When smoking flakes in a cob I like to use a larger bowl like a MM Legend. Then I don't rub it out very much, but lean more towards the fold and stuff method.

I don't like them in a smaller bowl like the MM Huck Finn. I love the HF (I'm smoking some Prince Albert in one as I type this) but not for flakes.

I'm needing to get a pipe dedicated to Vapers and I'm thinking a MM Country Gentleman will be just the ticket.