First : congratulations for your DIY corn cob pipes ! they look really great !
Greenmonster, if you have never tried a cob pipe, I recommand that you buy one, they give another flavor to your tobacco, in my opinion they "sweeten" the smoke.
Some tobacco smoke differently depending on the material (and the shape) of your pipe, that's why it's a good idea to have different pipes, so you can try which tobacco smokes best in which pipe
Since each type of tobacco can "ghost" the pipes in which it is smoked, it's often recommanded to have pipes dedicated to different types of blends, for example : for Virginias, for Virginia/Perique, for english blends, for aromatics, for burleys...
This way you can better taste your tobacco
It's all a mater of personnal preferences, but some tobacco seem to give better (or more) flavor in cobs, while others prefer briar or other material.
The great thing about corn cob pipes is that they are good and cheap... and even cheaper if you do it yourself
And they smoke good without a need to build a cake inside (the firsts smokes might be a little raw but they become good in no time)
Greenmonster, if you have never tried a cob pipe, I recommand that you buy one, they give another flavor to your tobacco, in my opinion they "sweeten" the smoke.
Some tobacco smoke differently depending on the material (and the shape) of your pipe, that's why it's a good idea to have different pipes, so you can try which tobacco smokes best in which pipe
Since each type of tobacco can "ghost" the pipes in which it is smoked, it's often recommanded to have pipes dedicated to different types of blends, for example : for Virginias, for Virginia/Perique, for english blends, for aromatics, for burleys...
This way you can better taste your tobacco
It's all a mater of personnal preferences, but some tobacco seem to give better (or more) flavor in cobs, while others prefer briar or other material.
The great thing about corn cob pipes is that they are good and cheap... and even cheaper if you do it yourself
And they smoke good without a need to build a cake inside (the firsts smokes might be a little raw but they become good in no time)