Cobfoolery: May 2016

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:

Phil Morgan, the General Manager of The Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe factory
Jason Dagner, creator of the new Dagner Cob and owner of Dagner Pipes
Chris Morgan of Morgan Pipes
Seth Markwood, my son and co-host of Markwood Men's Breakfast Club
Scott Markwood (me) from www.Aristocob.com

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!

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

Click HERE to Cast Your Vote

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.