing. I took it out and put some Walnut blend in it.. Wow.. Talk about nasty burnt taste.. I have never had a cob before so I imagine the inner part has to burn in a bit.. Tasting the burnt cob right now. I will take my time with it. This picture is from ebay and not a good one.. I can now say I have a cob pipe.. I just hope it does not take too long to burn it in so it will not taste like I am burning grape vine.  Chuck  |
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jhuggett
BoB's Pioneer & Founding Father
Number of posts: 5174
Age: 40
Location: Olympia, WA
Tobacco: Davidoff Flake Medallions, Reiner Long Golden Flake
Pipe: Sara Eltang Christmas Pipes 11 and 18 of 30
Registration date: 2007-12-09
| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:44 pm | |
| You sure it's not the Walnut you are tasting?
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"Freedom, Security, Convenience: Choose Two"
"For me, I will take freedom over security and I will take security over convenience." ~ Dan Geer
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mark
Number of posts: 3073
Registration date: 2008-07-02
| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:14 pm | |
|  ,,,tough to tell the difference |
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petertschantz
Number of posts: 224
Age: 46
Location: Clover, SC
Tobacco: BHT, Storm Front, Billy Bud, etc...
Pipe: MM Cobs, Krona bent Brandy
Registration date: 2010-08-12
| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:17 am | |
| wow, I haven't experienced that with any of the three cobs i have. There are plenty of folks with more experience than me, I'm sure some one will help you soon.
Nice looking pipe! Hope you get it squared away quick. |
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velveteagle
Number of posts: 1573
Age: 58
Location: Allegan Michigan
Tobacco: SG's Chocolate Flake - FVF -Dan's Blue Note- Esoterica Margate- Balkan Sasieni - Lancer's Slices - Erinmore Pipe Mixture
Pipe: Favorite Savinelli Autograph # 5-Brebbia Ascot-CAO Big Head Meer - Great Dane Spool-Wally Frank LTD Rhodesian
Registration date: 2010-07-13
| | Subject: Breaking In The Cob Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:31 am | |
| | jhuggett wrote: | | You sure it's not the Walnut you are tasting? |
 I am smoking it in different pipes ( Walnut ) Its a great tobacco to break em in with. I have just a few other blends to try out in the cob. Will be ordering some other blends I have been reading up on on BoB. I will try some mello baccy today in the cob and see whats up. I think it was the fresh burn of the cob giving the taste.. Of course what do I know being such a new guy to the good blends out their.. Time will tell.. Thanks Brothers Of Briar...
Chuck.. |
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petertschantz
Number of posts: 224
Age: 46
Location: Clover, SC
Tobacco: BHT, Storm Front, Billy Bud, etc...
Pipe: MM Cobs, Krona bent Brandy
Registration date: 2010-08-12
| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:34 am | |
| Chuck I think you'll end up liking the cob quite a bit. I'm getting ready to order another Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman, and a couple Walker's Forever Stems. |
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velveteagle
Number of posts: 1573
Age: 58
Location: Allegan Michigan
Tobacco: SG's Chocolate Flake - FVF -Dan's Blue Note- Esoterica Margate- Balkan Sasieni - Lancer's Slices - Erinmore Pipe Mixture
Pipe: Favorite Savinelli Autograph # 5-Brebbia Ascot-CAO Big Head Meer - Great Dane Spool-Wally Frank LTD Rhodesian
Registration date: 2010-07-13
| | Subject: Breaking In The Cob Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:25 am | |
| | petertschantz wrote: | | Chuck I think you'll end up liking the cob quite a bit. I'm getting ready to order another Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman, and a couple Walker's Forever Stems. |
I sure hope so.. I enjoy the bigger pipes. The cob just seems like its been around so very long. Many have enjoyed them. I shall give it a good break in and go from there.. The site where the good cobs are at show some beauties made well with the hardwood stems.. Mine has a band to keep the stem from splitting also.. Thanks again.. Will post later on outcome...
Chuck.. |
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MisterE
Number of posts: 2682
Age: 44
Location: Mexico City
Tobacco: Constantly searching...
Pipe: A bunch..
Registration date: 2009-08-24
| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:06 am | |
| You can imagine you're Gen. MacArthur saying "I will return" while smoking it! Hahaha.  |
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petertschantz
Number of posts: 224
Age: 46
Location: Clover, SC
Tobacco: BHT, Storm Front, Billy Bud, etc...
Pipe: MM Cobs, Krona bent Brandy
Registration date: 2010-08-12
| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:21 am | |
| OK, ended up getting a Natural Freehand, another Country Gentleman, and some Danish bits. Mini-PAD attack I guess. |
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velveteagle
Number of posts: 1573
Age: 58
Location: Allegan Michigan
Tobacco: SG's Chocolate Flake - FVF -Dan's Blue Note- Esoterica Margate- Balkan Sasieni - Lancer's Slices - Erinmore Pipe Mixture
Pipe: Favorite Savinelli Autograph # 5-Brebbia Ascot-CAO Big Head Meer - Great Dane Spool-Wally Frank LTD Rhodesian
Registration date: 2010-07-13
| | Subject: Breaking In The Cob Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:04 am | |
| | petertschantz wrote: | | OK, ended up getting a Natural Freehand, another Country Gentleman, and some Danish bits. Mini-PAD attack I guess. |
Well it sounds like you had fun too.. Good luck.. |
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velveteagle
Number of posts: 1573
Age: 58
Location: Allegan Michigan
Tobacco: SG's Chocolate Flake - FVF -Dan's Blue Note- Esoterica Margate- Balkan Sasieni - Lancer's Slices - Erinmore Pipe Mixture
Pipe: Favorite Savinelli Autograph # 5-Brebbia Ascot-CAO Big Head Meer - Great Dane Spool-Wally Frank LTD Rhodesian
Registration date: 2010-07-13
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| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:52 am | |
| | velveteagle wrote: | | jhuggett wrote: | | You sure it's not the Walnut you are tasting? |
I am smoking it in different pipes ( Walnut ) Its a great tobacco to break em in with. I have just a few other blends to try out in the cob. Will be ordering some other blends I have been reading up on on BoB. I will try some mello baccy today in the cob and see whats up. I think it was the fresh burn of the cob giving the taste.. Of course what do I know being such a new guy to the good blends out their.. Time will tell.. Thanks Brothers Of Briar...
Chuck.. |
VE, sweet cob bro............. be careful you might hurt someone with that!!! 
Ignore the dudes, Walnut is a great baccy. It is an on going BOB thing to poke at JP and myself for liking the stuff. It has become somewhat of a tradition here on the board to do so when that word WALNUT is used.
Ken calls it Walmut, or JP's compost.............
Walnut is a damn fine smoke!!!!!!
OK, fellas Hit me!! ...... but be careful JP is lurking.
On a more serious note, I don't really break in a cob, I just load up and smoke. It takes a bowl or 2 to get the crap varnish, cob, whatever taste that is present! I have only smoked the Missouri Meers tho, that one you have is very classy! |
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velveteagle
Number of posts: 1573
Age: 58
Location: Allegan Michigan
Tobacco: SG's Chocolate Flake - FVF -Dan's Blue Note- Esoterica Margate- Balkan Sasieni - Lancer's Slices - Erinmore Pipe Mixture
Pipe: Favorite Savinelli Autograph # 5-Brebbia Ascot-CAO Big Head Meer - Great Dane Spool-Wally Frank LTD Rhodesian
Registration date: 2010-07-13
| | Subject: Breaking In The Cob Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:44 pm | |
| [quote="Piet Binsbergen"] | velveteagle wrote: | | jhuggett wrote: | | You sure it's not the Walnut you are tasting? |
Walnut is a damn fine smoke!!!!!!
OK, fellas Hit me!! ...... but be careful JP is lurking.
On a more serious note, I don't really break in a cob, I just load up and smoke. It takes a bowl or 2 to get the crap varnish, cob, whatever taste that is present! I have only smoked the Missouri Meers tho, that one you have is very classy! |
Hey Piet.. Your a good sport.. Thanks.. Oh I like WALNUT. I will keep it on hand for the big pipes. Your right about breaking in the cob.. I noticed at the bottom of the pipe it was a bit thin but sealed well so I put some oven dry clay in the bottom of it and fired it up. The second batch of baccy smoked so much better.. It is a big pipe but I like it. Not heavy at all. I think I will use it when I go visit some of the farmers around where I live. With my straw cowboy work hat too.. Its has a hard wood shank that connects to a good bit with a hard ring to keep the bit from cracking it. Have a great weekend...
Chuck...
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:44 pm | |
| [quote="velveteagle"] | Piet Binsbergen wrote: | | velveteagle wrote: | | jhuggett wrote: | | You sure it's not the Walnut you are tasting? |
Walnut is a damn fine smoke!!!!!!
OK, fellas Hit me!! ...... but be careful JP is lurking.
On a more serious note, I don't really break in a cob, I just load up and smoke. It takes a bowl or 2 to get the crap varnish, cob, whatever taste that is present! I have only smoked the Missouri Meers tho, that one you have is very classy! |
Hey Piet.. Your a good sport.. Thanks.. Oh I like WALNUT. I will keep it on hand for the big pipes. Your right about breaking in the cob.. I noticed at the bottom of the pipe it was a bit thin but sealed well so I put some oven dry clay in the bottom of it and fired it up. The second batch of baccy smoked so much better.. It is a big pipe but I like it. Not heavy at all. I think I will use it when I go visit some of the farmers around where I live. With my straw cowboy work hat too.. Its has a hard wood shank that connects to a good bit with a hard ring to keep the bit from cracking it. Have a great weekend...
Chuck...
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Cool chuck, have a great one too!
BTW, I really really dig that cob you have bro!
And............welcome to the WALNUT CLUB, you make us proud bro!! |
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MisterE
Number of posts: 2682
Age: 44
Location: Mexico City
Tobacco: Constantly searching...
Pipe: A bunch..
Registration date: 2009-08-24
| | Subject: Re: Breaking In The Cob Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:55 pm | |
| [quote="Piet Binsbergen"] | velveteagle wrote: | | Piet Binsbergen wrote: | | velveteagle wrote: | | jhuggett wrote: | | You sure it's not the Walnut you are tasting? |
Walnut is a damn fine smoke!!!!!!
OK, fellas Hit me!! ...... but be careful JP is lurking.
On a more serious note, I don't really break in a cob, I just load up and smoke. It takes a bowl or 2 to get the crap varnish, cob, whatever taste that is present! I have only smoked the Missouri Meers tho, that one you have is very classy! |
Hey Piet.. Your a good sport.. Thanks.. Oh I like WALNUT. I will keep it on hand for the big pipes. Your right about breaking in the cob.. I noticed at the bottom of the pipe it was a bit thin but sealed well so I put some oven dry clay in the bottom of it and fired it up. The second batch of baccy smoked so much better.. It is a big pipe but I like it. Not heavy at all. I think I will use it when I go visit some of the farmers around where I live. With my straw cowboy work hat too.. Its has a hard wood shank that connects to a good bit with a hard ring to keep the bit from cracking it. Have a great weekend...
Chuck...
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Cool chuck, have a great one too!
BTW, I really really dig that cob you have bro!
And............welcome to the WALNUT CLUB, you make us proud bro!! |
I've never tried Walnut. For all the banter about it I almost feel obliged now!! |
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