I’m thinking about getting this little number as a table top snuff box for Toasts and Scotches. It’s $8.99 on Amazon, billed as a salt cellar, but I think it would be suitable for dry snuff. Thoughts? If it doesn’t work out, I can always wash it out and fill it with–I don’t know–salt maybe? http://www.amazon.com/Totally-Bamboo-Round-Salt-Box/dp/B003PBHGHG/ref=pd\\_sim\\_k\\_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=11NN2TZ624FKEF4PZF7S
Bamboo is a rather pourous wood so I’d imagine that some ‘ghosting’ would be expected. But hey, for $9 worth a try maybe - Looks a nice little box.
I think I’ll put a few coats of beeswax inside and out, wiping well after each. Should help ghosting, but for toast/scotch that shouldn’t matter too much. I don’t think I’d put any other type of snuff in it-doesn’t look like it’s got much airtight integrity.
@chefdaniel Yeah, like I said at that price if you like the box why not! Oddly I’m having a bit of an Americian scotch binge myself at the moment - Have ordered a small bucket load actually, looking forward to sampling a few as it’s a style I haven’t tried yet.
@MisterPaul While many scotches may seem very similar at first, it is the subtle differences that you’ll likely find intriguing. I’m certainly biased as I do love both my plain and sweet variety scotches, but I couldn’t ever imagine not having some at my finger tips. Do tell, which ones did you order? @chefdaniel I say go for it, do some bees wax action, and report back. That looks like it would be a good one for the office. Wonder how many grams it would hold? Looks like it could easily handle a 1.15 oz (@32.6 g) +/- tin’s worth given the dimensions.
I like to have my table top boxes be able to open with one hand. For that particular piece you may have to secure the base in that respect. I have one of those I use to hold a bag of ginseng powder.
@Southern_Snuffster I have a fondness for British toasts and Indian whites normally. American scotches are like rocking horse poo here in the UK You can occasionally get them from antique/curio dealers, but then they are usually of unknown age and questionable condition. I’m really interested to see how the American industry/mills adapted the snuff style. Plus I find the packing of these snuffs attractive as it’s very quant and old fashioned. I’m looking to build a collection of this style as I find them so compelling. I was after Levi/WE Garrett ones originally, but these have proved difficult to get. Still on the acquisition/to buy list are Garrett’s, Honest, Superior, Honey Bee, Tops, Tube Rose, Rooster, Society and finally Navy. Already purchased and winging their way to me across the Atlantic as I type are: Railroad Mills Checkerberry, Swisher Wild Cherry, Bruton’s Scotch, DeVoe Eagle Mills, AS Dental Scotch Mild, Square Plain,Three Thistle Sweet, Lorillard - I tried to get a mixture of some flavoured, some sweet and some strong I’d be really interest to know which of these you rate, or any suggestions on other brands that are worth a go
@MisterPaul I like the list you have coming… good variety. I had posted a quick overview of some scotches here a little while back. Not meant to be an intensive review of scotches, but rather some quick highlights. Maybe that will give you some ideas for future acquisitions.
@Southern_Snuffster Cheers for that link, really useful stuff there, very commendable on your part. It’s funny as my TAD (tobacco acquisition disorder!) seems to have been really excited by these snuffs. Fairly soon after I really starting getting into my snuff again a few years back I had the same thing with Fribourg & Treyer - Closet romantic types us snuffers eh? Very excited to receive these snuffs (soon hopefully; fingers crossed on the transatlantic post) and get stuck in. Thanks again for the useful information, very helpful
@MisterPaul As it turns out, Honest was actually discontinued, as I’ve been searching for it for a long time now. Superior is a great one.
@Jackie_Bones - Cheers for the steer on that, I had the feeling that was the case as I’ve only seen vintage/curio tins avalaible. Thanks for the confirmation though, very helpful
Looks pretty cool. Even if it doesnt work out too well, its still something to show your friends.
I had a bamboo fruit bowl of similar construction. It looked really nice, but unfortunately I discovered a large crack in it one day. I should have known better, as I work in the flooring industry, and we see this with certain types of bamboo flooring. This type of product is very sensitive to changes in humidity, and cracking is almost inevitable. In the case of my fruit bowl, it was probably caused by high humidity followed by a drop in humidity when the AC came on. If the humidity in your home tends to go above 50% or below 20%, don’t bother with bamboo products.
@doctorbeat thank you for your kind advice