Question on a bag of pipes (cob)

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There’s a gentlemen who offers a bag of pipes for $75. 14 pipes. In the ad he mentions excitingly that there’s a “cob in every bag”.
I’m not questioning the amount of pipes, but why would anyone want to refurb a cob? Maybe I’m shooting blanks but how would anyone refurb a cob.

I guess one could line the cob with something, and do the same on the outside.

I’m a novice on cobs. The only thing I know is that they come from corn!
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Woodrow1953 wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:08 am There’s a gentlemen who offers a bag of pipes for $75. 14 pipes. In the ad he mentions excitingly that there’s a “cob in every bag”.
I’m not questioning the amount of pipes, but why would anyone want to refurb a cob? Maybe I’m shooting blanks but how would anyone refurb a cob.

I guess one could line the cob with something, and do the same on the outside.

I’m a novice on cobs. The only thing I know is that they come from corn!
Do you have a link ?

There various points you can take a cob to clean it up . I generally dont bother and just put it on the dash of the car in the sun and " Sun cure " it
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Woodrow1953 wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:08 am There’s a gentlemen who offers a bag of pipes for $75. 14 pipes. In the ad he mentions excitingly that there’s a “cob in every bag”.
I’m not questioning the amount of pipes, but why would anyone want to refurb a cob? Maybe I’m shooting blanks but how would anyone refurb a cob.

I guess one could line the cob with something, and do the same on the outside.

I’m a novice on cobs. The only thing I know is that they come from corn!
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Woodrow1953 wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:08 am There’s a gentlemen who offers a bag of pipes for $75. 14 pipes. In the ad he mentions excitingly that there’s a “cob in every bag”.
I’m not questioning the amount of pipes, but why would anyone want to refurb a cob? Maybe I’m shooting blanks but how would anyone refurb a cob.

I guess one could line the cob with something, and do the same on the outside.

I’m a novice on cobs. The only thing I know is that they come from corn!
Why are you buying a bag of unseen pipes for 75 bucks? Can you explain this more? Is that out of his trunk at a flea market? I have never heard of such a thing.

I would not refurbish a cob, myself, but, I would never refurbish any pipe since that is not my bailiwick..
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Citizen B wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:42 pm
Woodrow1953 wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:08 am There’s a gentlemen who offers a bag of pipes for $75. 14 pipes. In the ad he mentions excitingly that there’s a “cob in every bag”.
I’m not questioning the amount of pipes, but why would anyone want to refurb a cob? Maybe I’m shooting blanks but how would anyone refurb a cob.

I guess one could line the cob with something, and do the same on the outside.

I’m a novice on cobs. The only thing I know is that they come from corn!
Why are you buying a bag of unseen pipes for 75 bucks? Can you explain this more? Is that out of his trunk at a flea market? I have never heard of such a thing.

I would not refurbish a cob, myself, but, I would never refurbish any pipe since that is not my bailiwick..
There’s a guy named Kenneth. I think I have to apologize. Ken says there’s a cob in every bag. Maybe he means a new cob in every bag. I’ve gone down the rabbit hole completely with refurbishing. I just like it. Canadian winters are lengthy. I figure there’s a couple of decent pipes in every bag. I need a few things for refurbishing. Briar dust, ground up vulcanite etc. https://rebornpipes.com/rebornpipes-sto ... ags-tools/

What bag would you pick. Bag 1, 2, or 3. ;)
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Thats a good deal. I mean you could probably get cheaper on ebay, but that would require more work. And if its fun and you enjoy it, I think you’ll be more than happy with your purchase.

Check out the Bare Pipe Youtube page. Almost all his videos are on Pipe restoration.
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Woodrow1953 wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:48 am
Citizen B wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:42 pm
Woodrow1953 wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:08 am There’s a gentlemen who offers a bag of pipes for $75. 14 pipes. In the ad he mentions excitingly that there’s a “cob in every bag”.
I’m not questioning the amount of pipes, but why would anyone want to refurb a cob? Maybe I’m shooting blanks but how would anyone refurb a cob.

I guess one could line the cob with something, and do the same on the outside.

I’m a novice on cobs. The only thing I know is that they come from corn!
Why are you buying a bag of unseen pipes for 75 bucks? Can you explain this more? Is that out of his trunk at a flea market? I have never heard of such a thing.

I would not refurbish a cob, myself, but, I would never refurbish any pipe since that is not my bailiwick..
There’s a guy named Kenneth. I think I have to apologize. Ken says there’s a cob in every bag. Maybe he means a new cob in every bag. I’ve gone down the rabbit hole completely with refurbishing. I just like it. Canadian winters are lengthy. I figure there’s a couple of decent pipes in every bag. I need a few things for refurbishing. Briar dust, ground up vulcanite etc. https://rebornpipes.com/rebornpipes-sto ... ags-tools/

What bag would you pick. Bag 1, 2, or 3. ;)
#1 because there's a falcon / metal pipe in it. And the cobs definitely look used
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Woodrow1953 wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:48 am Canadian winters are lengthy.
You just answered every question I may have about this project. I look forward to learning how it turns out. :lurk:
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Piping Abe wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:35 am Thats a good deal. I mean you could probably get cheaper on ebay, but that would require more work. And if its fun and you enjoy it, I think you’ll be more than happy with your purchase.

Check out the Bare Pipe Youtube page. Almost all his videos are on Pipe restoration.
I really enjoyed his videos. Learned a lot from them. Wonder what became of him?
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Woodrow1953 wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:48 am
Citizen B wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:42 pm
Woodrow1953 wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:08 am There’s a gentlemen who offers a bag of pipes for $75. 14 pipes. In the ad he mentions excitingly that there’s a “cob in every bag”.
I’m not questioning the amount of pipes, but why would anyone want to refurb a cob? Maybe I’m shooting blanks but how would anyone refurb a cob.

I guess one could line the cob with something, and do the same on the outside.

I’m a novice on cobs. The only thing I know is that they come from corn!
Why are you buying a bag of unseen pipes for 75 bucks? Can you explain this more? Is that out of his trunk at a flea market? I have never heard of such a thing.

I would not refurbish a cob, myself, but, I would never refurbish any pipe since that is not my bailiwick..
There’s a guy named Kenneth. I think I have to apologize. Ken says there’s a cob in every bag. Maybe he means a new cob in every bag. I’ve gone down the rabbit hole completely with refurbishing. I just like it. Canadian winters are lengthy. I figure there’s a couple of decent pipes in every bag. I need a few things for refurbishing. Briar dust, ground up vulcanite etc. https://rebornpipes.com/rebornpipes-sto ... ags-tools/

What bag would you pick. Bag 1, 2, or 3. ;)
I've been interested in the grab bags, too. 14-16 pipes for $75 is a great deal, even if one is a cob that can't be saved. I like refurbing/restoring/modifying/making pipes, too. It is a nice way to pass a long winter. Even if there are only a couple quality pipes, there's a lot of opportunity to practice refinishing/rusticating/modifying techniques.
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