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Sam Gawith Full Virginia Flake
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 68472"><p>Yep. Except for maybe the tap-to-settle which, when I do it, turns into a steam clog. </p><p></p><p>The moister your flake is, the looser you pack it. ("Pack" is really kind of a misnomer. Gather some torn-lengthwise-and-then-in-half flake strips up into a round cross-section (cigar) with one end of them more or less <em>square</em>, and insert that end. Stop at the first sign of anything like resistance. Trim the protruding excess away with scissors. (Leave the floor of the bowl clear of tabac. Helps the moisture that accumulates there dissipate unimpeded).</p><p></p><p>Give it a minute or two between char lights and expect it to take maybe five tries until you're off and running.</p><p></p><p>When you fight it and try to force flake to do what you want it to, it defies you and makes you wish you hadn't. Several protracted lighting attempts in a short span of time will just create steam. When you let it be how it is and co-operate, you're in for a good time. Which means letting it cool completely any time it starts getting hot or wet at first. Meaning you're pushing it. Let it cool down and dry back out.</p><p></p><p>:face:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 68472"] Yep. Except for maybe the tap-to-settle which, when I do it, turns into a steam clog. The moister your flake is, the looser you pack it. ("Pack" is really kind of a misnomer. Gather some torn-lengthwise-and-then-in-half flake strips up into a round cross-section (cigar) with one end of them more or less [i]square[/i], and insert that end. Stop at the first sign of anything like resistance. Trim the protruding excess away with scissors. (Leave the floor of the bowl clear of tabac. Helps the moisture that accumulates there dissipate unimpeded). Give it a minute or two between char lights and expect it to take maybe five tries until you're off and running. When you fight it and try to force flake to do what you want it to, it defies you and makes you wish you hadn't. Several protracted lighting attempts in a short span of time will just create steam. When you let it be how it is and co-operate, you're in for a good time. Which means letting it cool completely any time it starts getting hot or wet at first. Meaning you're pushing it. Let it cool down and dry back out. :face: [/QUOTE]
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