I’m still waiting for my first genuine snuffbox to arrive. I’ve been making do with various containers meanwhile, but my question is, with the vast variety of flavours and types one may use, don’t the aromas wind up infusing the box and leaving traces untill it all becomes mixed up? Do I need one box for my plain, one for mentholated, one for chocolate, etc etc? Can I clean a wooden box somehow to remove all scent?
unless your snuffbox is briar i don’t think you’ll have too much trouble. if it starts to smell, try cleaning with spirits.
I have used Baking Soda to de-scent a paper mache box, it worked pretty well.
Get more boxes.You will enjoy a bottomless box system without having to take time out for cleaning.
Currently I have 3 single wooden Patrick Collins boxes and one double box. One box is a designated for floral snuffs, one for herbal, one for SPs, one for Toasts/Scotches. I haven’t figured out what to designate the 5th compartment for yet. Menthols I put into metal tins only. Rappees dry out too fast in the wood boxes and warp them, so they go in metal also. Someday I’ll get a nice schmalzler bottle (or two) and a silver box (or two.) Then all bases will be covered.
Get a metal box. Before you use a different snuff the box may be washed out along with any residue odour.
I use 2 wooden snuffboxes. I have had problems with heavily flavored snuffs, there will be some residual scent.Dr. Justice seems to be the worst offender in my collection. I wipe it out with a damp paper towel and let it air out for 24 hours or so. At that point a new snuff will kill any remaining scent. Menthols get used in the tin or a plastic smashbox.
I have the same system as Xander, but I have 2 Patrick Collins singles, 2 German wood snuffboxes, another wood box for my table and lastly my silver snuffbox
Even if you do get a smell you dislike in your wooden box, it can be removed, with time and patience (and a bit of odd-smelling snuff) Simply just change your flavor, and the snuff will “absorb” the unwanted flavor…like I said it makes for some weird snuff at first, but given time your box will be seasoned the way you want it, no harsh chemicals or what have you, which brings me to another point, I would definitely not use any liquid to clean a Patrick Collins box, or another one made of wood. The first thing I put in my very first PC box was some WoS Crumbs of Comfort, and I thought I had ruined it: it reeked of mint forever. Now it serves proudly as my toast box.
I use bigmicks system. If it still smells of the last snuff when you’ve finished what was in there, let it air out open over night.
I have 5 wooden boxes and each one is designated for a specific snuff. So the same snuff always goes into the same box. I use my silver snuff box and brass Debbie box like that as well. The rest of my snuffs are either kept in the tins they come in or I decant into plastic Taxi/Ntsu boxes.
I use a double compartment pc box,toast in one side and menthol in the other. The flavors I carry in bullets.
I find a silver box is the best - nothing really remains of the previous snuff. They are a bit pricey but if you are in for the long haul better than wood, and silver keeps it fresher in my experience.
@snuffster, I can’t believe the way snuff stays fresh in the silver box.
Ive heard it has anti-bacterial properties as well, can that have an effect? I have no idea but of the 20 or so boxes Ive got nothing does the job like one.
Silver does have antiseptic properties. Most of them are lined with gold, the gold prevents the flavor from being tainted by the silver. This is the reason they use gold spoons to inspect ice cream 
How will a schmalzer do in a wood box 2x 3x 3/4 in teak wood tight lid?. Ed
My personal opinion is not that good. In my experience its the moist snuffs that get dry the quickest in wood. There are a couple of things you can do to help it though; put into the box strictly the amount of snuff you will be using over , say, an afternoon - and no more - and replenish as you need. You can also try keeping a tonquin bean in there, a small slice of apple peel or just add a few drops of liquid (bourbon works well) from time to time. Even the best fitting wood boxes tend to be pretty thirsty. Over the years I’ve trial and errored various snuffboxes and it would be silver, pewter or some other metal, ie stainless, brass - with good fitting lids - every time. Of course, we all have a different view of what is an acceptable moisture loss and you may find your teak box (one of the better woods anyway) to be perfect for you. Unfortunatley, I just don’t like snuff unless it is factory fresh which for me means bulk buying from the mill and then into silver.
Thank You Snuffster I think your advice will serve me well. I do have a silver box coming from Snuff Store, when it gets here I will start to use it for the Schmalzer and put something dry in this one. Yeah that Schmalzer I have is bulk, so every time I open the bag. Well You Know I let more air into the bag. Thanks Ed