Editing Tobacco pipe (section)

====Corncob====
[[File:Corncob-pipe.jpg|thumb|[[Corncob]] pipe]]
Made from [[corncob|corncobs]], these pipes are cheap and effective at absorbing heat and moisture. After being dried for two years, the cobs are hollowed out to form a bowl shape, then either dipped in a [[plaster]]-based mixture or [[varnish]]ed or [[lacquer]]ed on the outside. Shanks made from [[birch]] wood are then inserted into the bowls. 

The world's oldest and largest manufacturer of corncob pipes is [[Missouri Meerschaum]], located in [[Washington, Missouri]], where the company has produced the pipes since 1869.<ref name="MM">{{cite web |title=History of Missouri Meerschaum Company - The world's oldest and largest manufacturer of corn cob pipes. - Washington, MO |url=http://corncobpipe.com/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010509174106/http://www.corncobpipe.com/history.html |archive-date=2001-05-09 |website=corncobpipe.com}}</ref> General [[Douglas MacArthur]] and [[Mark Twain]] were perhaps the most famous historical smokers of corncob pipes, as well as fictional cartoon characters [[Popeye]] and [[Frosty the Snowman]].

Corncob pipes remain popular because they are inexpensive and require no "break-in" period like briar pipes, which means acquiring a layer of carbon in the pipe bowl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/some-brief-questions-about-corn-cob-pipes|title=Some Brief Questions About Corn Cob Pipes :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums|website=pipesmagazine.com|date=October 2013 |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tobaccopipes.com/blog/how-to-break-in-a-corn-cob-pipe-/|title=How to break in a corn cob pipe|website=TobaccoPipes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> Owing to these factors, corncob pipes are often recommended as a "beginner's pipe"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cigarsinternational.com/cigar-101/pipes-for-beginners/1818035/|title=Pipes for Beginners |website=Cigars International |language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> However, many seasoned pipe smokers enjoy the absorbing effect of the corn cob pipe, keeping tobaccos high in sugar like Virginias cool throughout the smoke. Additionally, pipesmokers who wish to sample different tobaccos and blends might keep a stock of corncobs on hand to permit them to try new flavors without "carryover" from an already-used pipe, sometimes called "ghosting," or to prevent a potentially bad-tasting tobacco from adding its flavor to a more expensive or favored pipe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tobaccopipes.com/blog/corn-cob-pipes-7-reasons-to-try-one/|title=Corn Cob Pipes: 7 Reasons to try one|website=TobaccoPipes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>