Stuff and fold method is not as springy near the bottom, so you are probably tamping a bit hard. One trick to help with keeping airways clear is to stick a pipe cleaner thru draft hole prior to packing it, then withdraw it after it's filled. It sort of leaves an airway tunnel down there.
Same here. Sometimes fully rubbed, sometimes fold and stuff, sometimes half and half. I used to rub out LBF to spread the cavendish around, but I found I missed those surprise moments when that sweetspot ignited as a whole piece, so now it's strictly fold and stuff.
Classic Peck :rofl:
Interesting. I never would have thought of that approach, but may try. I was going to add some Bullseye Flake to my order from SP last night but it's out of stock. I might try another retailer. I've recently acquired a couple of pipes that smoke fold and stuffed flakes very well so I've been re-exploring flakes.
Broken flakes such as McClelland's being literally broken up chunks of flakes, I've always just rubbed out. I've recently been enjoying Low Country Waccamaw which is classified as broken flake, but most of it is still mostly intact, broken lengthwise, so I'll take a few pieces and stick them together to fold and stuff like a regular flake.
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