I'm tired of paying for water from all these blenders! I know the water can be up to 20% of the weight of some blends.....
I like playing with my tobacco!
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Well I commend you in your endeavor and will be interested to see how your blends turn out, I like home mixing but it hadn't even occurred to me to consider whole leaf tobacco
This is just awesome. Very curious how you decide your ratios while blending. A pictorial thread is in order when you get started!
I plan on a new thread with photos and other information as I start to play around.
I think this will be cool way to get more into my pipes. I'm a little annoyed when I buy a tobacco from a blender/blending house and I have to dry it out for days just so I can smoke it properly. What's the point of all that moisture in the first place? Oh wait it's so you pay for water not tobacco. Look at the price difference between a 100gr brick of Semois vs 100gr of other baccy. The semois is a lot of volume for the 100gr when 100gr of other stuff is a very small amount. Plus being a cigar smoker for so many years before getting to pipes I really like raw natural tobacco taste. I think the pipe baccy is good but I am turned off by flavorings and excessive sugar additions.
I just wish fire cured was available when I ordered. That's fine though. I'll just pick some up when it's available again and more virgina to go along with the fire cured. I will be playing with toasting and making my own cavendish with some of these leaves. The most if anything I'll add to any of the blends is a very light spritz of water with some palm sugar for making flakes so they hold together better. I'll have to keep the moisture content low though because with out any preservatives my mold control will be moisture control.
I just wish fire cured was available when I ordered. That's fine though. I'll just pick some up when it's available again and more virgina to go along with the fire cured. I will be playing with toasting and making my own cavendish with some of these leaves. The most if anything I'll add to any of the blends is a very light spritz of water with some palm sugar for making flakes so they hold together better. I'll have to keep the moisture content low though because with out any preservatives my mold control will be moisture control.
He makes it? I'll pm him then.
cgraunke
BoM March '14
Let's us know how it goes!
I'd love to try some of your creations if your ever up for a sale or trade.
+1!! I would be happy to pay for a sample or a dozen o)
If I make anything worthy of sharing I'll let you guys know.
Sounds like you've got reviewers lined up!
Hoshneer
Drew Estate NotRex
The best part is that sometimes these jars turn out really really good.
It's here and it smells awesome!
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That looks amazing...
Don't mind my toe in the pic hahaha.
That looks great
They need to find a way to make your pictures scratch and sniff. Except the one of your toe... 
looks really good!
looks really good!
Not all the leaf is as nicely whole as the individual pictured but who cares. I am going to build a press mold this week and try a know decent blend I found as shred. If I like it I will make enough to make it a plug in the press mold and slice it for some flake after a month.