Cob System Pipe

  A GRAND JULY 4TH TO YOU LATER THIS WEEK! It's a delight to welcome back Nate Lynn CPG, who has I do believe visited the Peterson factory more than any living Pete Geek. It's been a minute since we last heard from him, so you may want to begin at the beginning, not more than a year or so after he took up his first Peterson and was already crafting his own acrylic P-Lip stems (PPN#406).  That passion went deeper in his Irish Pete-and-Repeat Odyssey (PPN#433), then when he finally landed back home for a few weeks he turned first to creating some amazing Pete-specific pipe racks (PPN#446), then to constructing a full-fledged smoking lounge (see below) and, if that weren't enough, to widening his scope with a boutique cigar brand all his own--Revere Cigars! Hello to all of my Fellow Pete Geeks! IN CASE YOU FORGOT, my name is Nate Lynn. I live in North Florida with my wife Christy and our four children. Professionally, I work in the physical security industry, but outside of office hours, I've always been drawn to craftsmanship, history, collecting, and the stories behind the things we own. Beyond physical security sales and my pipe collection, I am also the founder of Revere Cigars, a premium cigar company inspired by American history and the ideals of liberty and independence. When I'm not working my day job or dreaming up new cigar blends, you can usually find me woodworking, traveling, enjoying a good whiskey, collecting movie memorabilia, or just building things with my hands. If there's a common thread running through my life, it’s a deep appreciation for objects with a soul and a backstory. Family is a massive part of who I am. In fact, many of my pipe-related adventures have involved my son. Some of my absolute favorite memories in the hobby revolve around traveling with him through Ireland—hunting for Peterson pipes, ducking into local tobacco shops, and eventually touring the Peterson factory together. I ‘m still relatively new to the world of pipes.  My journey started in March of 2023 at the Gatlin-Burlier Tobacconist in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Ironically, I wasn't even shopping for myself. I had stopped in to buy a pound of Cades Cove Cavendish for my son, who had recently picked up the hobby and suggested I look around while I was there. At the time, I was just an occasional cigar smoker, but as I was casually browsing their selection, my youngest daughter noticed a churchwarden and immediately began insisting that I needed to "buy a wizard pipe." Right then, the gentleman behind the counter stepped out. His name was Rick, and he was impeccably dressed in a three-piece suit with a silver pocket watch chain hanging from his vest. Rick looked down at me and, in a wonderfully deep, booming voice, asked, “Young man, does your daughter know something you don't?” I just stood there like a deer staring down impending doom, completely clueless. Rick didn't give…