Burn of the Day

[mobyus]

I have definitely heard stories of folks using the spent wood as an incense base. I've tried heating some of the post extraction chips from my own experiments, in this case solvent extraction not distillation, and they do have a nice mild sweet woody aroma (but would be very disappointing if you paid for it as oud).

I wasn't aware that people simply made sticks out of it - I just thought it was used as a base to which you would add some amount of good quality wood or perhaps oils or resin or whatever the recipe calls for.

Little unclear on the context here I need to catch up on the thread - are we talking incense sticks or wood chips? I've never heard of post distillation wood chips being sold as incense but I suppose you could add oils it would be a kind of bakhoor.

This was sold as "Sinking Grade Agarwood from Assam Region"

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4339220109/sinking-grade-agarwood-from-asaam-region?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=sinking+grade+agarwood&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&nob=1&content_source=ab863779-1c3e-408e-88bb-f98128f7fa2d%253A9903bf4d36d224b3766ae3edc590536eacea304b&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=ab863779-1c3e-408e-88bb-f98128f7fa2d%3A9903bf4d36d224b3766ae3edc590536eacea304b

 

[Mr.P]

This was sold as "Sinking Grade Agarwood from Assam Region"

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4339220109/sinking-grade-agarwood-from-asaam-region?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=sinking+grade+agarwood&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&nob=1&content_source=ab863779-1c3e-408e-88bb-f98128f7fa2d%253A9903bf4d36d224b3766ae3edc590536eacea304b&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=ab863779-1c3e-408e-88bb-f98128f7fa2d%3A9903bf4d36d224b3766ae3edc590536eacea304b

I think I need to catch up on this thread because I'm not definitely not understanding here.

From the post I responded to I thought we were talking about a post distillation product, which would have to be some kind of coarse sawdust, or sticks held together with binder or something. apologies for derailing things!

 

[mobyus]

I think I need to catch up on this thread because I'm not definitely not understanding here.

From the post I responded to I thought we were talking about a post distillation product, which would have to be some kind of coarse sawdust, or sticks held together with binder or something. apologies for derailing things!

Nah its ok. @SteveE noticed in the description of the product/website that the product was made in a family distillation. I took it to mean that they use this agarwood for distillation.

Product description: Highest quality agarwood chips from our family distillation. Beautiful aroma with a symphony of notes. Sinking grade, immaculate quality. Limited quantities.

So I was confused if it was pre-distillation agarwood or post-distillation (Which I didn't think possible). It turns out its the latter.

 

[Mainiac]

This was sold as "Sinking Grade Agarwood from Assam Region"

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4339220109/sinking-grade-agarwood-from-asaam-region?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=sinking+grade+agarwood&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&nob=1&content_source=ab863779-1c3e-408e-88bb-f98128f7fa2d%253A9903bf4d36d224b3766ae3edc590536eacea304b&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=ab863779-1c3e-408e-88bb-f98128f7fa2d%3A9903bf4d36d224b3766ae3edc590536eacea304b

Wouldn’t the listed price be exceedingly low for a good quality agarwood? From what I’ve learned on this forum, that pricing seems too good to be true for wood that hasn’t already been distilled or adulterated.

 

[mobyus]

Wouldn’t the listed price be exceedingly low for a good quality agarwood? From what I’ve learned on this forum, that pricing seems too good to be true for wood that hasn’t already been distilled or adulterated.

I got your point. In my mind, $55 for 75 grams would be too good. It was $55 for 5 grams. It was in that sweet spot for me.

 

[Mr.P]

I got your point. In my mind, $55 for 75 grams would be too good. It was $55 for 5 grams. It was in that sweet spot for me.

Yes - under $1 per gram with that kind of description is too much of an outlier.

 

[mobyus]

Yes - under $1 per gram with that kind of description is too much of an outlier.

I still liked it though. Will put "Post Distillation" on the next time I enjoy it.

 

[Mainiac]

I got your point. In my mind, $55 for 75 grams would be too good. It was $55 for 5 grams. It was in that sweet spot for me.

Ah, I misread the price per gram. Sorry about that.

 

[AlHind Oud]

how wood pieces can be from post distillation 🤔? it should be either in powder or shavings form.

 

[AlHind Oud]

I’m not claiming to be an expert here, but examining the wood pictures from the listing, they don’t appear authentic to me. Experts can provide valuable insights. It’s highly probable that these are resin-pressed or glued wood chunks. They may emit a scent similar to real agarwood and even produce bubbles when burned. WAllahu A’lam. I usually refrain from discussing these topics here, but I felt the need this time.

 

[mesOUD]

I’m not claiming to be an expert here, but examining the wood pictures from the listing, they don’t appear authentic to me. Experts can provide valuable insights. It’s highly probable that these are resin-pressed or glued wood chunks. They may emit a scent similar to real agarwood and even produce bubbles when burned. WAllahu A’lam. I usually refrain from discussing these topics here, but I felt the need this time.

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Most probably,you will see a yellowish bubble when you heat or burn it

 

[Mainiac]

how wood pieces can be from post distillation 🤔? it should be either in powder or shavings form.

Yeah, something isn't right. This vendor is either confused on what they are selling or perhaps not being honest. And for sinking grade, that listed price still seems low. I don't know. But I would be hesitant to purchase.

 

[Ahmaoud]

how wood pieces can be from post distillation 🤔? it should be either in powder or shavings form.

This is exactly what I was scratching my head at hahahaha!

 

[Ahmaoud]

I’m not claiming to be an expert here, but examining the wood pictures from the listing, they don’t appear authentic to me. Experts can provide valuable insights. It’s highly probable that these are resin-pressed or glued wood chunks. They may emit a scent similar to real agarwood and even produce bubbles when burned. WAllahu A’lam. I usually refrain from discussing these topics here, but I felt the need this time.

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The picture gave it away for sure, it's just way too smooth, all the chisel marks have been filled in with something to make the texture more uniform. It's strange though, to use the term sinking for something that's been resin pressed. By that logic anything with metal inside it would also be considered sinking

But Etsy's turning into a weird place these days, if you scroll through some of the recs you'll find a seller advertising clearly cultivated kinam as "Wild" with a price of 38 USD/gram 🤦‍♂️

 

[TheOudDood]

It’s flawless

agreed, it's pretty straightforward and easy to use. you just have to modulate the heat since different woods respond differently.

 

[TheOudDood]

The picture gave it away for sure, it's just way too smooth, all the chisel marks have been filled in with something to make the texture more uniform. It's strange though, to use the term sinking for something that's been resin pressed. By that logic anything with metal inside it would also be considered sinking

But Etsy's turning into a weird place these days, if you scroll through some of the recs you'll find a seller advertising clearly cultivated kinam as "Wild" with a price of 38 USD/gram 🤦‍♂️

1,000% fake.

 

[TheOudDood]

hainan baotou - KZ

never got much out of this before and pretty much wrote it off. now that I have the subitism heater I can finally experience how good this is 🙂

 

[mobyus]

SMoud - Assam Sinking grade Oud (post distillation)

Smoky sweetness and leathery spice. Will be my last use of this. Can’t be sure what it is.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Kangiiten Brunei K

A nice piece today,
very aromatic.

 

[mobyus]

Fawn Horn - Vietnamese Platelets

Peppery, resinous spicy. I’m going for coal this time. So I can switch to Chinese CK. I have a decent amount of both.