Is It Possible To Make Flake At Home

[huntertrw]

Yes, it is possible to make your own flake tobacco. In December of 2022 I posted the following describing how I make mine:

"I made a simple rectangular poplar wood frame that was the same inside-length as a flake of Sliced Edgeworth. and the same inside-width as four Slices laid side-by-side. Its overall height was 5.5-inches, and its sides were each 1.5-inches thick. The sides were joined with wood-screws. I then cut two rectangular plates of the same wood, and that fit closely inside the frame (one at the bottom, the other at the top). Each plate was 3-inches thick. Note that the plates were not attached to the frame, but free to move within it.

The frame was lined with baker's parchment, and the plates were covered with same, this to prevent the wood from affecting the tobacco's aroma and flavor. The tobacco was placed between the plates inside of the frame, and pressure was applied via a heavy 6-inch c-clamp. It's amazing how much pressure the clamp can exert, and I tightened it daily as the tobacco compressed.

After two weeks I had a solid cake that could be sliced with a razor-knife.

I hope that you find this information to be useful.

 

[ziv]

Yes, it is possible to make your own flake tobacco. In December of 2022 I posted the following describing how I make mine:

"I made a simple rectangular poplar wood frame that was the same inside-length as a flake of Sliced Edgeworth. and the same inside-width as four Slices laid side-by-side. Its overall height was 5.5-inches, and its sides were each 1.5-inches thick. The sides were joined with wood-screws. I then cut two rectangular plates of the same wood, and that fit closely inside the frame (one at the bottom, the other at the top). Each plate was 3-inches thick. Note that the plates were not attached to the frame, but free to move within it.

The frame was lined with baker's parchment, and the plates were covered with same, this to prevent the wood from affecting the tobacco's aroma and flavor. The tobacco was placed between the plates inside of the frame, and pressure was applied via a heavy 6-inch c-clamp. It's amazing how much pressure the clamp can exert, and I tightened it daily as the tobacco compressed.

After two weeks I had a solid cake that could be sliced with a razor-knife.

I hope that you find this information to be useful.

Thanks!
Was that truly a flake? or a cake? What's the difference?

 

[huntertrw]

Given the fact that I sliced flakes from the cake, and that they held together beautifully, I would say that they were indeed flakes.

 

[Servant King]

OP: No, but I make this kind at home all the time:



Of course, most of the time it's not as neat and tidy as above. Nor on a dry surface. There are other differences too, but I'm not at liberty to discuss them here.

 

[khiddy]

Thanks!
Was that truly a flake? or a cake? What's the difference?

I’ve always heard that a flake is made from whole leaf, whereas a cake (alt: kake) is pressed from ribbons. Even if the resulting puck or plug is sliceable, it’s still not considered a flake unless it goes into the press as whole leaf. At least that’s as I understand it.

 

[JackOrion]

A multitasker! After enjoying your pressed tofu salad you can enjoy a pipe of your homemade flake.