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I bought two MM cobs recently. They've replaced my cheap and cheerful Dr Plumb while /out/, but they're seeing just as much use at home. I'd highly recommend picking one up if you've never tried one. The only downside - and this is something easily ignored - is that the hardwood shank goes into the bowl, and tobacco will happily smuggle itself down the sides. I'd get down to the bottom of a bowl of King Charles and find another 10 minutes of English goodness had set up camp.
Anyway, I picked up a cigar from my tobacconist yesterday and used it to make some pipe mud. I ended up with enough ash for at least three pipes, so I took the opportunity to cover the hardwood as well as the sides. I'll let it sit until Monday, and then we'll see how it went. Worst case, it'll fall out with no harm to the pipe.
