Cheroot Ash for Pipe Mud?

[Pep]

Good afternoon y'all.

I'm currently experimenting with pipe mud and had read that using cigar ash and wood ash works very well for pipe mud.

However, I am unable to get me hand on any wood ash due to how hot me place is, and unable to get meself down proper for cigar simply because I dont know if I am able to sit through a whole session, burning up a proper work of art without wasting them hardworks from some of the most talented folks in the world.

Cheroot are in essence different from cigar as they're baked or dry-cured. But as a whole tobacco leaf constructed stick,
are Cheroot ash good for Pipe Mud?

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I’d think it’d be fine, and preferable to wood ash, but I’ve never tried it with cheroot ash specifically. ?‍

 

[jpmcwjr]

Should be all right.

I've been told once why someone thinks cigar ash is preferable to pipe ash but I have forgotten.

Anyone?

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Should be all right.

I've been told once why someone thinks cigar ash is preferable to pipe ash but I have forgotten.

Anyone?

No dottle in the mix.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Not my experience. Dry tobacco can be smoked to no dottle. Or you can dump out ash periodically as you smoke.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Not my experience. Dry tobacco can be smoked to no dottle. Or you can dump out ash periodically as you smoke.

Yeah, same. But that’s the reason I’ve always heard. ?‍

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[Country Bladesmith]

Yeah, same. But that’s the reason I’ve always heard. ?‍

Odd, that emoji jumped in and I can't change it! So, like, and HaHa!

?

 

[jeepnewbie]

I haven’t tried cheroots myself. Unless you count backwoods cigars.

Cigars burn to a finer ash than pipe tobacco was always the reason I knew of. Even after you pick out all the dottle you it’s a lot less ash. I tried it, cigar ash was better. I have heard charcoal ash is also good, but I haven’t tried it. Mostly due to cooking meats on top of it may impart some flavor I would think.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Finer ash? I doubt it. Dottle? It's easy enough to collect ash from your pipe with no dottle at all.
And I wouldn't use charcoal ash on a bet- too many additives to make bricquets.- unless you get ahold of real charcoal....then o.k. I guess.

 

[mikebjrtx]

I don’t smoke many cigars lately but cigar ash works best for me. It dries harder and doesn’t soften up when it gets wet. I save my cigar ash in a mason jar for repairs.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Interesting! How did you conduct the tests?