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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 17, 2018 10:10:18 GMT -5
The shank protruding into the bowl of my Country Gentlemen finally burned away. I had been saving ashes from my cigars and decided that I would give the mud thing a try. I had heard good things about doing this but never seen any results, I must admit it was surprisingly easy and the results are astonishing. It brought the bottom of my bowl up to the hole with no problem at all I just used a small Chopstick to make sure I didn't fill in the hole. The pipe has dried and cured and I have already smoked it with awesome results. I will do this to all my Cobbs at the appropriate time
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 10:37:47 GMT -5
The shank protruding into the bowl of my Country Gentlemen finally burned away. I had been saving ashes from my cigars and decided that I would give the mud thing a try. I had heard good things about doing this but never seen any results, I must admit it was surprisingly easy and the results are astonishing. It brought the bottom of my bowl up to the hole with no problem at all I just used a small Chopstick to make sure I didn't fill in the hole. The pipe has dried and cured and I have already smoked it with awesome results. I will do this to all my Cobbs at the appropriate time Jack, good, glad it worked out for you so well. I did post a picture of a Cob chamber on this forum that I had just finished with pipe mud, I’m sure you spotted the photo. Since being retired I use pipe mud on my new Cobs before I smoke them. I even brush a few thin coats ( once the first coat drys ) on the shank inside the chamber. I personally don’t care to smoke the burning wood, bad taste and foul odor. On all of the Cobs I used this method the shanks are fully intact and not burnt. A cake has formed and smokes superbly. I know most Cob smokers disagree with my method because they prefer the shank to burn away. Every pipe smoker has their likes and dislikes. If the shank is suppose to burn away in time why doesn’t MM just cut and trim them to fit flush with the Cobs chamber??? All I have is “ TIME “ on my hands and I rather enjoy keeping my hands and mind busy. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 17, 2018 11:02:27 GMT -5
Does it make a difference to the smoking quality?
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 17, 2018 11:12:40 GMT -5
The shank protruding into the bowl of my Country Gentlemen finally burned away. I had been saving ashes from my cigars and decided that I would give the mud thing a try. I had heard good things about doing this but never seen any results, I must admit it was surprisingly easy and the results are astonishing. It brought the bottom of my bowl up to the hole with no problem at all I just used a small Chopstick to make sure I didn't fill in the hole. The pipe has dried and cured and I have already smoked it with awesome results. I will do this to all my Cobbs at the appropriate time If I can find a rotary bit with a long enough shank to get into the bottom of the Cobbs I will remove all of that stem from here on out and mud the pipe before I even smoke it. |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 17, 2018 11:14:07 GMT -5
Does it make a difference to the smoking quality? I would say yes it makes a difference in the smoking quality of the pipe once the Shank has burnt out of the bowl it leaves the draft hole slightly higher than the bottom of a pipe so nothing will burn down past the bottom of the shank hole raising the bottom of the pipe chamber just in my opinion insures a more fulfilling smoke. Just my honest opinion |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 17, 2018 11:33:39 GMT -5
Good to know...thanks.
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Post by Florida on Jul 17, 2018 12:11:31 GMT -5
I never mudded any cob but I was thinking.... could we use cement, the concrete type. It would be more permanent and I can't imagine it changing the smoke or have any adverse reactions. Thoughts?
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 17, 2018 12:16:34 GMT -5
I'm not sure... What I used was ash from kiln dried firewood. Worked really well and set really hard.
I put ground it in a pestle and mortar until it was a fine powder, then passed it through a sieve to take out and big particles. Reason why was cos I'm not a cigar smoker.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 13:27:19 GMT -5
Does it make a difference to the smoking quality? Still smokes just as well, it builds a cake much faster when I use my pipe mud mixture. On your next new Cob try for yourself 👍👍👍. You’ll thank me so much that you’d be making me bangers and eggs for breakfast...lol. Why are they referred to as bangers, is it from the gas situation about an hour after eating them😜😂😜😂 Typical Proper English breakfast consists of 2 eggs fried well done, fried green tomatoes, cold beans and burnt toast. Sounds tasty too me......NOT! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 13:30:01 GMT -5
I'm not sure... What I used was ash from kiln dried firewood. Worked really well and set really hard. I put ground it in a pestle and mortar until it was a fine powder, then passed it through a sieve to take out and big particles. Reason why was cos I'm not a cigar smoker. Firewood ash works well, I have two pipe buddies that use this ash with no problems👍 |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 17, 2018 13:41:15 GMT -5
I never mudded any cob but I was thinking.... could we use cement, the concrete type. It would be more permanent and I can't imagine it changing the smoke or have any adverse reactions. Thoughts? Not sure I would do that myself. I think the lime in the concrete maybe have adverse effects on your health but this is just a WAG! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 14:04:47 GMT -5
I never mudded any cob but I was thinking.... could we use cement, the concrete type. It would be more permanent and I can't imagine it changing the smoke or have any adverse reactions. Thoughts? Have you ever enjoyed a good cigar? For me it’s like those BIG “ O’s “ I had when I was younger....lol Now, go outside and find a piece of cement and suck on it, you’ll get your answer immediately 😜😂😜😂 One would never ( I sure hope not ) coat the inside of a pipe chamber with any type of glue, that would be nasty. |
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Post by Florida on Jul 17, 2018 14:08:31 GMT -5
I never mudded any cob but I was thinking.... could we use cement, the concrete type. It would be more permanent and I can't imagine it changing the smoke or have any adverse reactions. Thoughts? Have you ever enjoyed a good cigar? For me it’s like those BIG “ O’s “ I had when I was younger....lol Now, go outside and find a piece of cement and suck on it, you’ll get your answer immediately 😜😂😜😂 One would never ( I sure hope not ) coat the inside of a pipe chamber with any type of glue, that would be nasty. Probably so but I was wondering. Back to the drawing board. 😂 |
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