tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26665702106424265992024-03-19T04:17:31.420-07:00CobfooleryThis blog is dedicated to custom "mods" from across the web of the classic Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe. Not all examples of "Cobfoolery" shown here were purchased from Aristocob.com, but yours could be!Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-31219247112260680052020-05-22T15:09:00.002-07:002020-05-22T15:09:45.798-07:00The WINNERS in Aristocob's 2020 Cobfoolery Contest! <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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<b>Professional Classic:</b><br />First Place: Chris Morgan from Morgan Pipes with his "Paneled Stack Poker"</div>
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Runner up: Dodif from Dodif Pipes with his "Mini Eskimo Cob"</div>
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Third place: Daniel Billings with his "Emerald 312"</div>
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<b>Professional Freehand:</b><br />First Place: Chris Morgan from Morgan Pipes with his "Cob Army Knife"</div>
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Runner up: Dodif from Dodif Pipes with his "Pierced Cob Fish"</div>
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Third place: Eric Sotelo from TFA Carving with his "Mal-Cob"</div>
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<b>Amateur Classic:</b><br />First Place: Jim from Lake Arrowhead with his "Curley Head" pipe</div>
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Runner up: Biscuit with his "Scar Horn"</div>
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Third place: MrPipestache with his "Oom Cob"</div>
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<b>Amateur Freehand:</b><br />First Place: John Copeland with his "Wing and a Prayer"</div>
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Runner up: Biscuit with his "SAMM Hammer"</div>
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Third place: Jim from Lake Arrowhead with his "RustyCob"</div>
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First Place: Mike H. with his "Eye of the Tibbe"</div>
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Runner up: Dave Allen form Maple City Pipe Channel" with his Diamond in the Rough" </div>
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Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-2384337806338148962018-09-27T19:52:00.003-07:002018-09-27T19:52:37.285-07:00The WINNERS of Aristocob.com's 2018 Cobfoolery Contest<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RrRnS2a7p88" width="560"></iframe>Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-27727496191608449602018-04-28T20:16:00.001-07:002018-04-30T18:12:25.879-07:00All of the 2018 Cobfoolery Professional Classic Entries (So far!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Aje Custom Cobs' "Classic Corn"</div>
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Dodif's "The Blowfish Cob:</div>
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John Keller's "Bent Bamboo Acorn"</div>
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Shane Allen's "Cobstump"</div>
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Aje Custom Cobs' "Ret Hot"</div>
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Dodif's "The Cob Rose"</div>
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John Keller's "The Gator Tail"</div>
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Shane Allen's "The Dragon's Claw"</div>
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Interested in growing your own corn so you can enter the 2019 Homegrown Cobfoolery category? Get your Homegrown Cobfoolery kit, containing genuine Missouri Meerschaum seed corn from <a href="https://aristocob.com/2018-19-Homegrown-Cobfoolery-Seed-Corn-Kit-Genuine-Missouri-Meerschaum-Corn-Cob-Pipe-Seeds-P5681929.aspx" target="_blank">www.Aristocob.com</a>.Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-54397573707638447542018-04-28T20:01:00.000-07:002018-05-01T06:11:15.143-07:00All of the 2018 Cobfoolery Amateur Freehand Entries (So far!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a playlist of the the 2018 Cobfoolery Amateur Freehand Entries: <iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5dZlLjbIoXi-hyo_NkEg8ts" width="560"></iframe>Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-56199987879857813822018-04-28T19:57:00.000-07:002018-05-01T06:11:34.040-07:00All the 2018 Cobfoolery Amateur Classic Entries (So far!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's the entire Amateure Classic playlist:
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Woohoo, it's Cobfoolery time!<br />
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This is the sixth year of the Aristocob Cobfoolery Contest and in 2018 the contest will run the entire month of April. We have two classes: Pro and Amateur and two Categories: Classic and Freehand and for the first time we have a special BONUS class of pips made from our "Homegrown Cobfoolery Seed Corn". See the details of the Homegrown category below.<br />
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You are free to enter one pipe in each category within your class, and if you happen to have a Homegrown Cobfoolery entry it can be entered as a third entry. Said another way:<br />
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<li>You may enter one pipe in the Pro or Amature "Classic" category AND/OR</li>
<li>You may enter one pipe in the Pro or Amature "Freehand" category AMD/OR</li>
<li>You may enter one pipe in the "Homegrown Cobfoolery" category if you grew your own cobs from the "Homegrown Cobfoolery" seed corn in 2017.</li>
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Your entry needs to feature a genuine Missouri Meerschaum corn cob chamber, while the balance of your pipe can be made of any other material including wood, metal, clay, plastic, glass, zucchini, fabric, snow crab or any other material you can concoct.<br />
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We will NOT be requiring the finalists to ship their pipes to us. We heard from several folks from outside the USA in 2014 and this requirement eliminated several of them due to delays they anticipated in shipping and in the various Customs departments. So to enter this year you'll need to post a video on Youtube showing off AND SMOKING your entry and describing what you've done to modify while hopefully improve your corn cob pipe. Your video MUST be titled "My entry in Aristocob's 2018 Cobfoolery Contest: (followed by your pipe's name).<br />
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For example, I made a pipe a couple years back that I titled the "Pierced Ear", so if I were entering it in this year's contest I would title my video: "My entry in Aristocob's 2018 Cobfoolery Contest: "The Pierced Ear". Make sense? Good!<br />
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Your entry must be posted on Youtube by midnight, Monday, April 30th, and on Tuesday, May 1st we will announce the 6 finalists in each of the two classes and in the two categories and more details about the judging.<br />
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With the exception of the "Homegrown" category, if your pipe is selected as one of the Grand Prize Winners you will receive $50 in Aristocob merchandise as well as a special limited addition Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a special laser engraved plaque, which have been graciously provided by the Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company.<br />
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The winner in the "Homegrown Cobfoolery" category will win a unique award and will also receive $50 in Aristocob merchandise.<br />
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Also, as an incentive to get your videos submitted we will do weekly drawings for the folks who have their entries submitted every Sunday in the month.<br />
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Let us know if you have any questions by emailing Scot @aristocob@gmail.com and we look forward to seeing what you can come up with.<br />
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Cobfoolery Kits are also available here: https://www.aristocob.com/Search.aspx?k=kit<br />
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Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-60848803939414842652017-05-06T21:54:00.000-07:002017-05-07T19:07:49.103-07:00Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Winners of the 2017 Aristocob Cobfoolery Contest! <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For his "<a href="https://youtu.be/EmiSeroXFME" target="_blank">Irish Huntsman</a>" <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;">John wins a $10 credit for being a finalist, a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.</span><span style="color: #111111;"> </span><span style="color: #111111;"> </span><span style="color: #111111;">Additionally John wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer" id="owner-name" style="--yt-endpoint-color: var(--yt-channel-owner); background-color: white; line-height: 1.6rem;"><span style="cursor: var(--yt-endpoint-force-cursor, pointer); display: inline-block;">Randal Graham with his "</span></yt-formatted-string><span style="background-color: white; color: var(--yt-primary-text-color);"><a href="https://youtu.be/Qnc2E1nsuVo" target="_blank">Reverse Calabash Cobula</a>" and </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For his "<a href="https://youtu.be/-GRc-PWqxvI" target="_blank">The P.I.T.A</a>" </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Dodif gets a $10 credit for being a finalist and wins a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally Dodif wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company! </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Phil Morgan, General Manager of The Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe factory</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jason Dagner, creator of the Dagner Cob and owner of <a href="http://dagnerpipes.com/" target="_blank">Dagner Pipes</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chris Morgan of <a href="http://www.morganpipes.com/" target="_blank">Morgan Pipes</a> Creator of the <a href="http://aristocob.com/COB-CIGAR-Chris-Morgan-Design-Misssouri-Meerschaum-Corn-Cob-Pipe-P5638894.aspx" target="_blank">CobCigar</a> and the CobWasp</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Seth Markwood, my son and co-host of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MMBCLub" target="_blank">Markwood Men's Breakfast Club</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scott Markwood (me) from <a href="http://www.aristocob.com/">www.Aristocob.com</a></span></li>
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In the several years since I originally wrote on this topic several sources have come and go, so here's the most up to date info on this topic, as of April 2017.<br />
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When we started selling Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipes online at <a href="http://aristocob.com/">Aristocob.com</a> back in 2007 one of the biggest internal debates I had was what to call the part of the pipe that people put into their mouth. I had always called this the "stem", but others called it a "mouthpiece". To make things even more complicated Missouri Meerschaum referred to this as a "bit". My understanding was that the "bit" was the far end of the stem, where the biting takes place. At any rate, we decided that for the sake of continuity that we would refer to them as bits, just as Missouri Meerschaum (MM) did, but to this day I feel that was a mistake, so from here on in this post I wall refer to these as stems.</div>
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One of the fastest ways of modifying a corn cob pipe is to swap the stem. You can do this between genuine MM bits, as long as you understand that there are two different tenon sizes. Oh yeah, the tenon is the part of the stem that is dowel-like and inserts into the wooden shank. All of the MM filtered bits have an O.D. of 8.7-8.8mm and an
I.D. that will accommodate a 6mm filter, but it's important to note that they can be smoked with or without a filter installed. The I.D. of the wooden shank is approximately 9mm and this hole is often ever-so-slightly tapered. And all of these "filtered" bits are interchangeable, so if you want to switch the stem from black to amber, or if you want to swap it for a thinner or wider stem, you can do this at will. My personal favorite is the Danish stem in either black or amber. <br />
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Amber Danish stem from <a href="http://www.aristocob.com/">www.Aristocob.com</a></div>
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Another range of genuine MM stems is the non-filtered "slim" stems. These are found on the smaller pipes, like the Pony Express, the Mizzou, the Patriot, the novelty miniature cobs, and on the other end of the size spectrum this stem is standard on the MacArthur pipes.<br />
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Lastly in the original MM range is the non-filtered vulcanized rubber stem that is found on the Freehand pipe. This stem is only available in a bent shape we have learned that it can be straightened using the hot water method shown in the video below. Though the Freehand bit is an unfiltered stem, the tenon is sized to fit into the filtered shanks only. That makes this stem an ideal upgrade for the bent Legend, Washington, Country Gentleman, the Diplomat, the General, the Kolonel (5th Avenue) the Ozark Mountain, the Missouri Pride, the Woodie's and the Spool. Find all of these stock replacement stems at <a href="http://aristocob.com/EXTRA-PIPE-BITS-C154298.aspx">Aristocob.com</a>.<br />
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There are now several aftermarket options available if you want to move away from the stock range of stems. Here are a few of your choices:<br />
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<a href="http://www.walkerbriarworks.com/html/_forever__stems.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Walker Briar Works</a>: When I last wrote about this Dave Wolff had been expertly repairing and restoring pipes for years and had created line of Vulcanite and Lucite (acrylic) stems for MM pipes that he called the "Forever Stem". I purchased one of the Lucite stems for one of my pipes and found it to be of high quality and a good value. <br />
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Since then... Pat Morgan, the lovely bride of Missouri Meerschaum's Plant Manager Phil Morgan purchased the Forever Stem line from Dave and after some training from Dave and a rocky start due to wild fluctuations in supplies Pat has re-launched the website <b><a href="http://oldlogcabinpipeworks.com/" target="_blank">Old Log Cabin Pipeworks</a> </b>to<b> </b>offer the popular "Forever Stem" once again. These are sized to fit the "filtered" Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipes, but they do render the pipe "unfiltered".<br />
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An example of Old Log Cabin Pipeworks "Forever Stems"</div>
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<b><a href="http://vermontfreehand.com/" target="_blank">Vermont Freehand</a></b>:<br />
With the 2016 demise of Pipemakers Emporium many cob modders were left to wonder where to go for their pipemaking supplies. Well wonder no more. Steve Norse at Vermont Freehand had us covered. You'll find both acrylic and vulcanized rubber stem blanks in a staggering variety of shapes and colors. For example, click on this pic to see the color range of his acrylic stems alone.<br />
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On another note, pen makers will find that their acrylic rod offering is vast and very reasonably priced and would be my choice over the retail selection found in most woodworking stores. <br />
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One important fact to note: The stem blanks sold at Vermont Freehand are rough, unfinished and feature an oversized tenon blank that will not fit a pipe shank. You must cut the tenon to size, remove rough casting lines and finish the surfaces yourself. That's your reward for going it alone, so if that sounds daunting you might just want to scroll on back to Old Log Cabin Pipeworks.<br />
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Do you really want a challenge? I like your style. You can do like many professional pipe makers do and create your own stems from wood, bone, acrylic or hard rubber. While you can get some of these from suppliers who cater to pipe makers (VF, for example), many of these components are also sold by knife making suppliers and woodworking stores such as <b><a href="http://www.woodcraft.com/AffiliateWiz/aw.aspx?B=2679&A=191&Task=Click&TargetURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.woodcraft.com%2fdefault.aspx%3frefcode%3d07INAFFL%26sponsor%3d%23%23AffiliateID%23%23" target="_Top">Woodcraft</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.rockler.com/index.cfm?sid=AFU15" target="_blank">Rockler</a></b>. Search their sites for "Pen blank".</div>
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That about wraps it up for now. Don't forget that the Missouri Meerschaum bits (stems) are very inexpensive and therefore you can swap them for a new one for pennies!<br />
Check them out on our very own website <a href="http://www.aristocob.com/">www.Aristocob.com</a> / <a href="http://aristocob.com/EXTRA-PIPE-BITS-C154298.aspx" target="_blank">Spare Pipe Stems/Bits</a></div>
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Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-21152878763995554612017-04-05T17:14:00.001-07:002017-04-05T17:14:14.516-07:00Aristocob's "Official" 2017 Cobfoolery Contest Announcement<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ir_QaK8YaEw" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Get cool-smoking Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipes and Cobfoolery kits at http://www.Aristocob.com<br />
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Woohoo, it's Cobfoolery time!<br />
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This year (2017) the Cobfoolery contest will run the entire month of April and we will have two classes: Pro and Amateur and two Categories: Classic and Freehand.<br />
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Your entry needs to feature a genuine Missouri Meerschaum corn cob chamber, while the balance of your pipe can be made of any other material including wood, metal, clay, plastic, glass, zucchini, fabric, snow crab or any other material you can concoct.<br />
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We will NOT be requiring the finalists to ship their pipes to us. We heard from several folks from outside the USA in 2014 and this requirement eliminated several of them due to delays they anticipated in shipping and in the various Customs departments. So to enter this year you'll need to post a video on Youtube showing off your entry and describing what you've done to modify while hopefully improve your corn cob pipe. Your video MUST be titled "My entry in Aristocob's 2017 Cobfoolery Contest: (followed by your pipe's name).<br />
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For example, I made a pipe a couple years back that I titled the "Pierced Ear", so if I were entering it in this year's contest I would title my video: "My entry in Aristocob's 2017 Cobfoolery Contest: "The Pierced Ear". Make sense? Good!<br />
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Your entry must be posted on Youtube by midnight April 30th, and on May 1st we will announce the 6 finalists in each of the two classes and in the two categories and more details about the judging.<br />
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What can you win?<br />
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All of the 24 entrants whose pipes are selected as finalists will receive a $10 gift code which can be redeemed towards merchandise on www.Aristocob.com.<br />
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If your pipe is selected as one of the Grand Prize Winners you will receive <u>another</u> $50 in Aristocob merchandise as well as a special limited addition Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a special laser engraved plaque!<br />
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Also, as an incentive to get your videos submitted we will do weekly drawings for the folks who have their entries submitted.<br />
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Let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to seeing what you can come up with.<br />
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Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-64554184664596454912017-03-23T09:26:00.000-07:002017-03-23T09:26:16.599-07:00Tips for growing your own corn cob pipes for Aristocob's 2017-18 Homegrown Cobfoolery contest!In this new video Scott (from Aristocob.com) learns from Missouri Meerschaum's General Manager Mr. Phil Morgan all about the process of planning for, planting, harvesting and drying corn for making corn cob pipes. Get your own genuine Missouri Meerschaum seed corn, corn cob pipe kits and even completed pipes that are ready for action at <a href="http://www.aristocob.com/">www.Aristocob.com</a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ldUgWj2alXI" width="560"></iframe>Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-48644822643384525082017-03-23T08:51:00.001-07:002017-03-23T08:54:28.411-07:00Grown your own Corn Cob Pipe with Genuine Missouri Meerschaum Seed Corn and enter the 2017-18 Homegrown Cobfoolery Contest!<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "gill sans" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Hey, Scott from Aristocob.com here. Jandy and I are proud to be able to offer for the first time ever, genuine Missouri Meerschaum seed corn! That’s right, we were able to acquire from Missouri Meerschaum a small supply of their seed corn for a special “Homegrown Pipe” category of the 2017-18 Aristocob Cobfoolery contest. To make your corn cob pipemaking easy we are bundling with the seeds 2 genuine Missouri Meerschaum hardwood stems and bits, together with two Aristocob "Patented" golf-tee tampers into what we are calling our "Homegrown Cobfoolery Seed Corn Kit". </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "gill sans" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "gill sans" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Learn more about this unique opportunity by visiting <a href="http://www.aristocob.com/">www.Aristocob.com</a> and searching "Cobfoolery". Learn more on the Aristocob Facebook page at <a href="http://facebook.com/Aristocob">www.Facebook.com/Aristocob</a> and by </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "gill sans", "trebuchet ms", verdana, arial, sans-serif;">watching the announcement video (below). Other videos will follow shortly on the Aristocob Youtube channel at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/Aristocob">www.Youtube.com/Aristocob</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "gill sans" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AtgKXND5HpQ" width="560"></iframe>Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-83151835627126354472016-05-15T21:31:00.000-07:002016-05-15T21:32:05.582-07:00Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Winners of the 2016 Aristocob Cobfoolery Contest! <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">I’d like to begin this post by saying “thank you” once again to everyone who entered their modified corn cob pipes in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2016 Aristocob Cobfoolery Contest</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Click the links to see the original entry video. </span></span></div>
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Our Profesional finalist's pipes were judged by an online popular vote. The results are as follows: </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/DZy6mTQX_LY" target="_blank">Dodif</a></b></div>
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For his spectacular "<a href="https://youtu.be/DZy6mTQX_LY" target="_blank">The Dinosaur Egg</a>" Dodif wins a $10 credit for being a finalist, a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally Dodif wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company! </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Runner-up: <a href="https://youtu.be/oH4O9ClZjIA" target="_blank">Basil Meadows</a></b></div>
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Basil wins second place for his "<a href="https://youtu.be/oH4O9ClZjIA" target="_blank">Reddog Pipes Calabash</a>" 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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Third Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/w1WTdS3XkZM" target="_blank">Daniel Billings</a></b></div>
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For his "<a href="https://youtu.be/w1WTdS3XkZM" target="_blank">Frodo's Feast</a>" Daniel wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/yitNI0qdpqU" target="_blank">Dodif</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">For his "<a href="https://youtu.be/yitNI0qdpqU" target="_blank">The Corn Horn</a>" Dodif gets a $10 credit for being a finalist and wins a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally Dodif wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, </span>graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company! </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Runner-up: <a href="https://youtu.be/x9yxXwpeV_g" target="_blank">Daniel Billings</a></b></span></div>
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Daniel wins second place for his "<a href="https://youtu.be/x9yxXwpeV_g" target="_blank">Blue Steel</a>" 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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Third Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/a3S5EcoUiYw" target="_blank">David Galehouse</a></b></div>
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David wins third place for his "<a href="https://youtu.be/a3S5EcoUiYw" target="_blank">General Shotgun Poker</a>" a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The judges for the Amateur entries in the 2016 Cobfoolery contest were:</span></h3>
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<li>Phil Morgan, the General Manager of The Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe factory</li>
<li>Jason Dagner, creator of the new Dagner Cob and owner of <a href="http://dagnerpipes.com/" target="_blank">Dagner Pipes</a></li>
<li>Chris Morgan of <a href="http://www.morganpipes.com/" target="_blank">Morgan Pipes</a></li>
<li>Seth Markwood, my son and co-host of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MMBCLub" target="_blank">Markwood Men's Breakfast Club</a></li>
<li>Scott Markwood (me) from <a href="http://www.aristocob.com/">www.Aristocob.com</a></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/Kx2N-dXGEjA" target="_blank">CaneRodPiper</a></b></div>
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<b>CaneRodPiper </b>wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add to that a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company! </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Runner-up: <a href="https://youtu.be/7Go4zQ7dhh0" target="_blank">Oom Howard</a></b></div>
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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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Third Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/yU0gtTL5TiM" target="_blank">Badger Piper</a></b></div>
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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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/edSZraohwU4" target="_blank">Shane Allen</a></b></div>
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For his cob creation Shane wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add to that a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque, graciously provided by Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Company!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Runner-up: <a href="https://youtu.be/ogYIH5owW1A" target="_blank">Badger Piper</a></b></div>
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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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Third Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/PHfrf4DFrJQ" target="_blank">Shane Hill</a></b></div>
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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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Congratulations to all of our WINNERS! </div>
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Click this link and be sure to vote for your choice of winner in both the Classic shape and the Freehand shape categories.<br />
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<b>Here's a playlist of all of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5fueB5XkmhVqxrOx2d29CQT" target="_blank">2016 Cobfoolery Pro Classic finalists</a></b></div>
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<b>Here's a playlist of all of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5cNjku6E0EuhIswAD7Fgl7E" target="_blank">2016 Cobfoolery Pro Freehand finalists</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FI23RNTQ-Fi0U2he9Sn5f5rpWxGJOGxPUUhWEpMy48s/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=send_form" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Click HERE to Cast Your Vote</span></a></b></div>
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Voting will end at midnight EST Friday May 13th, 2016 and winners will be announced on Saturday May 14th.<br />
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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.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Galehouse's Freehand Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/a3S5EcoUiYw?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5cNjku6E0EuhIswAD7Fgl7E" target="_blank">"General Shotgun Poker"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel Billings' Freehand Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/x9yxXwpeV_g?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5cNjku6E0EuhIswAD7Fgl7E" target="_blank">"Blue Steel"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Morgan's Freehand Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/MxlrQBWJp3A?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5cNjku6E0EuhIswAD7Fgl7E" target="_blank">"The Giant Cob Cigar"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dodif's Freehand Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/yitNI0qdpqU?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5cNjku6E0EuhIswAD7Fgl7E" target="_blank">"The Corn Horn"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">David Galehouse's Classic Cobfoolery entry<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/TN5ByzalnSc?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5fueB5XkmhVqxrOx2d29CQT" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Kolonel Diamond Shank"</span></span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dodif's Classic Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/DZy6mTQX_LY?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5fueB5XkmhVqxrOx2d29CQT" target="_blank">"The Dinosaur Egg"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Morgan's Classic Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/ebvAKV_nD_w?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5fueB5XkmhVqxrOx2d29CQT" target="_blank">"The MacArthur Calabash"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel Billing's Classic Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/w1WTdS3XkZM?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5fueB5XkmhVqxrOx2d29CQT" target="_blank">"Frodo's Feast"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basil Meadow's Classic Cobfoolery entry <a href="https://youtu.be/oH4O9ClZjIA?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5fueB5XkmhVqxrOx2d29CQT" target="_blank">"Reddog Pipes Cobabash"</a><br />
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Get cool-smoking Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipes and Cobfoolery kits at http://www.Aristocob.com<br />
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Woohoo, it's Cobfoolery time!<br />
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This year (2016) the contest will run the entire month of April and we will have two classes: Pro and Amateur and two Categories: Classic and Freehand.<br />
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Your entry needs to feature a genuine Missouri Meerschaum corn cob chamber, while the balance of your pipe can be made of any other material including wood, metal, clay, plastic, glass, zucchini, fabric, snow crab or any other material you can concoct.<br />
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We will NOT be requiring the finalists to ship their pipes to us. We heard from several folks from outside the USA in 2014 and this requirement eliminated several of them due to delays they anticipated in shipping and in the various Customs departments. So to enter this year you'll need to post a video on Youtube showing off your entry and describing what you've done to modify and hopely improve your corn cob pipe. Your video MUST be titles "My entry in Aristocob's 2016 Cobfoolery Contest: (followed by your pipe's name).<br />
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For example, I made a pipe a couple years back that I titled the "Pierced Ear", so if I were entering it in this year's contest I would title my video: "My entry in Aristocob's 2016 Cobfoolery Contest: "The Pierced Ear". Make sense? Good!<br />
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Your entry must be posted on Youtube by midnight April 30th, and on May 1st we will announce the 6 finalists in each of the two classes and in the two categories and more details about the judging.<br />
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All of the 24 entrants whose pipes are selected as finalists will receive a $10 gift code which can be redeemed towards merchandise on www.Aristocob.com.<br />
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If your pipe is selected as one of the Grand Prize Winners you will receive <u>another</u> $50 in Aristocob merchandise as well as a special limited addition Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a special laser engraved plaque!<br />
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Let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to seeing what you can come up with.<br />
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email me at: aristocob@gmail.com<br />
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Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-13102822865120512762015-10-03T12:31:00.000-07:002016-04-02T19:52:56.019-07:00Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the 2015 Cobfoolery winners!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">I’d like to begin this post by saying “thank you” once again to everyone who entered their modified corn cob pipes in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2015 Aristocob Cobfoolery Contest</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Our Profesional finalist's pipes were judged by an online popular vote. The results are as follows: </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Place: Dodif</b></div>
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For his spectacular "Cobalier" Dodif wins a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally Dodif wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque. <br />
See Dodif's winning entry here: <a href="https://youtu.be/YWNmd4r6TnA?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" target="_blank">The "Cobalier"</a> corn cob pipe.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Runner-up: Chris Morgan</b></div>
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Chris wins second place for his "Cob Cigar" 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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">See Chris' winning entry here: <a href="https://youtu.be/ik5BPyLCyAg?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" target="_blank">"The Cob Cigar"</a> corn cob pipe</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thirst Place: Dave Galehouse</b></div>
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For his "Shotgun Patriot" David wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.<br />
See David's winning entry here: <a href="https://youtu.be/n2l_9Bzap-c?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" target="_blank">"The Shotgun Patriot"</a> corn cob pipe<br />
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For his "CRT", which stands for "Calabash Reverse Tyrollean pipe, Dodif wins a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally Dodif wins a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque. <br />
See Dodif's winning entry here: <a href="https://youtu.be/JfIYUIFUe1o?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" target="_blank">"The CRT"</a> corn cob pipe</div>
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Basil wins second place for his "Blanket of Briar" 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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
See Basil's winning entry here: <a href="https://youtu.be/MjnmeWfxzys?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" target="_blank">"Blanket of Briar"</a> corn cob pipe.</div>
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Chris wins third place for his "Hillbilly Smokebox" a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">See Chris' winning entry here: <a href="https://youtu.be/XK74RIl7uMI?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" target="_blank">"Hillbilly Smokebox"</a> corn cob pipe.</span><br />
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<li>Phil Morgan, the General Manager of The Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe factory</li>
<li>Sparky, of <a href="http://sparkyspipes.com/" target="_blank">Sparky Pipes</a></li>
<li>Jason Dagner, of <a href="http://dagnerpipes.com/" target="_blank">Dagner Pipes</a></li>
<li>Chris Morgan of <a href="http://www.morganpipes.com/" target="_blank">Morgan Pipes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/dighsx" target="_blank">Jay Dighsx </a></li>
<li>Paul Hooper</li>
<li>Seth Markwood, my son and co-host of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MMBCLub" target="_blank">Markwood Men's Breakfast Club</a></li>
<li>Scott Markwood (me) from <a href="http://www.aristocob.com/">www.Aristocob.com</a></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Place: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/LowPriceEdition" target="_blank">LowPriceEdition</a></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LowPriceEdition</b> for his "McCalabash" pipe wwins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add to that a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Runner-up: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx3pIxmuq_E" target="_blank">Shane Hill </a></b></div>
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For his Devil Anse cob entry Shane 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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Third Place: <a href="http://www.morganpipes.com/" target="_blank">TrueDefenceChris</a></b></div>
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For his entry Chris wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First Place: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx3pIxmuq_E" target="_blank">Shane Hill</a></b></div>
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For his Cob Cube 2.0 Shane wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus a $50 credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add to that a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a custom laser engraved wood plaque.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Proof4Enlightenment 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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Third Place: <a href="https://youtu.be/_sD_JIQ9FgM?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" target="_blank">Wes Greer</a></b></div>
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For his Assassin's Pipe entry Wes wins a $10 credit for being a finalist plus $20 for placing third, for a total of $30 in credit from Aristocob.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br />Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-88397447028864922982015-09-30T19:53:00.000-07:002015-10-03T14:57:07.951-07:00The 2015 Cobfoolery Contest Amateur "Freehand" EntriesEven though the Amateur classes are being judged by a jury I thought you
might like to see all the entries. We are thrilled to have had four
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Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-68600994084433583992015-09-25T12:07:00.001-07:002015-09-25T12:09:00.600-07:00The 2015 Cobfoolery Contest is in its Last Week, but Oh, What a Week!After posting a down-in-the-mouth video on Youtube a week or so back lamenting that there were so few entrants this year, I've been thrilled to see a small flood of video submissions. To make it easier to locate the official videos I've created a playlist which you can view here:<br />
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Use the forward and reverse buttons to move from one video to the next, or click on the playlist link on the top left to be taken to the playlist on Youtube. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLlNnrSFVkF5f7hSdad1rNXfRFOE0Ku_Ca" width="560"></iframe>Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-50068078482683626462015-09-01T17:45:00.000-07:002015-09-01T18:19:07.102-07:00Annoucing the details of the 2015 Cobfoolery Pipe-Mod contenst!Woohoo, it's Cobfoolery time!<br />
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This year (2015) the contest will run the entire month of September and we will have two classes: Pro and Amateur and two Categories: Classic and Freehand.<br />
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Your entry needs to feature a genuine Missouri Meerschaum corn cob chamber, while the balance of your pipe can be made of any other material including wood, metal, clay, plastic, glass, zucchini, fabric, snow crab or any other material you can concoct.<br />
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Unlike last year we will NOT be requiring the finalists to ship their pipes to us. We heard from several folks from outside the USA last year and this requirement eliminated several of them due to delays they anticipated in shipping and in the various Customs departments. So to enter this year you'll need to post a video on Youtube showing off your entry and describing what you've done to modify and hopely improve your corn cob pipe. Post your entry with the title "My entry in Aristocob's 2015 Cobfoolery Contest: (followed by your pipe's name).<br />
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For example, I made a pipe last year that I titled the "Pierced Ear", so if I were entering it in this year's contest I would title my video: "My entry in Aristocob's 2015 Cobfoolery Contest: "The Pierced Ear". Make sense? Good!<br />
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Your entry must be posted on Youtube by midnight September 30th, and beginning the week of October 1st we will announce the 6 finalists in each of the two classes and in the two catigories.<br />
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What can you win?<br />
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All of the 24 entrants whose pipes are selected as finalists will receive a $10 gift code which can be redeemed towards merchandise on www.Aristocob.com.<br />
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If your pipe is selected as one of the grand prize winners you will receive another $50 in Aristocob merchandise as well as a special limited addition pipe!<br />
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Let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to seeing what you can come up with.<br />
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Scott<br />
email me at: aristocob@gmail.com<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jonmXFAgfmo" width="560"></iframe>Aristocobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118083833420662872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2666570210642426599.post-20084553961636664792015-07-05T09:25:00.001-07:002015-07-05T20:02:38.978-07:0020 Chris Morgan / Missouri Meerschaum Reverse Calabash "CornWasp" pipes in one photo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So with that thought we created the collage at right of all 20 of the Chris Morgan / Missouri Meerschaum Reverse Calabash "CobWasp" pipes that we have for sale.<br />
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Unfortunate I didn't have time to take 360deg pics, but I did snap a few more photos of random pipes from different angles that I hope will give you a better idea of what to expect.<br />
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Also, like most custom pipes these pipes are intended to be smoked unfiltered, but they feature a stock Missouri Meerschaum "Danish" stem, so they will accommodate a stock Medico filter. <br />
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