McC's Blackwoods Flake

**Mike in Cincy** · 06-20-2012, 07:03 PM

I can't seem to keep this stuff lit no matter what. Any suggestions? Did anyone else have this issue?

also, I had read somewhere else that there's a pipe tobacco trade thread...where is that?

**oc_in_fw** · 06-20-2012, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Mike in Cincy

I can't seem to keep this stuff lit no matter what. Any suggestions? Did anyone else have this issue?

also, I had read somewhere else that there's a pipe tobacco trade thread...where is that?

Have you tried airing it out for 15 minutes or so? I know that with the flakes I have tried, I had good results when I rubbed them out and let them sit on a piece of paper for 15 minutes. I then folded the paper, and funneled it into the pipe. Going right from the baggie to the bowl never worked for any of my flakes.

**Uncle Jackie** · 06-20-2012, 08:04 PM

5 seconds, (and I mean 5 seconds) in the microwave can do wonders for a tobacco that does not want to burn.

**OldSaw** · 06-20-2012, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Mike in Cincy

I can't seem to keep this stuff lit no matter what. Any suggestions? Did anyone else have this issue?

also, I had read somewhere else that there's a pipe tobacco trade thread...where is that?

I love this stuff. I have a sealed can that I'm aging. I haven't had any problems with it, but I do air it out a bit before loading.

**Kentos** · 06-20-2012, 10:19 PM

I am smoking it as I type, and it's quite nice!

I take out a bowl worth from the ball jar and stick it in a less than airtight empty FVF or similar tin the night before. The next day it dries out just enough so I loosely rub it out, pack and I'm off to the races. To aid in lighting flake I spread out tobacco "dust" from past left over bits and use it as tinder to get the less homogenous tobacco to burn. YMMV tho.

**Kentos** · 06-20-2012, 10:21 PM

Tobacco trades are still a no-go till further notice from what I have read.

**rickcharles606** · 06-20-2012, 10:41 PM

I just rub it out and let it sit for for 30 min. or so then load the pipe and away I go ;-)

**Mike in Cincy** · 06-21-2012, 02:52 PM

thanks guys, i'll give these methods a shot and report back!!

**Argonaut** · 06-21-2012, 04:17 PM

Blackwoods is kind of rubbed out already, but I find it needs a little more. All the suggestions on drying it above should help you figure it out.

**KarlMaldensNose** · 06-21-2012, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by OldSaw

I love this stuff. I have a sealed can that I'm aging. I haven't had any problems with it, but I do air it out a bit before loading.

Do all pipe tobaccos improve with age?

Originally Posted by Kentos

Tobacco trades are still a no-go till further notice from what I have read.

Respectfully, what exactly is the problem with trading tobacco? I ask because I'm still new to all of this and maybe don't fully understand all the issues and implications.

**Argonaut** · 06-21-2012, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by KarlMaldensNose

Do all pipe tobaccos improve with age?

Respectfully, what exactly is the problem with trading tobacco? I ask because I'm still new to all of this and maybe don't fully understand all the issues and implications.

Question #1, no
Question #2, It's complicated, for instance, if you send tobacco to someone in the state of Washington you could be charged with a felony, or maybe the recipient. There is no rule that you can't ask for a friends personal email address and do as you will off the B&B.