Burn of the Day

[iori]

Hong Kong Sinking
mellow, strong honey notes, sweet, bitter tinge and spices

 

[The Scent Guru]

Hong Kong Sinking
mellow, strong honey notes, sweet, bitter tinge and spices

⬆️ My Hero.

Hirta for me tonight, nothing spectacular but decent.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Hainan Char

I haven’t heated Hainan in a few days,
so when the florals hit me
it made me smile with contentment.

 

[The Scent Guru]

More Hirta from a friend in Sumatra

 

[iori]

⬆️ My Hero.

Hirta for me tonight, nothing spectacular but decent.

<3

Hainan Char

I haven’t heated Hainan in a few days,
so when the florals hit me
it made me smile with contentment.

did hainan today too, two different pieces as i always say
most elegant and gorgeous wood ever, i hope one day i endup with big heartwood piece from Hainan

 

[iori]

KZ tocbong

 

[Oudamberlove]

Nippon Kodo Borneo

Often with this wood, the scent near the burner smells more resiny, but the the clouds in the room smell powdery floral with berries❤️

 

[The Scent Guru]

Broke out the YouYuan or whatever it's called, AlHashimi Tawi Tawi

 

[zahir]

Broke out the YouYuan or whatever it's called, AlHashimi Tawi Tawi
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Work of caution: either don't heat the wood above 170 directly on the surface or use the metal plate that came with it but even then don't heat it beyond 170 or so on the metal. The oils will start 'binding' with the surface/plate beyond that temperature and clean up will be difficult. I generally use the metal plate, heat up to 170 or so and then transfer the shavings to a mica and put it on the subitism heater.
Another benefit of this approach: the battery lasts longer.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Work of caution: either don't heat the wood above 170 directly on the surface or use the metal plate that came with it but even then don't heat it beyond 170 or so on the metal. The oils will start 'binding' with the surface/plate beyond that temperature and clean up will be difficult. I generally use the metal plate, heat up to 170 or so and then transfer the shavings to a mica and put it on the subitism heater.
Another benefit of this approach: the battery lasts longer.

Since it's ceramic I've been able to clean it well with a small razor and alcohol. I cut some mica to fit it too but the razor really does seem to get it all without marring the surface. Good point on the battery too. I need to use it more.

 

[zahir]

Since it's ceramic I've been able to clean it well with a small razor and alcohol. I cut some mica to fit it too but the razor really does seem to get it all without marring the surface. Good point on the battery too. I need to use it more.

Razor will leave scratch marks on the ceramic. Which is why I stopped using it. Sorry to sound so anal 😂 but even microscopic scratches bother me 😅

 

[The Scent Guru]

Razor will leave scratch marks on the ceramic. Which is why I stopped using it. Sorry to sound so anal 😂 but even microscopic scratches bother me 😅

I use a very small exacto blade and the surface doesn't get scratched as far as I can tell, so far

 

[Oudamberlove]

NK Borneo again
resiny and some spice
with the fruity floral aura.

 

[iori]

Since it's ceramic I've been able to clean it well with a small razor and alcohol. I cut some mica to fit it too but the razor really does seem to get it all without marring the surface. Good point on the battery too. I need to use it more.

use alcohol with brush, been doing it on mine since long, it return it new ;3

 

[iori]

EO Guallam Antique

 

[EJayB]

Indonesian sandalwood on the heater today
I just love the scent on low heat !!!
Distilling this wood very soon so I’m familiarizing myself with the wood’s properties and deciding on what method of distilling I should use?
Copper pot or stainless ?
Glass condensers or stainless ?
Recycle the hydrosol cohabitation style or fresh water single pass hydrosol separation ?
Steam or hydro method?…….both?
Distill for a few days hydro then dump the whole pot into my steamer and give it an atmospheric pressure steam for another few days?
Or another low heat vacuum distillation?
I think I need to keep heating the wood and it will come to me in all good time😎

 

[Oudamberlove]

Heating KZ premium Brunei Heartwood

It’s a good thing I’m not a distiller,
I simply heat the wood and enjoy
without having to think about
distillation parameters🤣

Actually EJayB, if I had the time and means, I would love to take it to the next
level as you are doing. As a consolation,
following your chronicles is an absolute pleasure👍

 

[iori]

Fusen Red Soil
unique elegant floral rhymes, watermelon, cool and slight milky

 

[The Scent Guru]

Yuzhi Green sinking. Man, ok I gotta be fair, as much as I feel CK is spiritless it smells so good and keeps producing scent without raising the temperature a long time. I'm be editing images for an hour while this piece sits at a steady 11v and I get wafts of amazing florals.

Side note: Has anyone ground up CK fine for incense? I imagine I may need to freeze it?

 

[ji.yuncha]

Little 0.03g piece of yamadamatsu kyara today. This chip is particularly minty. I love using a jeweler's magnifying glass to watch pieces heat and darken over time.