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  1. ThreeRivers

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2020?***

    Smoking an inaugural bowl of PS LNF in my new Rossi Vittoria Oom Paul.
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    Tobacco Drying Bowl

    Not an oil,but some stuff I grabbed at the local store, called renaissance wax. Didn't seem to have any smell, and coated the bowl, instead of soaking in. So I'm not too worried about it having an effect on the flavor.
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    Tobacco Drying Bowl

    The plan is to use this bowl for drying out aromatics primarily. It seems to be wide enough, that I won't get a pile in the center. Plus, being unfinished, it should soak up a good bit of moisture while the the top is air drying.
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    Tobacco Drying Bowl

    I left the inside unfinished, taking it up to a 3 micron grit sanding only. The outside is finished with a walnut stain, and gun wax seal.
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    Tobacco Drying Bowl

    Came across a fellow that does woodturning, and was able to grab an unfinished bowl from him. It's made from Live Oak, which is one of the local trees.
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    Any Oolong / Green Tea Fans Here?

    Lol, don't stress it, my normal go to is still southern style sweet tea. Boiling water over 3 family sized liptons teabags, steeped for 10 minutes, dissolve a cup of cane sugar, then add cold water until the gallon pitcher is filled, let rest for 24 hours in the fridge and enjoy.
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    Any Oolong / Green Tea Fans Here?

    Delving into the world of teas myself lately. Currently drinking a cup of Jasmine pearl tea , that I picked up this morning from the local hippie/ nutrition store. Had to brew it with a makeshift Gaiwan, but it seems to have come out pretty tasty, using the gongfu short steeping method.
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    During These Times Of Unrest, Do You ?

    My standard size range consists of medium sized bowls( va, vapers), but now I find myself going for smaller bowls of stronger leaf (burley, vabur).
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    D&R Ramback Balkan

    My sweetest Virginia has been newminster 400 flake, the more I smoke of it the better it gets. But, the sweetest mix so far, has been macbaren navy flakes, pure honey from start to end. I'll probably try a pinch of either to mix with,a couple smokes down the road. Of course TAD just got the...
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    D&R Ramback Balkan

    This is one of those tobaccos that sounds good in the description, Basma, Yenidje and Balkan virginias just seem to hit all my markers for something mouth watering. This in mind ,I grabbed up a 2oz tin with my regular TAD purchases a few months ago. When it arrived, I immediately opened the...
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    D&R Ryback Short Review.

    I buy ryback by the pound along with a 2oz can of picayune, to mix and jar. After a year, it comes out at a perfect moisture level for my taste, and the flavor takes on a chocolate undertone to boot.
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    Strong Aromatic Blends?

    2 that come to mind for me are both made by Sutliff. Mocha strips- a VaBur flake aromatic flavored with coffee and chocolate, but for the life of me, all I taste is raspberry and vanilla. Second is Voodoo Queen- an English crossover aromatic, made from mocha strips with the addition of latakia...
  13. ThreeRivers

    Do You Have a Different Hobby?

    It's when you take an old Indian head/buffalo nickel and rework the front or back into a new picture.
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    Do You Have a Different Hobby?

    My hobbies include making miniature knives, watchmaking, carving hobo nickels and dabbling in glass blowing for marble making. I might not be good at any one hobby, but I figure if I can keep at any of them long enough, one of them might start to look good.
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    So...Anyone Out of Toilet Paper Yet?

    Lol, TP is hard to come by locally, but the beer coolers are still being stocked to max capacity.