No I don't mean those silly wooden shoes and the dance they do. This cigar is something like a 44 ring. I typically use a larger more standard sized punch but I decided to use the little one on my lighter that I typically use for smokes in the 30 ring and under sizes.
About halfway through I began to notice a harder draw until eventually it was becoming ridiculous. Not wanting to step off of my porch in the dark after having to deal with a baby rattlesnake the other day I found a lead that had been torn from the tree during the storm and used the end to kind of scrape off the tar-like buildup.
I used to use this small punch before I got a real punch and this was typically with 50 ring sizes, and I hadn't had an issue quite like this before when using it. Was I just a bit lucky in the past or was it the cigar?
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08-30-2017, 12:54 PM #1Royal Bum
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Yup, that's tar!
My experience like that resulted in me cutting the cigar with a guillotine cutter and it smoked much better after that.
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08-30-2017, 07:47 PM #3Royal Bum
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Is it merely because the hole punched into it is small?
"Were I to leave where else would I go? Your words of life and of truth You hold." - Third Day
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I think it's plume
You oughta know not to stand by the window, somebody see you up there.
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Lol!!
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I think it's plumeNever attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
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I agree with Brimy. Cut it, do a flaming purge and smoke slower.
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Same here! Originally Posted by Brimy
I foind this happens to me if it's humid outside.
I simply cut it and get back to smoking.
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Agreed! Originally Posted by Upstatemax
I also only experienced this when I used a punch vs a guillotine.
I'm guessing since the punch restricts the draw more so than any other cut. As a result, when I do use a punch I will use the (for lack of a better description) "figure 8" punch. I guess a larger punch may also work.
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