Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Winners of the 2016 Aristocob Cobfoolery Contest!

I’d like to begin this post by saying “thank you” once again to everyone who entered their modified corn cob pipes in the 2016 Aristocob Cobfoolery Contest.  Click the links to see the original entry video. 

Our Profesional finalist's pipes were judged by an online popular vote.  The results are as follows: 

Professional, Classic Shape Category:

First Place: Dodif
For his spectacular "The Dinosaur Egg" Dodif wins a $10 credit for being a finalist, a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.   Additionally Dodif wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company! 

Runner-up: Basil Meadows
Basil wins second place for his "Reddog Pipes Calabash" a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $30 for being our first runner up, for a total of $40 in credit from Aristocob.com.  

Third Place: Daniel Billings
For his "Frodo's Feast" Daniel wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.

Professional, Freehand Category:


First Place: Dodif

For his "The Corn Horn" Dodif gets a $10 credit for being a finalist and wins a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.   Additionally Dodif wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company! 

Runner-up: Daniel Billings
Daniel wins second place for his "Blue Steel" a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $30 for being our first runner up, for a total of $40 in credit from Aristocob.com.  

Third Place: David Galehouse
David wins third place for his "General Shotgun Poker" a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.  

The judges for the Amateur entries in the 2016 Cobfoolery contest were:



Amateur, Classic Shape Category:

First Place: CaneRodPiper
CaneRodPiper wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.  Add to that a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company!    
Runner-up: Oom Howard
For his cob entry Oom wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $30 for being our first runner up, for a total of $40 in credit from Aristocob.com.  

Third Place: Badger Piper
For his entry Badger Piper wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.  

Amateur, Freehand/Fantasy Shape Category:

First Place: Shane Allen
For his cob creation Shane wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.  Add to that a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company!
Runner-up: Badger Piper
Badger Piper wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $30 for being our first runner up, for a total of $40 in credit from Aristocob.com.  
Third Place: Shane Hill
For his entry Shane wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.  

Congratulations to all of our WINNERS! 

It's time to cast your vote for the Cobfoolery Pro Class winners!

After a brief delay it's time to cast your vote for the Cobfoolery Pro Class winners. We are thrilled to have so many amazing pipes entered this year by some truly talented pipe makers! While we have a team of pipe professionals judging the amateur entries but YOU are a judge of the Pro class.

Click this link and be sure to vote for your choice of winner in both the Classic shape and the Freehand shape categories.

Here's a playlist of all of the 2016 Cobfoolery Pro Classic finalists

Here's a playlist of all of the 2016 Cobfoolery Pro Freehand finalists


Voting will end at midnight EST Friday May 13th, 2016 and winners will be announced on Saturday May 14th.

Here's a screenshot and a link to the submission video for each of the entries, in no particular order.  Click the link beneath each photo to view the video entry.

David Galehouse's Freehand Cobfoolery entry "General Shotgun Poker"
Daniel Billings' Freehand Cobfoolery entry "Blue Steel"
Chris Morgan's Freehand Cobfoolery entry "The Giant Cob Cigar"
Dodif's Freehand Cobfoolery entry "The Corn Horn"
David Galehouse's Classic Cobfoolery entry "Kolonel Diamond Shank"
Dodif's Classic Cobfoolery entry "The Dinosaur Egg"
Chris Morgan's Classic Cobfoolery entry "The MacArthur Calabash"
Daniel Billing's Classic Cobfoolery entry "Frodo's Feast"
Basil Meadow's Classic Cobfoolery entry "Reddog Pipes Cobabash"