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Post by darktater on Dec 12, 2021 14:28:59 GMT -5
decided to pop the tin of Sam's Flake so it can dry a bit and I can try it.
not too shabby
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Post by william on Dec 12, 2021 17:44:39 GMT -5
That looks great. I just use Avery round self-adhesive labels. Not perfect, but easy enough to download a picture of a tobacco tin online and make the things. Getting the image lined up exactly in the Avery template can be a chore sometime. (Note how the EMP label here is a bit off).  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 12, 2021 17:46:11 GMT -5
A nice job! We have a pipe club member that is fastidious about his cellar, all jars are labeled in such a manner, and the cellar is impressive....it should last him till 3035 AD.  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 12, 2021 17:57:27 GMT -5
I write on my small labels. My handwriting is small and usually sloppy. Hopefully in 10-15 years I'll still be able to decipher those hieroglyphs!
Nicely done, sir.
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Post by william on Dec 12, 2021 18:01:08 GMT -5
So I keep looking at your label and wondering how you did that. It is very tidy. Care to share your technique?
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Post by darktater on Dec 12, 2021 19:05:36 GMT -5
So I keep looking at your label and wondering how you did that. It is very tidy. Care to share your technique? I opened up Libre Writer (free Word type program). Made a 2.5" circle, and then laid it over a picture I inserted until it was lined up the way I wanted. Printed and cut out the circle. then used a glue stick on the lid and stuck the label to it. It is supposed to come off relatively easily if you want to use the jar for something else. Wasn't bad at all, I'll have some more to do this week.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 12, 2021 19:12:02 GMT -5
I write on my small labels. My handwriting is small and usually sloppy. Hopefully in 10-15 years I'll still be able to decipher those hieroglyphs! Nicely done, sir. Same here!😉 |
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Post by zambini on Dec 12, 2021 19:13:50 GMT -5
Pretty nifty
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Post by Zach on Dec 12, 2021 19:45:58 GMT -5
That looks great, Pete. I just write the brand and blend name on the top of the Ball / Mason jar and the month/year. I often write the same on the side of the glass jar itself. When I buy pound bags of C&D blends, I can often get the sticker that has the description of the blend and label peeled cleanly off the bag, and then I stick those on my quart jars which I fit half a pound within a quart jar.The permanent marker can start to fade or rub away a bit within 4-6 year spans, if so, I just re-trace over my writing to give the labeling a refresh.
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Post by darktater on Dec 12, 2021 19:47:40 GMT -5
my hand writing is pretty atrocious, plus I keep seeing the nice labels so I thought I would give it a try.
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Post by Zach on Dec 12, 2021 19:49:18 GMT -5
They're great looking labels. I've considered coming up with a better labeling for my cellar which lists the entire blend components and descriptions in the event of no internet access, loss of tobaccoreviews.com, etc.
You gave me an idea that it'd also be pretty sweet to take photocopy bootlegs of say C&D/G.L. Pease tin art to print and slap on the jars.
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Post by darktater on Dec 12, 2021 20:28:01 GMT -5
They're great looking labels. I've considered coming up with a better labeling for my cellar which lists the entire blend components and descriptions in the event of no internet access, loss of tobaccoreviews.com, etc.
You gave me an idea that it'd also be pretty sweet to take photocopy bootlegs of say C&D/G.L. Pease tin art to print and slap on the jars.
i just google searched Sam's Flake, and looked at the images. Picked the one I liked, and had at. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 12, 2021 20:31:47 GMT -5
You might check out this site, tater: cellarlabels.com/I just print labels with a Dymo thermal labeler and stick them on the side of the jar. I don't see the tops of the jars with the way mine are stored, so it makes it easier to see what's what with the labels on the side. |
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Post by darktater on Dec 12, 2021 20:38:59 GMT -5
I looked at that one urbino, had trouble with the registration so I can't get to anything inside... |
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Post by Zach on Dec 12, 2021 20:47:46 GMT -5
I don't even currently own a printer, haven't had one for some years. That $30+ of ink money is a pound of C&D tobacco  Sharpie costs, I can manage. Priorities. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 12, 2021 20:57:09 GMT -5
I looked at that one urbino , had trouble with the registration so I can't get to anything inside... Huh. I never tried registering. Just was aware of it. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 12, 2021 20:59:57 GMT -5
I don't even currently own a printer, haven't had one for some years. That $30+ of ink money is a pound of C&D tobacco Sharpie costs, I can manage. Priorities. I didn't have one for several years, either. I need to print a document every now and then, but not so often I couldn't just do it at the office. And then I couldn't go to the office.  So I picked up a little HP laser printer. B&W, but that's all I need, and they're actually pretty cheap these days. Wouldn't work for labels, though, obviously. |
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Post by Silver on Dec 13, 2021 0:10:52 GMT -5
Lots nicer than the green Frog tape and Sharpie labels in my cellar.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 13, 2021 6:05:50 GMT -5
It really looks the part. I haven't had much joy in cellaring. I think all my jarred tobacco has gone off somehow. Thankfully I only have about 8 jars...but still - they were mostly Germain's.
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Post by Gypo on Dec 13, 2021 10:45:52 GMT -5
It really looks the part. I haven't had much joy in cellaring. I think all my jarred tobacco has gone off somehow. Thankfully I only have about 8 jars...but still - they were mostly Germain's. You lucky person to have Germain's most excellent tobacco. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 13, 2021 11:37:53 GMT -5
It really looks the part. I haven't had much joy in cellaring. I think all my jarred tobacco has gone off somehow. Thankfully I only have about 8 jars...but still - they were mostly Germain's. You lucky person to have Germain's most excellent tobacco. not so lucky to have it go bad though. lol |
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Post by Gypo on Dec 13, 2021 11:53:25 GMT -5
Letting good tobacco go bad is a sin.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 13, 2021 12:34:09 GMT -5
Letting good tobacco go bad is a sin. Knowingly letting it go bad is, for sure...not realising it has gone bad is just unfortunate. IMO |
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Post by Gypo on Dec 13, 2021 14:22:07 GMT -5
Just ribbing you a little.
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Post by bonanzadriver on Dec 13, 2021 16:04:19 GMT -5
 Hmmm...... Might be time for an upgrade.  |
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Post by CrustyCat on Dec 25, 2021 0:57:34 GMT -5
I just write on my lids with a sharpie. Seems like I'm always in them to get tobacco out though. Been leaving the tinned tobacco in their tins until it's time to refill a jar. I have a couple of 1.5 pound boxes of PS Luxury Navy Flake. They are still sealed in the plastic. Is it ok to leave them like that?
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Post by urbino on Dec 25, 2021 1:23:47 GMT -5
I just write on my lids with a sharpie. Seems like I'm always in them to get tobacco out though. Been leaving the tinned tobacco in their tins until it's time to refill a jar. I have a couple of 1.5 pound boxes of PS Luxury Navy Flake. They are still sealed in the plastic. Is it ok to leave them like that? I asked SP this very question after buying some HH Pure Virginia packaged that way. They said it was perfectly fine aging in the sealed plastic. |
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Post by Goldbrick on Dec 25, 2021 12:00:07 GMT -5
Hmmm...... Might be time for an upgrade. Dino, I can't figure that out from the photo... please send me the jar so I can study it more closely  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 25, 2021 12:40:07 GMT -5
I just write on my lids with a sharpie. Seems like I'm always in them to get tobacco out though. Been leaving the tinned tobacco in their tins until it's time to refill a jar. I have a couple of 1.5 pound boxes of PS Luxury Navy Flake. They are still sealed in the plastic. Is it ok to leave them like that? I wouldn't chance it, I have had heavily bagged tobacco's dry out that were stored in plastic. I have a vaccum sealer, so I could go with Mylar which would be much better, but I don't think that there is anything better than a Mason jar. Pint or half pint jars are the way to go depending on your rate of smoking a particular blend. |
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Sharpie costs, I can manage. Priorities. 
So I picked up a little HP laser printer. B&W, but that's all I need, and they're actually pretty cheap these days.
