Recent content by chris45set

I was recently gifted an Acid Atom Maduro by a friend. I was quite reluctant to smoke it, after hearing everything negative in this board about Acids. I also didn't want it hanging around with the rest of my smokes in the humi. So I torched it the day after I received it. Surprisingly, it wasn't...

Look at the Hitachi M12V, very powerful, will run 1/2" diameter bits, and is a plunge router. I have had one for 5 years, found it omn sales at Lowe's, and have been very happy with it. http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/M12V.shtml Google will turn up any more articles. Good Luck.

Robt Burns Black Watch. Long ago and far away . . .

I "snork" with every pull, and it also makes my nose run. I always have tissues handy. This time of year is usually bad for my sinuses, but since I gave up the devil cigarettes, and don't inhale my cigars, this year is much better.

Thanks for the clarification, I tend to get paranoid at times . . . Also, you descriptions were quite good, you should have been a science teacher.

Scott, you have said not to place anything damp in the humidor with the beads (I have 1/2 lb in my desktop and 1-1/2 lbs in my small cooler). I have saved (pack rat that I am) four or five of the cedar sheaths that have wrapped some of my cigars (H. Upmann vintage cameroon comes to mind). When...

Last Friday (09/05) I received a fiver of Illusione cg:4 from a box split. Was going to smoke one on Sunday 09/07, and after cutting I noticed the draw was VERY bad, could hardly draw any air through the cigar. Needless to say I did not light this one, but placed it back in the humi (about...

Never thought I would hang around to write 100 messages of dubious content, yet here I am. I have learned so much here, not only about the cigars themselves but also the gear and processes surrounding them. You have taught me how to properly cut, light, and savour some very tasty smokes since I...

Did the stick have any age? I have a longer version Hemingway I had been saving for New Year's, but maybe I should smoke it now. Have had it for about three weeks. BTW, nice job on the write-up/

The Freud dados are pretty cool once they are set up. They actually are very smooth to use and mine has always produced a very clean cut, even on a cheapie table saw. I have also used it (the 6") on my old DeWalt Radial arm saw, but I think I might now be wiser than I was then . . . I love...

Nice work Scott, I am always afraid to work on anything that small for fear I will lose a finger. Did you get your dado blade problem straightened out? I found a 6" stacked dado by Freud on Amazon for a pretty fair price...

Same thing happened to me when I ordered my "imperfect". Received a phone message when I arrived home at 5:30 that there was a problem with my order. It was 6:30 in FL, but I called anyway. Got an actual person, they were extremely nice, told me the one I requested was too damaged for them to...

Recently I had a Oliva O maduro torpedo that was VERY tasty, highly recommended!. Also, a few of the Jose LR sticks from Taboo, but those lean more towards the mild side. I have discovered that I prefer SP EF to SP DM, and have more of those coming, I love the fuerte's and it is ALL SCOTT's...

I throw all of the Brazil nuts out of the mixed cans. I finally started buying cans of roasted peanuts for every day, and a can of cashews for those special occasions. Also cans of almonds. The "mix" gets me started, and then I separate the corn from the manure and just buy the corn. Same thing...

In a nutshell, bookmatching is resawing a board and gluing the two halves edge to edge to make a mirror image of the grain pattern. With an interesting pattern the result can be quite striking. It is the main reason I would love to have a bandsaw. Keep posting pictures of your projects, they are...