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snixon22 Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:03 PM EST
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Is burning way to fast on one side?

I've tried a few things in the past but I usually end up ruining the stick.
Rut-Ro! Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:08 PM EST
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I usually pass a lighter(lit) along the part that is not burning and that usually fixes the problem. You should get it while it is small so it does not cause a huge problem.
sd72 Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:11 PM EST
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^ lighter touch up.

Can also put the spoon side down if u notice it earlier.

Just torch the un burned wrapper edge lightly. Won't ruin the stick.
snixon22 Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:13 PM EST
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Ok. Does that work with matches to?
I don't have a torch yet.
sd72 Offline
#5 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:17 PM EST
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Sure it does. Just let the match flare up and burn off the sulfur first.

Now go get a ronson jetline triple torch for $15-$18.

Carry on.
csgamecock Offline
#6 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:18 PM EST
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You wet your index finger with saliva and rub it on the side of the paper burning to fast Anxious ....... Um nvm wrong forum
Campage Offline
#7 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:34 PM EST
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As soon as I notice one side is burning faster I rotate the cigar slow burning side up. Fast burning side down And smoke it like that til it evens up. That along with the touch up advice already given and you'll be good to go.
delta1 Offline
#8 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 1:08 PM EST
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If the uneven burning happens to a lot of your cigars, you may have too much moisture in your storage box. When I first started, I went with the "conventional wisdom for storing cigars: 70 degrees/70% RH", and had a lot of cigars burn faster on one side (canoeing). After finding this place and reading a lot of the info being exchanged, it seemed that most of the fogs here keep the RH in their storage boxes at closer to 65%RH, so I did that. Guess what? Very few of my cigars burn unevenly now.
engletl Offline
#9 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 1:11 PM EST
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sounds like your humi is not getting enough airflow and the humidity is settling into "zones". A few simple fixes to your root cause

1. keep less sticks in your humi
2. get slotted trays for in you humi
3. get a small oust fan to help circulation
4. if no fan be sure to rotate your sticks periodically from top to bottom and side to side
5. drybox sticks for a day or two before smoking
Rut-Ro! Offline
#10 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 1:16 PM EST
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snixon22 wrote:
Ok. Does that work with matches to?
I don't have a torch yet.



Nah...only lighters.....Sarcasm

d'oh!

Go to wally-world and buy a Ronson Jetlite for just under three bucks until you can budget for a nice one. Pretty good for an inexpensive lighter.....
GIBrett Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 1:34 PM EST
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If it gets out of hand you can also use your cutter to cut behind the burn and start over. I've done it once or twice when I first started smoking to save the stick.
dubleuhb Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 1:45 PM EST
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Campage wrote:
As soon as I notice one side is burning faster I rotate the cigar slow burning side up. Fast burning side down And smoke it like that til it evens up. That along with the touch up advice already given and you'll be good to go.

This is the opposite of what I do, slow side down.
Campage Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 1:57 PM EST
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Everyone has there own technique. I always felt that heat rises so I put the slow burning side up and sometimes tilt it a bit to get heat consentrated to the slow burning wrapper.
dubleuhb Offline
#14 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 2:07 PM EST
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That is what most think, but it has something to do with available oxygen so the tobacco can burn. seen it explained somewhere, dunno works for me.
Whistlebritches Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 2:18 PM EST
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dubleuhb wrote:
That is what most think, but it has something to do with available oxygen so the tobacco can burn. seen it explained somewhere, dunno works for me.


You beat me to it............Conventional wisdom in this regard is wrong.Giving the slower burning part of your cigar more oxygen(from the bottom)usually gets things straightened out fairly quickly.A little saliva on your finger rubbed across the faster(top of cigar)burning area seems to speeds the evening out process even more.BUT.......................some cigars will never recover without the aid of the torch.I've found cigars with lots of ligero tobacco lend themselves to this problem.Ligero burns at a much slower rate than other varieties and sometimes ends up wedged on one side or the other......A torch is the only thing that will keep the burn line even in this case.Let the cigar dictate your measures.


Ron
Campage Offline
#16 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 2:19 PM EST
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I will try it that way next time and I may get a better result. Worth a shot.
illinichaser Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 2:39 PM EST
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One other quick thought on this, I have found is that uneven burn can be the result of not getting a good light on the cigar to begin with. Whenever I have issues with one I try to pay extra attention and really slow down on the the lighting of any upcoming cigars. After all the best fix is to not have the issues in the first place. . .
dpnewell Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 2:47 PM EST
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Sometimes the ligero core is rolled off center, and to one side of the cigar. You will notice this problem the first time you ash. The only way to fix this is to keep relighting the slow side.

FYI, the term for a cigar burning down one side is “canoeing” .

Opps, Ron already covered this, sorry.
Whistlebritches Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 2:51 PM EST
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dpnewell wrote:


FYI, the term for a cigar burning down one side is “canoeing” .



DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All these years I thought that was called cunnilingus.


Ron
snixon22 Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 2:54 PM EST
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Yeah I think I got the match lighting down. There have been times I missed an edge on the foot.
But on my AF WOA it got SOOO out of control I had to trash it.
So my first WOA was a bad experience. Plus I let it die a little too much and it got that ammonia taste when I tried to puff it back to life. Damn this noob brain!

I know one of them was way to juicy to light one day and it burnt way to funny.

Fyi I love Mi Amor Churchill it burnt perfect and the flavor at the end was AWESOME.
Perfect cigar for a slow morning.

And as for the torch I'm bidding on a Xikar right now and hoping to win it.
Then I can practice torch lighting on my cheapy Devils weeds! (bought them to test out my Humi bags from sikarlan and lighting)
CelticBomber Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 3:00 PM EST
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snixon22 wrote:
Ok. Does that work with matches to?
I don't have a torch yet.



I've got your addy you'll have a torch soon.
bdrizzle Offline
#22 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 3:43 PM EST
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Have you ever Kayaked a cigar?

It's when your smoking and fishing and the mutha **** falls out of your mouth. Hard to recover from that one.
snixon22 Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 4:16 PM EST
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Lol sweet Celticbomber. And I swear the pkg is awaiting DEPARTURE tomorrow. so are we still set for the trade?
deadeyedick Offline
#24 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 7:57 PM EST
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" Plus I let it die a little too much and it got that ammonia taste when I tried to puff it back to life. Damn this noob brain! "

The best way to fix this is to purge the cigar before you relight it. Puff out through the cigar a few times which will remove some of the ammonia taste from incomplete combustion.

DED
Whistlebritches Offline
#25 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 8:02 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
The best way to fix this is to purge the cigar before you relight it. Puff out through the cigar a few times which will remove some of the ammonia taste from incomplete combustion.

DED


An Old Deadeye is our local expert on "INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION".I hear they make pills for this Rick......................which one do you recommend?????


Ron
snixon22 Offline
#26 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 9:09 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
" Plus I let it die a little too much and it got that ammonia taste when I tried to puff it back to life. Damn this noob brain! "

The best way to fix this is to purge the cigar before you relight it. Puff out through the cigar a few times which will remove some of the ammonia taste from incomplete combustion.

DED



thank you for the tip. should I recut before lighting again. or just light as is?
deadeyedick Offline
#27 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 12:05 AM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:


An Old Deadeye is our local expert on "INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION".I hear they make pills for this Rick......................which one do you recommend?????


Ron


ram27bat I take all three............at once.

DED
smokestaxx Offline
#28 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 12:32 AM EST
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LOL
bdrizzle wrote:
Have you ever Kayaked a cigar?

It's when your smoking and fishing and the mutha **** falls out of your mouth. Hard to recover from that one.

i hate when that happens...
05busa Offline
#29 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 6:58 AM EST
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Looks like he smoked the sulfar already
wheelrite Offline
#30 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 7:36 AM EST
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Bigger Roach Clip
Stinkdyr Offline
#31 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 12:15 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Bigger Roach Clip


Oh sure, easy for Wheelio to be flip about this like it is no big prob...............HE HAS A HOT NURSE WIFE WHO LOOKS GREAT IN POOL BIKINI !!


Beer
Whistlebritches Offline
#32 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 12:16 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
ram27bat I take all three............at once.

DED


LMMFAO.............................We'll just call you Dickpill from now on.


Ron
Palama Offline
#33 Posted: Wed, Jan 11 2023, 1:24 AM EST
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CelticBomber wrote:
I've got your addy you'll have a torch soon.


Look at that! Celtic was making CBid customers happy over 10 years ago!

Fo’ sure we’ll never have another Customer Service rep as good as him in our lifetimes!
stogie30 Offline
#34 Posted: Thu, Jan 12 2023, 4:02 PM EST
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licking your finger and getting some spit on the side that's burning too fast without burning yourself ha has worked some. Ligthing just the other side that's not burning to match it up with the fast side also. Sometimes if its a construction issue there's not much you can do if those don't work because there's just less filler on that side.
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#35 Posted: Thu, Jan 12 2023, 5:07 PM EST
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Usually when I have this problem it’s a heavy wrapper with a little under filled filler. I squash the end kinda flat. Almost like box press it by hand. Just behind the cherry. Works ok. If it’s just one spot the cigar tends to correct itself after that


I also use all the methods above. Except I alway thought I should put the non burning area up. Never occurred to me to try it down.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#36 Posted: Thu, Jan 12 2023, 7:25 PM EST
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Fire fixes everything
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