Burn of the Day
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EJayB
True Ouddict
I can only guess that long term storage is best as a whole log or chunk rather then shaved.
Australian sandalwood is mild and nice to burn as it doesn’t burn up your cash and leaves a nice scent before the wood burns as one turns up the heater to squeeze the last whiff of scent
Australian sandalwood is mild and nice to burn as it doesn’t burn up your cash and leaves a nice scent before the wood burns as one turns up the heater to squeeze the last whiff of scent
Oudamberlove
Member
Oooooooookay!!
The woods arrived🙂
Habz Baby King Filipino
and
Al Hashimi Mindanao Malaki
Just smelling the baby king at room temperature sent my brain spinning. Not that it is very aromatic, but because the compounds must be psychoactive😕
Could it be a subspecies?
Tons of resin, but not much oil, takes high heat to get the juices flowing. By then the smoke can start to get acrid. Some resin saturated woods are rock hard, this one not so, so why doesn’t the resin melt sooner?
So, forget Mon-koh. But sizzle it and explore the twilight zone of woods. Still has the Filipino butter, and shadows of it’s floral potential but no herbs and spice. The effect is bewildering, exploring finer nuances at a fumigation heat level. I am so looking forward to more sessions. I might even make some sticks from it (in due time
)
On to the Mindanao Malaki
A mixed bunch of nuggets they are. Full of resin, with all sorts of shapes and formations.
I tried four different pieces, I got four different results. The first smelled of Sandalwood, super strange because I examined the pieces under magnification and trust me.... no sandalwood here!
The second had a very resinous appeal, hmmmmm ........not bad. The third smelled like the Mindanao oil Adnan. It had more oil and thus perfumed the air better. The fourth had a remarkable amount of oil that even it being small, fumigated the room with copious amounts of white smoke (not acrid like the darker smoke of resin). That piece was reminiscent of the first batch Tawi Tawi chips, which seems to be the best I’ve tried, albeit I never tried Taha’s Filipino wood.
All in all I am very happy to have the Mindanao Malaki. Each session will be a blast checking out the varied profiles. Hopefully, most pieces will be like nugget 3 and 4.
The woods arrived🙂
Habz Baby King Filipino
and
Al Hashimi Mindanao Malaki
Just smelling the baby king at room temperature sent my brain spinning. Not that it is very aromatic, but because the compounds must be psychoactive😕
Could it be a subspecies?
Tons of resin, but not much oil, takes high heat to get the juices flowing. By then the smoke can start to get acrid. Some resin saturated woods are rock hard, this one not so, so why doesn’t the resin melt sooner?
So, forget Mon-koh. But sizzle it and explore the twilight zone of woods. Still has the Filipino butter, and shadows of it’s floral potential but no herbs and spice. The effect is bewildering, exploring finer nuances at a fumigation heat level. I am so looking forward to more sessions. I might even make some sticks from it (in due time
)On to the Mindanao Malaki
A mixed bunch of nuggets they are. Full of resin, with all sorts of shapes and formations.
I tried four different pieces, I got four different results. The first smelled of Sandalwood, super strange because I examined the pieces under magnification and trust me.... no sandalwood here!
The second had a very resinous appeal, hmmmmm ........not bad. The third smelled like the Mindanao oil Adnan. It had more oil and thus perfumed the air better. The fourth had a remarkable amount of oil that even it being small, fumigated the room with copious amounts of white smoke (not acrid like the darker smoke of resin). That piece was reminiscent of the first batch Tawi Tawi chips, which seems to be the best I’ve tried, albeit I never tried Taha’s Filipino wood.
All in all I am very happy to have the Mindanao Malaki. Each session will be a blast checking out the varied profiles. Hopefully, most pieces will be like nugget 3 and 4.
Oudamberlove
Member
Kungyokudo Kayo Vietnamese granules.
They don’t like high heat, but are nice and sweet on low.
They don’t like high heat, but are nice and sweet on low.
Oudamberlove
Member
Had a wonderful session with AH Mindanao Malaki
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I took bits from three random pieces, milled them, then heated them with just enough heat to release small wisps of smoke.
The aroma was very nice, and lasted very long.
I took bits from three random pieces, milled them, then heated them with just enough heat to release small wisps of smoke.
The aroma was very nice, and lasted very long.
hawk_757
Barn Bro
I hadn’t burned anything in a while and I had the day off today so I took advantage. Started with a Walla sinker, then a Laos sinker, then a Filipino sinker, then a nice piece of Bengal Sandal and finally a nugget of Black Omani Frank. It was a good session and I’m relaxed to the max.
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Mr.P
oud<3er
What is your approach to preparing wood to heat on the electric heater? I have tried powder, chips, splinters, chunks, granules... not sure which I prefer. Maybe granules.
EJayB
True Ouddict
Tonight I went all sandalwood starting with shaving off a Tonga log from Ensar and then from a larger log from Tonga acquired from a different vendor, identical scent ( mild) but not identical price.
Next I shaved off a nice Mysore piece of unknown age. Stronger and a bit more buttery. Next some 80’s Mysore from Ensar, super nice with cream and butter. And last a few slivers off an old piece from Indonesia that was a gift from a vendor who had lost an order for a bit and was “making it up” with this gift of old wood from his personal collection. Honestly it’s the best sandalwood I have and I only heat the smallest slivers
Next I shaved off a nice Mysore piece of unknown age. Stronger and a bit more buttery. Next some 80’s Mysore from Ensar, super nice with cream and butter. And last a few slivers off an old piece from Indonesia that was a gift from a vendor who had lost an order for a bit and was “making it up” with this gift of old wood from his personal collection. Honestly it’s the best sandalwood I have and I only heat the smallest slivers
Oudamberlove
Member
Same here, trying different sizes and different temperatures. Different woods call for different techniques. I’m beginning to see that it is very difficult to master, and I’m not even done yet. I still want to toy around with makko trails. But “time, oh time, where art thou”
Oudamberlove
Member
What color is that nice piece of Indonesian sandalwood. I wonder what makes it so good....,age? part of tree?
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Oudamberlove
Member
Looks unassuming, but nice to have a good smelling piece
For this morning,
Habzoud Filipino
very nice chips, one of the best I have for fumigation.
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