Cobfoolery: Cobfoolery Contest

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All of the 2018 Homegrown Cobfoolery entries (So far!)

Here's the playlist with all the 2018 Homegrown Cobfoolery entries:

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 www.Aristocob.com.

One Week Until the Cobfoolery Contest Voting Begins!

We are down to the last week, so if you are thinking about entering the Cobfoolery contest you'd better get a move on! Lots of photos have been pouring in, and I can't wait to share them all with you. Check back September 11th for voting instructions. Scott

Riccardo Santia Shares Some Cobfoolery Tips

Riccardo Santia, the pipe maker behind the R. Santia Ultimate Corn Cob Pipes blew my mind by taking us into his shop to show us some tips and techniques that he uses when he crafts his pipes from original Missouri Meerschaum corn cobs. Folks, this is professional Cobfoolery! Riccardo is one of the judges of the Amateur Category of the 2013 Cobfoolery Contest, and is entering a pipe in the Professional Category as well. Good luck "Carlos"!

Some Cobfoolery from Missouri Meerschaum!

Missouri Meerschaum has been playing with some new (and old) styles of pipes, and we are happy to now have several of these available at Aristocob.com.

One exciting new pipe is the re-introduction of the original pipe that was smoked by General Douglas MacArthur. Here's an article that explains the story of this pipe: http://tinyurl.com/q6yysvb

We also now have a new option in the Legend line, and last but not least, after a two-plus year absence we have the Missouri Meerschaum Egg back in stock! Isn't Cobfoolery great?

A few more recent examples of Cobfoolery

I've been traveling non-stop for ten straight weeks, and haven't been finding the time as I would have hoped to keep this blog fresh. Anyway, here are a couple recent entries in the Cobfoolery contest, remember, your entry isn't due until September 10th, so there's plenty of time.

Announcing the First Annual Aristocob "Cobfoolery" Contest

Every pipe smoker knows that Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipes have been cool and sweet smoking since 1869, but some smokers want something more. For some the classic, utilitarian cob is just the starting point. They add new mouthpieces, new shanks and finish and refinish the cob itself to make something special and unique.

That's the spirit of the new, annual Aristocob "Cobfoolery" Contest, which will run from August 1st 2013 until September 10th, with the winners announced LIVE on September 13th at the Southern Fried Pipe Club's First Annual Music City Pipe Show & Sale in Memphis TN!

There are just a few simple rules:

Entries must feature original Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cobs. The cob can be from new, used or estate Missouri Meerschaum pipes. (New cobs and even special Cobfoolery kits are available at www.Aristocob.com)

Entries are to be submitted to aristocob@gmail.com in the form of photographs taken from all conceivable angles, and are due on or before 11:59PM September 10th 2013.

There will be at least one award/prize given in the Professional (Pro) and the Amateur (Am) category of Judges Choice, as well as categories to be named later. Who is a Pro? Any pipemaker who sells or has sold pipes that they have made or modified.

Entries must be original to the entrant, meaning don't enter a pipe that was modified by someone other than you.

You need not be present at the Southern Fried Pipe Club's Music City Pipe Show & Sale in order to win the Grand Prize, but why would you deprive yourself?

International entries are welcome.

These rules are subject to change, so check back before submitting your entry.

Meet the Judges of the 2013 Cobfoolery Corn Cob Pipe Mod Contest

The following folks are the judges for the first annual Cobfoolery Corn Cob Pipe Mod Contest. With the exception of that Scott E. Markwood fellow, these gents are involved in the professional production of fine tobacco smoking pipes. I encourage you to check-out their work and visit their Youtube channels to learn more about them and their craftsmanship.