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http://www.tobacco.org/resources/history/Tobacco_History19.html An incredibly cool read that I found while rooting the intersne for international cigar brand info. Thought some of you guys might enjoy it. :tu

Al gave me the idea to skin a wine cooler with wood to make it look awesome. Awhile back I saw that Vinotemp made a little dinky desktop thermoelectric and Dave (n3uka) mentioned it the other day. I'd like to find a little six bottle or three bottle thermoelctric and skin it with oak or chestnut...

This is gonna be a quick one. :) I just banged this thing together to move some air in Richard's (rrplascencia) humi. Figured I'd drop a couple picsa so you guys can see how it went together in case you need something like this. It's an old idea that's been many times, I saw the idea here a long...

I'm going to run this down quick because I'm really pressed for time. I made this box to test a couple principles, get some practice on my router table, and to try out a freehand router technique/filling process that I thought up for engraving/personalizing stuff I make. I needed to get some...

I've been smoking Sancho Panza DM's, 601 reds, and AVO #9 maddies almost exclusively. I found that I like Cohiba Secretos maddies, I tried an LGC that was delicious but wouldn't stay lit, and I managed to trade beads for another Cohiba maddie that I'm going to burn here very shortly. I think I'm...

A good while back I dressed out my couple winadors with drawers. It went really well and the drawers are a joy. Being the first try, they're not all that refined, a little clunky, and quite frankly, they could work better. I've had a lot of thoughts, ideas and refinements swimming around in my...

I'm just about done with the second humi I've made, and I'm getting set to make the next two. I want to build a couple from Zebrawood with Ebony striping and Spanish Cedar interior. They'll probably turn out to be approximately 100 count desktops, all 100% handcrafted and 1000% beautiful. :) I'm...

The 4th of July Troop Raffle is just about to wrap up. The winner will be drawn midnight, July 4th. You can still take a chance right up until the final minutes, but you'll need to post your DC# to have your pledge considered for the prize package (which is awesome). That's all in the rules...

Me: Honey, I have about ten boxes of cigars coming this week and I don't have anywhere to put them. Kerri: Why don't you get the cooler off the porch and use that? Me: I would, but where the heck am I gonna put it? Kerri: Put it up in the bedroom. I'm sure we can make room up there even if we...

***This Humi will be added to the "Support the Troops" raffle as soon as I can add it. If you want a shot, just follow the link in my sig. Thanks!!! :tu This is a little project that started out by me seeing a nice piece of oak in a pile at Lowes. It had a nice deep grain and some tiger...

This is a little presentation box that took me forever to finish. I was experimenting with some different stains and poly trying to get it right and it was just one of those things where everything I tried turned into a disaster. Ultimately the box turned out quite unique, and it taught me a lot...

I got an email from CI for the Gurkha Signature 101 Maduro Robusto. When I saw the picture, I thought "I think those are two bands from two other Gurkhas." Then I thought, "If they recycled two bands, did they recycle a blend too?" Could you guys take a look at that link for me and tell me if...

I'm pretty flexible. Well, not really. Everyone tells me I'm picky. About everything. I just like what I like, ya know? Likes: Sweet Spice Chocolate Caramel Brandy (like Padron) Champagne (like Fuente) Dislikes: Lots of pepper grass green spray paint poop Whatever it is that a Miami 8&11...

I always try to give a cigar an inch before I toss it. Sometimes I can't. If it's super bitter or terribly peppery I'll chuck it inside five minutes. I'm always afraid that I'm going to miss the good things that a cigar will offer when it's halfway burned. Lately I've had a run of bad luck when...

I've not had good luck with Tats. I want to feel the love, but every one I've smoked is like firing up my pepper grinder. I literally hate cigars that taste like black pepper. I love spice, especially if it's real sweet, but I can only take a hint of pepper at best. It's better if it's white...

I just got back from Lowes. I'm starting a new project, gonna put big wide pullout drawers in one of the vino's. I'm also going to make trays/boxes for said drawers. This was all brought on by the Smackdown. I have a bazzilion singles and they exist in ziplock baggies jammed in the winadors. It...

A few of the guys wanted to see what happens when I pour water on HCM beads. When the beads are dry, they suck water so incredibly fast that the friction creates an enormous amount of heat. So much heat that they will literally melt right through a rubbermaid container. That's why I use a great...

Welp, here's the much awaited Turd Review. A little background on the smoke: It's called a Toscana Cheroot. It's made for the Italian market and Hal bought it in Italy. It came into my possession via an hk3 bomb, part of Shilala Smackdown '08. I bet Hal can add a little background, I hope he...

I started smoking cigars when I was a teenager because they were on a rack right next to the Galaga machine. Middleton Cherries. I loved them. Later on, I always made a point to stop and get some cherries whenever I was headed to a party. That party lasted for about 20 years, so I smoked a mess...