Recently, for unknown reasons, I had a batch of Red Queen plugs that were very wet. Not sure the exact reason for it but humidity while pressing might have hand in it. The plugs were full of juice running and the flakes, when sliced, were very flexible. Since I don&
Blending/Processing Whole Leaf * Ernie Q on casing, pressing, and blending * Blend Your Own Pipe Tobacco book * Spirit Infusion * Making "Cavendish" at home Press: * Noodle Press (Cheap and simple, good for 50g pucks) * PVC and Hockey Pucks (Cheap and little effort, good for 100g pucks) * Shop Press (Saves
Pulled from Badger & Blade and Dutch Pipes Smoker Peterson YYDDMMXXXX 2003043214 = April 03, 2020 Orlik YYXXMMXXDD 2124061407 = June 07, 2021 Orlik/STG vs MacBaren Let me explain. On the picture on the right you see the backside of the two similar Capstan tins. Left the Orlik / STG version, right
Virginia/Burley whole leaf plug
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tobacco press
Pressing 1kg of whole leaf tobacco challenge. As they say, if it is worth doing it is worth doing to excess. I picked up a 2 foot long 3″ by 3″ square stainless steel tube (T43311) from Metals Depot. Next thing was to find spacers. I didn’t want to
plug tobacco
Thought I would try something new and experimental with whole leaf Virginia, Oriental and Perique tobacco plug. Pressing a 200g block consisting of: * 30g Izmir * 60g Perique * 110g Bright Virginia The Virginia is cased with sugar water with a 1 to 1 weight of water to sugar to make 200g
pipe tobacco
Making plugs in winter is a little more challenging. Cannot take advantage of the summer heat and poor man stoving the press in the hot cab of the truck for a week. So here is the update on recent activities. I got a wooden double press that UpArrow made on
Dunhill Apertif
Well, hurricane Ian knocked out the power last night so nothing to do but make a Latakia blend whole leaf plug. Worked on destemming the red Virginia and cased it with the plum casing I used for the Virginia/burley Thumbed through Goff’s book since it was full of
plug tobacco
This will be a pretty obvious amateurish attempt at making a Virginia/Burley whole leaf plug in a similar vein as Germain’s Rich Dark Flake. I expect it not be even close but you got to put a stake in the ground somewhere on this 60/40 Virginia/Burley
whole leaf tobacco
Quick post after pulling the 1st whole leaf tobacco plug from the hydraulic press. I have been experimenting with whole leaf tobacco this year. I have a nice aluminum/steel form that makes 3″ x 3″ plugs. The issue is cranking down on with a C-Clamp takes 10 days to
tobacco press
Time to upgrade the tobacco press! Just pulled another dark fired Kentucky / Virginia plug out of the press. Taking 10 days to crank down with a C-Clamp pretty much sucks. So I ordered a 12-Ton Shop Press from Northern Tool. While that was in route I destemmed the rest of