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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

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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."

Cobfoolery Pro "SparkysPipes" Raises the Bar

As I mentioned in a previous post, Scott, (aka: SparkysPipes) is one of the judges in Aristocob's Cobfoolery Contest, but he also indicated that he would be entering the "Pro" category as a contestant. He just posted the following video that has blown several minds. Enjoy.

(Click the pipe to Biggie-Size)

SparkysPipes posted an AWESOME how-to video for the Cobfoolery contest!

This is just amazing! Scott (AKA: SparkysPipes) has posted a great video where he uses common hand tools to modify a Missouri Meerschaum corn cob pipe kit from Aristocob.com! The results are fantastic, and the video is quite entertaining. Thanks Scott!

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.