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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 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. | ||
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==Natural== | ==Natural== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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==Country Gentleman== | ==Country Gentleman== | ||
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 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. In 2013 Missouri Meerschaum finally added a hard wood insert to the bottom of the Country Gentleman, like most other larger sized cobs. | ||
==Patriot Spool== | ==Patriot Spool== | ||
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*If you definition of "churchwarden" pipes requires it to be about a feet, the the '''wizard''' is the only "true churchwarden" among the series, with a total length of 11 inches. The Vulcanite stem is at 8 inches, the same length as the Churchwarden Forever Stems. Its bowl is also significantly bigger and heavier than the others -- the chamber even managed to be deeper and wider than those of the General! Naturally, this make clenching completely impossible, and lighting the pipe require certain finesse. My solution is to pull the stem out and fit it onto other smaller filtered pipes that I have; the maple diplomat is a good fit. | *If you definition of "churchwarden" pipes requires it to be about a feet, the the '''wizard''' is the only "true churchwarden" among the series, with a total length of 11 inches. The Vulcanite stem is at 8 inches, the same length as the Churchwarden Forever Stems. Its bowl is also significantly bigger and heavier than the others -- the chamber even managed to be deeper and wider than those of the General! Naturally, this make clenching completely impossible, and lighting the pipe require certain finesse. My solution is to pull the stem out and fit it onto other smaller filtered pipes that I have; the maple diplomat is a good fit. | ||
Some people consider the vulcanite stem as merely "acceptable". Thus, if one decided to go with a Forever Stems Chruchwarden stem, this series may not entice you that much. However, Forever stem is also more expensive than the pipe, and it is smokeable for me; the Wizard's stem manage to give me the coolest smoke I ever have. | Some people consider the vulcanite stem as merely "acceptable". Thus, if one decided to go with a Forever Stems Chruchwarden stem, this series may not entice you that much. However, Forever stem is also more expensive than the pipe, and it is smokeable for me; the Wizard's stem manage to give me the coolest smoke I ever have. | ||
==Dagner Sitting Poker== | |||
The "Dagner Sitting Poker" is a pipe which was designed by pipe designer Jason Dagner of Dagner Pipe Designs and which was put into production by Missouri Meerschaum in April 2016. It is a small, non-filtered pipe with a 4 1/2" length and a surprisingly tall 2" bowl with a 3/4" chamber and 1 3/8" depth and a hardwood birch plug. What sets the Dagner cob apart from the standard line is that it features an Italian-made black acrylic stem and a nickel plated band. | |||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Complete_Corncob_primer The Corncob Primer, follow the link below. | *http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Complete_Corncob_primer The Corncob Primer, follow the link below. | ||
*http://corncobsandbriar.phpbb3now.com/ John L Patton's Corncobs & Briar Forum | *http://corncobsandbriar.phpbb3now.com/ John L Patton's Corncobs & Briar Forum | ||
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