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Post by danno44 on Aug 16, 2019 10:09:20 GMT -5
Just a heads up, MM released their 2nd 150th Bulldog, this one has vulcanite stem. As of 11 am today (8-16-19) still have stock. corncobpipe.com/the-franklin |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 16, 2019 10:19:25 GMT -5
Nice, but too expensive for a cob unless it's just your thing.
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Post by isett2860 on Aug 16, 2019 10:26:42 GMT -5
Looks great, but I agree with Ronv69
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 16, 2019 10:40:26 GMT -5
If I remember right, the first one was around $15.00 and now this one with a vulcanite stem is almost double...a little too much for just a vulcanite stem...JMHO.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 16, 2019 10:47:16 GMT -5
I think the first one was $25.
Too pricey for me on this one. I can buy a pound of tobacco for just a few bucks more.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 16, 2019 11:03:15 GMT -5
Everyone wanted a Corndog pipe and people were paying big bucks for them, but these pipes are not nearly as attractive as the original Corndog. If it was, I would probably pay the price for it.
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Post by Spartacus on Aug 16, 2019 11:19:43 GMT -5
$35... I bought the first one. Not sure why the big price increase unless it's the stem or the fact that they sold out of the first one.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 16, 2019 11:20:03 GMT -5
I think the first one was $25.
Too pricey for me on this one. I can buy a pound of tobacco for just a few bucks more. Yeah, I think you are right...but as you said, you can buy a pound for a few dollars more and if you already have a bully, another isn't really required. |
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Post by Darin on Aug 16, 2019 12:41:11 GMT -5
I bought both the Devil Anse pipes they made and hated the Acorn shape's pointy bottom because it won't sit worth a darn.
That alone, besides the price, would keep me off this design.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2019 12:50:25 GMT -5
Tempted, but yes, too pricey for me as well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2019 13:10:02 GMT -5
Ugly and looks cheap and and poorly executed. The classic shank teemed to the shaved acorn bowl does not work at all.
*posting appreciated, danno.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2019 13:20:51 GMT -5
Judas Priest! I remember when you could buy a Cob for a few bucks.
I think it's getting a little out of hand at those prices, don't ya think?.
And to think cobs used to be used in the outhouse.
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Post by mgtarheel on Aug 16, 2019 13:22:45 GMT -5
Nice looking, but they want too much.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 16, 2019 13:39:47 GMT -5
I bought both the Devil Anse pipes they made and hated the Acorn shape's pointy bottom because it won't sit worth a darn.That alone, besides the price, would keep me off this design. That I remember was/is always an issue with the bully...gotta have a special holder to sit it down. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2019 16:46:56 GMT -5
In all fairness, though, you can get some great MM cobs for a song. I have many that were only $5-15 new. My MM Patriot, otherwise known as the Smoking Phallus, is an awesome pipe. Paid $13 for that one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2019 17:02:26 GMT -5
I do not like to see MM cobs approaching a price parity with briar. It is counterproductive to their mission.
At $35.00 I could get a Molina, Morgan, Genod, Bruyere St Claude, Dr Grabow etc.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 16, 2019 22:45:35 GMT -5
I bought both the Devil Anse pipes they made and hated the Acorn shape's pointy bottom because it won't sit worth a darn. That alone, besides the price, would keep me off this design. I got the Lil' Devil and I love it. It sits. |
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Post by Darin on Aug 17, 2019 10:35:21 GMT -5
I bought both the Devil Anse pipes they made and hated the Acorn shape's pointy bottom because it won't sit worth a darn. That alone, besides the price, would keep me off this design. I got the Lil' Devil and I love it. It sits.
How long did it take you to train this behavior? 
LOL … the Cutty is great and I smoke it but the Acorn is gone.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 12:49:58 GMT -5
I bought both the Devil Anse pipes they made and hated the Acorn shape's pointy bottom because it won't sit worth a darn. That alone, besides the price, would keep me off this design. The Cobbit Shire has the same problem. I enjoy smoking it but when it it time to put it down have to find some to sit it in. It is also the same problems with the Stubby. Here is a suggestion let's find a 10 or 12 year old that can find a solution to this issue. |
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Post by Darin on Aug 17, 2019 13:00:15 GMT -5
I bought both the Devil Anse pipes they made and hated the Acorn shape's pointy bottom because it won't sit worth a darn. That alone, besides the price, would keep me off this design. The Cobbit Shire has the same problem. I enjoy smoking it but when it it time to put it down have to find some to sit it in. It is also the same problems with the Stubby. Here is a suggestion let's find a 10 or 12 year old that can find a solution to this issue.
They certainly have more free time to ponder it than myself! However, folks these days frown upon children with pipes in hand.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 13:12:17 GMT -5
The Cobbit Shire has the same problem. I enjoy smoking it but when it it time to put it down have to find some to sit it in. It is also the same problems with the Stubby. Here is a suggestion let's find a 10 or 12 year old that can find a solution to this issue.
They certainly have more free time to ponder it than myself! However, folks these days frown upon children with pipes in hand.
Yes, the nanny state would frown on the thought. They would be cheaper than I would be to come up with a workable concept. The next time I fire up the lathe I guess I could try to make some thing these bowls could sit in. |
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Post by Darin on Aug 17, 2019 13:25:59 GMT -5
My solution was to gift them to others who already have stands … lazy, I know! Hahaha
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 17, 2019 16:35:52 GMT -5
Gravy boat, problem solved. Well the shape problem, not the price and ugly problem.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 16:40:11 GMT -5
Really feel for you mugs and the perplexing problem of where to set down your pipe. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I think this qualifies as a First World Problem.  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 17, 2019 16:46:00 GMT -5
I believe you are correct. Same type of problem as "which brand of bottled water is best to buy?" And "I'm hungry but only have stuff to make sandwiches."
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 17, 2019 17:04:20 GMT -5
Ditto to the above^^^^
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Post by trailboss on Aug 17, 2019 17:36:46 GMT -5
We do grumble a lot don't we? (We =Me Myself, And I)
Just the wife and I in our house and we have a six foot upright freezer, I am constantly checking myself when about to complain about the freezer being too full.
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