Flake tobaccos provide a wonderful marriage of flavors that other cuts don't always share. A beautiful craft that takes time and precise calculations. The intricacies of the leaf's "grain" of some flakes is more stunning than some briar pipes even .
I could be wrong but it seems to me that most people tend to rub their flakes out. For me, that's like eating pizza with a knife and fork or separating a hamburger and eating the individual components. Although, flakes don't always burn the most evenly and can be fickle when folded and stuffed.
Typically I employ a standard fold and stuff; fold lengthwise and then crosswise followed by a little twist. But there are some pipes that have a shorter chamber. This usually means it will have a substantial amount of tobacco sticking out of the bowl. For those I use the "Z" pack method.
No matter what method I always pull off a very thin lengthwise strip from the side of the flake and rub that out using it as kindling for the top of the bowl. Using either of these I have come to love flake tobacco and prefer it over ribbon cuts.
Do we have any dedicated fold and stuffers? Die hard rubber outers? Is there a method that you created on your own?
I could be wrong but it seems to me that most people tend to rub their flakes out. For me, that's like eating pizza with a knife and fork or separating a hamburger and eating the individual components. Although, flakes don't always burn the most evenly and can be fickle when folded and stuffed.
Typically I employ a standard fold and stuff; fold lengthwise and then crosswise followed by a little twist. But there are some pipes that have a shorter chamber. This usually means it will have a substantial amount of tobacco sticking out of the bowl. For those I use the "Z" pack method.
No matter what method I always pull off a very thin lengthwise strip from the side of the flake and rub that out using it as kindling for the top of the bowl. Using either of these I have come to love flake tobacco and prefer it over ribbon cuts.
Do we have any dedicated fold and stuffers? Die hard rubber outers? Is there a method that you created on your own?
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