Loving Those Cobs!

[alfredo_buscatti]

Venturer, would you mind saying what MM model is above with the blue stem? Thanks, Mike

 

[Canicus61]

I want to get some forever stems as well; the acrylics might be a great alternative......

Are there any other sources for cobs besides MM?

 

[05Venturer]

Venturer, would you mind saying what MM model is above with the blue stem? Thanks, Mike

That a MM General

 

[05Venturer]

Are there any other sources for cobs besides MM?

In my opinion NO, MM are the best and are sold at a very fair price. I did get one "Chinese Cob" in with a lot off the bay and it made 3-4 smokes and was junk.
I would not waste my money on any cob other than MM.

 

[SpeedyPete]

I have a couple hundred cobs and hardwoods in my collection and I love them all. If you can find older estate cobs, you can still find them unsmoked, they have much better stems than the newer ones. Also if your like me and have a box of old stems laying around its pretty easy to fit one yourself.

I have a MM cob bulldog. Ring on the shank is plated with 14ct gold. It's one superb latakia eater!

 

[rothnh]

I was gifted a Smokin Dragon custom cob by the maker, Scott, sometime last summer.

Here's a link to Scott's work.  Mine is the first pipe, top left, first three photos, first row and uses an MM 5th Avenue bowl, custom stain, custom bamboo shank and lucite stem:

https://www.google.com/search?q=smokin+dragon+custom+cob+photos&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JPqcUoz8K5CxsASexYD4Cw&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1227&bih=740

Great smoker BTW  

 

[Anonymous]

I bought 10 Diplomats 6-8 weeks ago. Though the chamber is bigger, it's not that much bigger than the Patriots; in the end I still chafe at that but the value of cobs in unquestionable. I've also got 3 new-to-me cheap estate briars. If they're in good shape and engineered well, I don't care how modest they are; well, yes I do, but a reasonable appearance and good performance are my chief goals.