My Sailor's Rope Experiment...

[MrMotoyoshi]

Excellent! Can't wait to see this baby when she's out of her cocoon.

[Branzig]

(I know you weren't asking me but...) I would expect it to make good chaw. I've tried Sam Gawith Brown #4 and it's pretty good between the cheek and gum. I made a cigar leaf twist a few months ago and I actually like chewing it better than smoking it.

You're more of a man than I sir

[Tobias Lutz]

Very cool.

Once it is finished, do you plan on taking a bite out of it and giving it a good chew like sailors used to as well?

Yeah...I'll get right on that. When I unwrap it I plan on spraying it down with DW and Rum again so that it can be nice and soft for slicing. Then I'll cut it into coins and jar it up.

[GWBowman]

Can't wait. This should be good.

[GWBowman]

Nothing at all, it is all straight tobacco. I got the idea from the tambolaka stuff. Odds are it is going to be some harsh stuff. Time will tell I suppose.

Do you feel like growing some plants? I have a large stock pile of a few strains.

Do you know a source that sells small amounts of tobacco seeds, like you would buy flower or vegetable seeds in the outdoor section at Wal-mart?

[OnePyroTec]

Do you know a source that sells small amounts of tobacco seeds, like you would buy flower or vegetable seeds in the outdoor section at Wal-mart?

George, shoot me a PM, I have LOTS of seeds. $2.50 would cover postage, packaging, and several strains. Time is NOW to get them in the soil for spring.
That would go for anyone who wants seeds.

If you want to buy from a retailer, search up coffin nails tobacco seeds Lots of information on growing.
I'm not posting their URL since they have tobacco forums there.

[Tobias Lutz]

It's been hanging up since November...but now it's Holy Week, so down came the rope for the final steps...

The bundle...


The ropes removed...


The canvas rolled back...


I filed a spray bottle to re-hydrate it. I used distilled water, rum, and topping from wholeleaf.com...


Dry...


Soaked...


Once the bottle was empty I placed it back on the board...


And cut it in half to place in a Sterilite container for a couple days until the entire thing is at an Rh where I can slice it up to rub out...

[OnePyroTec]

Thanks for the post. I went ahead and unwrapped my little bundle from 2013 today and put it in my leaf humidor to re-hydrate a bit. When I wrapped the little bundle the leaves were fresh and still yellow-green. At least the outer leaf has turned a nice light brown.

Side note, the rope I made from part of my 2012 Virginia crop is coming along. I think I may give it a few months before slicing unless someone talks me into "testing" it early.

[MrMotoyoshi]

It's like waiting for a new season of a show you like to start. Very cool.

[JustTroItIn]

I have been eagerly awaiting the results of this experiment.