Good one Bob! Personally though, I buy it in bulk and just fire up the snow blower and toss the bricks into the front and have my wife catch the perfectly shredded tobacco with a yard waste bag. In 12 seconds, I have enough tobacco to last a year.
Straight razors are excellent for slicing plugs, cakes and ropes. The deeply hollow ground blade makes cutting slices simple. I picked up this set recently to give my vintage razors a break.
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