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 == Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Buying Guide ==
-Thanks to my dad’s mentoring, I’ve been a corncob smoker for over 50 years, and have written The Complete Corncob Primer. In this Buying Guide, I offer my opinions on the Missouri Meerschaum brand of corncob pipes, which I and most other experienced cobbers feel are the only decent corncobs still being made. While I have my favorites, and prefer Natural to Plastered bowls, every MM cob smokes cool and dry. Here are my reviews, starting with the largest bowl sizes to the smallest. Only cobs I have smoked are included here.
+Thanks to my dad’s mentoring, I’ve been a corncob pipe smoker for over 50 years, and have written The Complete Corncob Primer. In this Buying Guide, I offer my opinions on the Missouri Meerschaum brand of [http://tobaccopipestore.com/categories/Tobacco-Pipes/Missouri-Meerschaum/ corncob pipes], which I and most other experienced cobbers feel are the only decent corncobs still being made. While I have my favorites, and prefer Natural to Plastered bowls, every MM cob smokes cool and dry. Here are my reviews, starting with the largest bowl sizes to the smallest. Only cobs I have smoked are included here.
 The new, Corncob Snob Society Natural Freehand is without a doubt the coolest smoking, driest, and best corncob pipe I’ve ever smoked. It comes in a white or reddish tone bowl, and the feel of the natural cob in your hand seems to add to your overall smoking experience. Each of these Corncob Snob Society Natural Freehands is imprinted with Corncob Snob Society on the shank, and is hand assembled, making the slightly premium price a bargain. The Freehand is one of the finest cobs I have smoked in over 50 years.
-Missouri Meerschaum now offers, in limited numbers. natural versions of many of their line of cobs. They're in such short supply that you have to call the factory and speak to Marilyn to order them. They hope to produce my Naturals as they are able to grow the larger cobs needed for them.
+[http://tobaccopipestore.com/categories/Tobacco-Pipes/Missouri-Meerschaum/ Missouri Meerschaum] now offers, in limited numbers. natural versions of many of their line of cobs. They're in such short supply that you have to call the factory and speak to Marilyn to order them. They hope to produce my Naturals as they are able to grow the larger cobs needed for them.
 The standard Freehand, which is plastered and burnished, is also very impressive. It delivers an excellent, cool and dry smoke. Maybe it’s because of the tall, conical shaped bowl, which is 2 1/4“ deep, but the pipe seems to enhance the flavor of any blend I smoke in it. I have heard that the shanks can be fragile, but the bowls are quite large, and no two are alike. Although the Freehand is heavier than my other cobs, it’s very well balanced, so that the weight isn’t even noticed.
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 The Great Dane Spool is very similar in bowl capacity to the Diplomat, and is a perfect fit in my small hands. The Spool has a slightly narrower inner bowl than the Diplomat and so, it’s a half inch taller, and basically the same weight as the Diplomat. The Natural Great Dane Spool is a very stunning pipe, in that mine is both red-hued as well as white. I rate this as an equal to the Diplomat. Note: The Spool almost smokes itself, ending every pipe with a  fine ash, and nothing else. This might be due to the fact that the Spool is similar in design to a Poker.
-The Country Gentleman is popular, in part, I think because it looks funky, with that black coating it shares with the Patriot Spool. Now, some folks mention that it has a larger bowl than the Diplomat, which is true, but there is so little difference, it hardly matters. What keeps the CG from being a favorite of mine are its thin walls. It’s simply can get too warm to handle comfortably, and I’m a very slow smoker. The Country Gentleman, BTW, doesn’t have a hard wood insert like most other larger sized cobs do.
+The [http://tobaccopipestore.com/products/Missouri-Meerschaum-Country-Gentleman-Corncob-Tobacco-Pipe.html Country Gentleman] is popular, in part, I think because it looks funky, with that black coating it shares with the Patriot Spool. Now, some folks mention that it has a larger bowl than the Diplomat, which is true, but there is so little difference, it hardly matters. What keeps the CG from being a favorite of mine are its thin walls. It’s simply can get too warm to handle comfortably, and I’m a very slow smoker. The Country Gentleman, BTW, doesn’t have a hard wood insert like most other larger sized cobs do.
 The Patriot Spool has the same black coating that’s on the Country Gentleman, but has the added bonus of being a narrow pipe. I like that, since it takes up less room, and when you live in a small apartment, it matters. I also think a black spool looks funky. Plus it has that thicker rim, for a bit cooler place to grip the pipe. It's also a nice flake pipe.