Announcing the WINNERs of the 2013 Cobfoolery Contest

Without any further adieu, we are pleased to announce the winners of the first annual, Aristocob a Cobfoolery Contest.

The winner of the First Prize in the Amateur Category is David Galehouse with his "Ty Cob".  David won a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a plaque, and $30 to spend at Aristocob.com.

The second place prize of  a $20 Aristocob.com credit goes to Mike Miller for his Amateur entry. "Cob Comet".

Third place in the Amateur category goes to Joe Skorpen for his "Peace of Corn" pipe.  Joe wins a $10 Aristocob credit.

The winner of the First Prize in the Professional Category is Scott "SparkysPipes" Harris, with his "Aradicalcob".  Scott won a Missouri Meerschaum Freehand pipe on a plaque, and $30 to spend at Aristocob.com.

Second place in the Pro Category, and the prize of a $20 Aristocob.com credit does to Chris Morgan for his Reverse Calabash.

Third place in the Pro Category, and a $10 Aristocob.com credit goes to Riccardo Santia for his "Crown Royal".

Thanks again for everyone who entered, and I'm happy to announce that we will do it again next year.  Stay tuned on the Aristocob Youtube Channel at www.Youtube.com/user/Aristocob and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Aristocob

Here's the live announcement of the winners, recorded at Big Star Cigar during the first annual Music City Pipe Show and Sale in Nashville TN.

OK, here are all the Professional Cobfoolery entries

The following entries are professional pipe makers who are competing in the "Pro" category.
Some of the pics will Biggie-Size if you click them.

TO VOTE:
Review all the entries below and make a note of the ONE pipe that if you could, you would love to add it to your personal pipe rack.  (Note, you will not win the pipe!)  Once you've made your choice, click this link to cast your vote:

VOTE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL COBFOOLERY WINNER HERE
Make sure to click the "Read More" link on the bottom of the post to see ALL of the entries.

Entry A (below): SparkysPipes.
See Scott's Supporting video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mamAIP2b3Y

 









Entry B (below): Joe Case.
Joe did a great how-to video on a different cob than his entry, but it's worth watching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBfTazi2Bzc

Entry C (below): Chris Morgan
See Chris' supporting video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DqJIkUu1Ys 

Entry D (below): Riccardo Santia
See Riccardo's supporting video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v15Bf3zIv_E

Entry E (below): Basil Meadows
Note: Basil has two entries.
See Basil's supporting video here: http://youtu.be/4vkUSlunemQ 

Entry F (below): Basil Meadows
Note: Basil has two entries.

Entry G (below): Brian Cantley
"It is a Missouri Meerschaum I bought at my local shop, I cut out the standard change and bought a ear of corn shucked it and cut of the actual corn, then I dried the cob, whittled it as far as I could, coated it with plaster of Paris then sanded it then applied carnuba wax and attached it and whittled a mouth piece from a dowel."

Entry H (below): John Barrett   www.etsy.com/shop/rekamepip
John shared about his pipe: "The Cob was Panel shaped, smoothed and waxed. Fitted with a hand shaped black walnut shank I decided to just use a Missouri Meerschaum Danish Bit as i really like these for form and comfort (and hey this is going to be my pipe and I am smoking it) Final touches to the pipe included a special treatment Jack Daniels Honey Whiskey." 

Entry I (below): Jeremiah Sandahl
"I call this the "Blowcob" because I modified the bowl to be more or less a blowfish shape. I made a briar reverse calabash shank and a hand-cut vulcanite stem, which is permanently epoxied to the shank."

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"!