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    Difficult Smoking Coarse Cut

    So I rubbed it a bit, spread it out to allow to dry for around 5 minutes and went through it by hand. In doing so I found 2 things. There are very tightly wound clumps, that you can tease out with your finger nails and when you do, you can tell they contain more moisture. Secondly...i...
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    Difficult Smoking Coarse Cut

    Yes, it looks like I wasn't very specific. Its non aromatic latakia heavy blend. One problem is that with areas not transferring the ember well (unburnt), I get odd pockets of unburnt tobacco...almost like twigs in my bowl. I will dry it out more and rub it as recommended. Thank you. I...
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    Difficult Smoking Coarse Cut

    Hello everybody. Im new to the pipe smoking scene...about 20 bowls in. Ive noticed im having a hard time smoking the coarse cut tobacco from my tobacconist. I end up with a lot of the heavier peices not ashing. I compare this to "early morning pipe" which smokes well to a fine ash. Any...