Tobacco Drying Dish

[seacaptain]

I saw a pic in a thread, can't find it now though, where someone had a really cool tobacco drying dish, or perhaps it was a small ashtray, and it looked like it was made of briar with a rusticated edge.
Anyone know where you can get something like that?

 

[mso489]

I like wheel-turned pottery bowls, especially if you can go directly to a potter's kiln and buy one. The material is inert so it won't retain any tastes or smells, and the surface is rough enough to help in rubbing out tobacco.

 

[smoothsailing]

http://pipemarket.eu/product/Radice-Briar-Ashtray-14-AC6.html
I found this not sure if its it.
One more
http://www.cupojoes.com/cgi-bin/spgm?dpt=D&srch=DD&item=0vipash05

 

[jkrug]

Oh that briar ashtray is beautiful. I use a small textured pottery dish also. It's about 4.5" in diametre and fairly shallow. Works great and was inexpensive as it became mine for free when wifey broke the matching cup. ::

 

[smoothsailing]

This is an item # for one on the Bay

221782062446
This guy has a few they look nice and the price seems reasonable

 

[phil67]

Hell, for simply drying a bowl full of tobacco I simply use a paper plate. It makes it very easy to simply bend the plate and pour the small amount of tobacco that is not used back into the tin and or jar. Matter of fact I've been using the same plastic coated paper plate for about a year now. No need to get fancy for something so simple. But, then again I use cheap $.20 made in China pipe nails to tamp my tobacco so that explains a lot. Works just fine for me for years. :wink:

 

[kanada]

This is a small olivewood dish I got for xmas. I really like it. It's from a housewares department store.

 

[dulgunz]

A Briar dish sounds ideal, I use an antique Silver plate from the 1800's. Only downside is that I have to polish the dam thing every month.

 

[cortezattic]

My methods.

 

[buckaroo]

@Cortex - That craft heater seems like a great idea. Did not know they existed. Thx, I'll have to get one. Will probably beat all the other methods I've tried over the years.

 

[jkrug]

kanada that olivewood dish is a thing of beauty! May I ask which store?

 

[seacaptain]

Thanks for the replies. That olivewood dish started me looking on ebay and I found this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLIVE-WOOD-RUSTIC-BARK-EDGE-BOWL-DISH-TAPAS-etc-5-5-14cm-OL285-/231348068281?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35dd6b5fb9
It's pretty close to what I saw in that thread pic. I think I'll get one of these.

 

[seacaptain]

Even better. This looks like a perfect little drying dish.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231272728114?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[pipesmokingtom]

http://pipemarket.eu/product/Radice-Briar-Ashtray-14-AC6.html
I found this not sure if its it.

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[derfargin]

I agree with Phil, I too have been using a paper plate for some time now.

 

[phil67]

Now that I think about it I don't even use a pipe ashtray! I purchased one many years ago with a cork pipe knocker and it's never seen any use. I have several single pipe holders and when I'm finished smoking a bowl I place the pipe in one to let it cool off a tad and then simply loosen up the tobacco with a pipe nail and dump it out in the garbage (or wherever) and clean it accordingly when I get the time. I don't know, but why spend money on unnecessary expensive fancy items that aren't all that necessary. But, that's just me and I like to keep it simple because for me it's all about the 'smoke' and not the unneeded accumulated items that end up gathering dust when they really aren't needed. Money better spent on more tobacco, or pipes. :wink:

 

[spartanfan]

I have seen some posts where guys have a leather tray/dish. Can't find them now and don't know who the manufacture was, maybe somebody can comment on the leather tray.

 

[jkrug]

seacaptain those olivewood bowls are really nice and should be perfect for what you need. ::

 

[seacaptain]

seacaptain those olivewood bowls are really nice and should be perfect for what you need. [::]

I bought the smaller one. Can't go wrong for $8.49. I'm looking forward to getting it and drying some flake.

 

[mranglophile]

Hell, for simply drying a bowl full of tobacco I simply use a paper plate. It makes it very easy to simply bend the plate and pour the small amount of tobacco that is not used back into the tin and or jar

+1
I have nice silver trays and a "Raw Paper's" rolling tray but I use paper plates 99% of the time. I have a lamp with one of the LED bulbs which emitts very little heat and if needed i'll rest the plate on top to dry tobacco out...just a bit faster than just sitting out and not as severe as a blowdryer.