I remember as a kid sneaking into my dad’s cigars and trying one and thinking how horrible it was.. Almost 40 later I smoke cigars same as my pops and have for many years of my adult life. I’ve gotten into a Toscano kick lately I love those little smoked Italian cigars.. but Greg, Thank you for all you do Sir! 🙏🏻
Never thought I'd heard the words "roach clip" come out of marks mouth, but here we are, thanks for the info mark, I don't mind a good cigar once in a while
In my old house,even the dogs smoked cigars, and grandfather made the commercials for cuban cigars for European magazines, all brands, but coiba. Before lightning it, he will roller it between his fingers next to the ear,perhaps to listen the fading moans of the sweating mulatas that roll the prajo...a wooden match .a look at the fired end just to see if it was burning ok..catched him a couple of times just biting the end of a Monte Cristo #5. After a aorta/and femoral bypass...I thank you! Grandpa.
Super like. Thanks Dad for letting me share all the It’s a Girl/Boy cigars as a kid. And for the guns. They’re all in great shape and I graduated to premium long-filled sticks, great for ice fishing.
I was in my twenties before I realized that was not what a gentleman's club was. Did you know a gentleman's club is a place where girls show their naughty bits for money? I was shocked! Several weeks later, I was still shocked and also broke.
I like a good cigar a few times a year. The ability to to get the cigar lit properly makes a huge impact on the enjoyment of it. Thanks for a little more education today.
Excellent and informative video Mark well prepared and phrased. Nicola always loved his Dominican Primo Stogies with a fine older Conyac from a seared and sealed cask. Dad enjoyed his 50 cent Marsh Wheeling cigars and Black Velvet. Myself well when I endulged I was quite fond of Backwoods hand rolled Bourbon and Black cherry Cigars and the end of the day Jeremiah Weed or Ever clear Old Turkey or Granddads. As I progressed in years I come to enjoy the older Johnny Walker. Now all that's in the rearview for me. Stay Golden Mark.
I'm a Maduro torpedo and rye man myself and I use an exceptionally sharp sheep's foot on my stockmans knife to finely trim the end from my cigars. I used to enjoy pleasant evenings with my late brother in law at his beach house and he taught me the fine points of cigars and whiskey. He was a reactor operator on the Hawkbill (#666) in the 70's by the way...cheers my friend.
I’m not sure I follow, by sheepsfoot do you just mean the usually very straight blade edge and a snub/bullnose blade profile? Or something else I’m not familiar with. Is there any particular reasoning? Using a stockmans knife or something like that I will often have a “working” blade and a “delicate” blade I limit the use of to keep it as sharp as possible for that exact type of thing but blade shape/profile generally isn’t too important. I’ll usually pick the one that’s smaller/likely to be less versatile to me as the “delicate” Is that your reasoning or something entirely different? I do like the fact that the sheepsfoot style I’m thinking of can be pressed against a surface and the whole length is making contact so you have no need to rock the blade at all or draw along the work surface below. I definitely feel cigars are the sort of thing where that can behelpful and prevent accidental tears.
Yep, I used to buy double coronas from the cigar shop as they didn't break the bank. I could get a 2 1/2 hour smoke out of one. One trick i saw my uncle do was to lick the outside moistening it a bit. Sometimes I'd do lick one before smoking but get a little whiskey or scotch in my my mouth first before doing that. One thanksgiving i bought one of those honking big Davidoff cigars but it didn't go so well trying to smoke it in my dad's drafty shop with high winds blowing outside
You can't argue with that , just another good reason to listen to this great sage's wisdom . Love it . Thanks Mark Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well .
Another educational video. With the high point on great quality bourbon. I have good memories of my uncle who did smoke cigars, definitely not that caliber though. He smoked King Edward's but I didn't ever see him drink until after I came back from my first combat deployment. Then we had a few and a long conversation about our experiences.
After over a decade of smoking cigarettes (American Spirit Turquoise) I've switched to a pipe and like it a lot more. Never been a fan of cigars, though I'll admit, I've never had a good one. Still, it's always nice to see a professional at work. Thanks for the video, Mark!
The pipe is lovely, and stately! What's your favorite blend? I have a couple cigarette smoking friends that I want to convert to pipes. . .any idea what's a good place to start a cigarette smoker? I have my favorites, but not sure what they'll be into.
@@life_of_riley88 I only have what my dad recommended for me: Borkum Riff Cherry Cavendish. It's fairly inexpensive where I live and is a damn decent smoke. Costs 2/3 the price of a pack and lasts for at least two days for a habitual smoker like me, where a pack of smokes would last a day at best. I hope you get your friends to try it. I converted after doing the math and figured out that I was spending less than half the money on my tobacco habit. (Maybe lead with that tidbit.) Cheers!
I happen to live in the desert, so my cigars tend to unravel themselves due to dryness. That means, I keep a perforated pill bottle with either wet paper towel in it, or some well saturated desiccant beads, to add a little moisture to the survival kit!
Some prefer to only use a match to light a cigar, I'm not that strict but I agree on the special whisky bottle; there are hundreds worth trying, my favourite is one from Taiwan: Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique (cask strength) or any in their "Solist" series.
Since I don't smoke in the house, I eagerly await the first warm days. Some beautiful Coronas and Robustos are waiting for me. Meanwhile, thank you for allowing me to share in your happiness 👍🏼
I happen to like maduro cigars, great flavors. A V cut is my preferred method and a nice bottle of scotch, cheers to another year around the sun and hopefully some more great gun smithing content.
Great video, sir - good cigar and a good bourbon is hard to beat at the end of a long day! :) I would recommend to keep the burner at an angle with the cigar foot, not straight into, but then again, it is your cigar, light it anyway you want.
Hey Mark I really like watching your videos. I'm new in the gunsmithing trade. I was restoring cars for 26 years I'm 46 years old and decided to make a carrier change and loving every minute of it. You remind me of my old buddy Lance Gunther that we lost to cancer 9 years ago. To tell the truth you guys must have been doppelganger twins down to the way you talk and sound. I really appreciate all of your videos 😎👍
A guy I used to play cards with got me into smoking cigars in 2018. I used to prefer a punch to the guillotine cutter but now I really like my V cutter.
Enjoy life to the fullest, including food, liquor, cigars, good music, a good woman by your side, in the end the death will catch us all, so make the journey the best you can, but do not hesitate to reach out to your fellow human and do them something good, even just an ear and listen to them, give them a helping hand and you will get by in your life knowing was goodness is. To protect those around you is very important, even if you have to hurt those who threatens you or your family, your town, state or country.
Very excellent. I have the ubiquitous WWII trench art ashtray made from the base of a Japanese artillery shell case with a 50cal cartridge in the middle. I salute you.
I stopped smoking cigars when I was in japan and was smoking a whole bunch of Cubans… somewhere along the way I effed up and , as a result, turned green. Not fun. After that, I’m happy to sit next to my mates in Mexico as they smoke as it keeps away the mosquitos.
When I was a child in South Carolina in the sixties I would go with Cartell Webb at night to check the tobacco barn.............Best smell ever.👃👍 Haven't had a cigar in years......Damn it.
Cheers and happy new year, Dr. Novak. I look forward to the many new patients that will visit your practice to experience for themselves the miracle cures you dispense.
Mark, have you tried any of the Perdomo cigars? I love their 20th Annivarsary Maduro Churchill. They just dropped their 30th Anniversary, but haven't gotten my hands on a box yet. Another favorite of mine, that is a cheap smoke, but a very good and smooth smoke, is the Baccarat King Maduro (Presidente' size). Also, have you tried any of the Yellowstone bourbon? I've drank a lot of whiskeys, bourbons, and liquors, and for me, it's the best sipping bourbon to go with cigars. All the flavors just mesh so well together. It's a very inexpensive bourbon, too, at about $40 a bottle, but super smooth.
Some cigars get so so good at the end and some fall flat at the end. Oliva Churchill with the Cameroon wrapper series g gets really good at the end. The other sizes not so much. The start of that series g is mild and tasty and the end is raw power.
It's something every man should experience. The trick is finding a decent shop, getting the flavor and the length of smoke correct. You can get a light smoke that will only burn for 20 minutes, or a heavy smoke that will burn for 3 hours, and everything in between. I like a heavy smoke myself. So once a year in Vegas I'll go to a cigar bar and treat myself to a nice long smoke. Pull the smoke into your mouth and let it roll around and just taste it. Decent bourbon is generally my go-to accompaniment. The thing about having a vice is moderation. A cigar every day probably isn't great for you, one every year or two is no big deal.
Enjoying a hoyo de monterey epicure right now, rarely use torchflame prefer softflame for my sticks. ofc in windy conditions torchflame is better but i do my smoking inside on the couch.
When I was 13 we would pick fresh mint from along the creek. Let it window dry in the hot sun, roll it by hand with a piece of notebook paper. After about a week it was the Cigarette machine at Ruffini’s.
I remember as a kid sneaking into my dad’s cigars and trying one and thinking how horrible it was.. Almost 40 later I smoke cigars same as my pops and have for many years of my adult life. I’ve gotten into a Toscano kick lately I love those little smoked Italian cigars.. but Greg, Thank you for all you do Sir! 🙏🏻
Never thought I'd heard the words "roach clip" come out of marks mouth, but here we are, thanks for the info mark, I don't mind a good cigar once in a while
All about it
Real men burn their fingers 🤌 😂
@@wolfsveinreal men try not to taint good cigars with old oils or grease.
In my old house,even the dogs smoked cigars, and grandfather made the commercials for cuban cigars for European magazines, all brands, but coiba. Before lightning it, he will roller it between his fingers next to the ear,perhaps to listen the fading moans of the sweating mulatas that roll the prajo...a wooden match .a look at the fired end just to see if it was burning ok..catched him a couple of times just biting the end of a Monte Cristo #5.
After a aorta/and femoral bypass...I thank you! Grandpa.
I don't drink. I gave up smoking. I still thoroughly enjoyed this video, thank you Mark.
Super like. Thanks Dad for letting me share all the It’s a Girl/Boy cigars as a kid. And for the guns. They’re all in great shape and I graduated to premium long-filled sticks, great for ice fishing.
Loved it. Never mind all that machine work on the lathe, precision woodwork, metal finishing or glassing. A man has to begin by mastering the basics
I would really like to have Mark explain on how he makes a ham sandwich. You know it will be both entertaining and informative as hell.
Mr Novac, this is one of the greatest piece of youtube imagery i've had the pleasure to witness.
Outstanding performance.
I have always wanted to start a gentleman's club where we can talk guns, suppressors, smoke cigars, drink bourbon, and relax.
I was in my twenties before I realized that was not what a gentleman's club was. Did you know a gentleman's club is a place where girls show their naughty bits for money?
I was shocked!
Several weeks later, I was still shocked and also broke.
I like a good cigar a few times a year. The ability to to get the cigar lit properly makes a huge impact on the enjoyment of it.
Thanks for a little more education today.
Excellent and informative video Mark well prepared and phrased. Nicola always loved his Dominican Primo Stogies with a fine older Conyac from a seared and sealed cask. Dad enjoyed his 50 cent Marsh Wheeling cigars and Black Velvet. Myself well when I endulged I was quite fond of Backwoods hand rolled Bourbon and Black cherry Cigars and the end of the day Jeremiah Weed or Ever clear Old Turkey or Granddads. As I progressed in years I come to enjoy the older Johnny Walker. Now all that's in the rearview for me. Stay Golden Mark.
Ah, so that’s how all the “magic smoke” gets into all those electronics I’ve destroyed. 😂
This is what came to my mind. The cigar smells better though.
That's white smoke, not magic smoke.
Well said my friend, well said. I personnaly have shifted from cigars to pipes, but the whisk(e)y is still a must.
I'm a Maduro torpedo and rye man myself and I use an exceptionally sharp sheep's foot on my stockmans knife to finely trim the end from my cigars. I used to enjoy pleasant evenings with my late brother in law at his beach house and he taught me the fine points of cigars and whiskey. He was a reactor operator on the Hawkbill (#666) in the 70's by the way...cheers my friend.
I’m not sure I follow, by sheepsfoot do you just mean the usually very straight blade edge and a snub/bullnose blade profile?
Or something else I’m not familiar with.
Is there any particular reasoning?
Using a stockmans knife or something like that I will often have a “working” blade and a “delicate” blade I limit the use of to keep it as sharp as possible for that exact type of thing but blade shape/profile generally isn’t too important.
I’ll usually pick the one that’s smaller/likely to be less versatile to me as the “delicate”
Is that your reasoning or something entirely different?
I do like the fact that the sheepsfoot style I’m thinking of can be pressed against a surface and the whole length is making contact so you have no need to rock the blade at all or draw along the work surface below. I definitely feel cigars are the sort of thing where that can behelpful and prevent accidental tears.
Mark…..your spot on…I love a good cigar and I have two humidors with great cigars in both…. Enjoy those sticks my friend……
As if we needed another reason to watch Anvil! More proof that the M1A1 Novak is a mentor for the masses!
A practiced professional knows the true value of utilizing good materials, proper technique, and deliberate timing.
A classy Gentleman who is willing to teach us heathens . A true treasure! Thanks Mark
Yep, I used to buy double coronas from the cigar shop as they didn't break the bank. I could get a 2 1/2 hour smoke out of one. One trick i saw my uncle do was to lick the outside moistening it a bit. Sometimes I'd do lick one before smoking but get a little whiskey or scotch in my my mouth first before doing that. One thanksgiving i bought one of those honking big Davidoff cigars but it didn't go so well trying to smoke it in my dad's drafty shop with high winds blowing outside
You can't argue with that , just another good reason to listen to this great sage's wisdom . Love it . Thanks Mark Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well .
I remember lighting a good cigar using the car lighter in my 66 Chevy SS Impala back in the day. Yes I am that old.
I miss car lighters more than window crank handles. What's the world coming to?
@autumnhartman6906 my kids used to ask me, dad why do you say roll up the windows when you just push a button?
Add vent windows to that list@@Darthmental-g4t
There is nothing like a good cigar….thanks for not being political correct! Love what you do, you inspire.
Now I want a cigar an glass of scotch.
I don't give LIKEs often, but you Sir earned one today.
Cheers mate. Probably one of the most pertinent presentations. Me, watching this with a glass of gin.
Absolutely Mark! Great tutorial and advice, Cheers!
Mark Mark Mark break out the Sharpie and draw that process a little clearera! Lol
On a blue shop towel.
Guns assorted design and manufacturing tips and now quality booze and a great cigar smoking technique… you sir are a treasure!
Simply amazing the correct process involved to ignite a cigar... not to mention the Bourbon. Good stuff Mark.
The problem with drinking good bourbon is that it leads to drinking more bourbon.
Another educational video. With the high point on great quality bourbon. I have good memories of my uncle who did smoke cigars, definitely not that caliber though. He smoked King Edward's but I didn't ever see him drink until after I came back from my first combat deployment. Then we had a few and a long conversation about our experiences.
Inspirational and educational as always Mark. Many thanks.
I've been working on a bottle of Mitchters myself. One of the more robust Kentucky bourbons.
Mark giving tips on making life worth living once again
Mark is the dad we all need.
After over a decade of smoking cigarettes (American Spirit Turquoise) I've switched to a pipe and like it a lot more. Never been a fan of cigars, though I'll admit, I've never had a good one.
Still, it's always nice to see a professional at work. Thanks for the video, Mark!
A man of taste and refinement here. 👍 Almost no one complains about pipe smoke
The pipe is lovely, and stately! What's your favorite blend? I have a couple cigarette smoking friends that I want to convert to pipes. . .any idea what's a good place to start a cigarette smoker? I have my favorites, but not sure what they'll be into.
@@life_of_riley88 I only have what my dad recommended for me: Borkum Riff Cherry Cavendish. It's fairly inexpensive where I live and is a damn decent smoke. Costs 2/3 the price of a pack and lasts for at least two days for a habitual smoker like me, where a pack of smokes would last a day at best.
I hope you get your friends to try it. I converted after doing the math and figured out that I was spending less than half the money on my tobacco habit. (Maybe lead with that tidbit.)
Cheers!
I happen to live in the desert, so my cigars tend to unravel themselves due to dryness. That means, I keep a perforated pill bottle with either wet paper towel in it, or some well saturated desiccant beads, to add a little moisture to the survival kit!
More of a pipe man myself, for the once-in-a-blue-moon when the occasion strikes, but I respect it.
Some prefer to only use a match to light a cigar, I'm not that strict but I agree on the special whisky bottle; there are hundreds worth trying, my favourite is one from Taiwan: Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique (cask strength) or any in their "Solist" series.
Since I don't smoke in the house, I eagerly await the first warm days. Some beautiful Coronas and Robustos are waiting for me. Meanwhile, thank you for allowing me to share in your happiness 👍🏼
My Cuban grandfather would scoff at the lighter - always use wooden matches.
I happen to like maduro cigars, great flavors. A V cut is my preferred method and a nice bottle of scotch, cheers to another year around the sun and hopefully some more great gun smithing content.
Great video, sir - good cigar and a good bourbon is hard to beat at the end of a long day! :) I would recommend to keep the burner at an angle with the cigar foot, not straight into, but then again, it is your cigar, light it anyway you want.
This is some critical information you have shared. Thank you for your wisdom.
My grandfather was listed as a cigarmaker in the 1940 census. I've got one of his metal wrapper-cutting patterns somewhere.
Hey Mark I really like watching your videos. I'm new in the gunsmithing trade. I was restoring cars for 26 years I'm 46 years old and decided to make a carrier change and loving every minute of it. You remind me of my old buddy Lance Gunther that we lost to cancer 9 years ago. To tell the truth you guys must have been doppelganger twins down to the way you talk and sound. I really appreciate all of your videos 😎👍
Smoking a quality cigar with Mark Novak is on my bucket list. ✌️🍻🇺🇸👍
I spent most of my money on women, smoking, and drinking, trouble is I wasted the rest!
Gave up cigar smoking twenty years ago, but this is perhaps the best Anvil vid yet, and i didn't think they could get better.
A guy I used to play cards with got me into smoking cigars in 2018. I used to prefer a punch to the guillotine cutter but now I really like my V cutter.
Hard to beat a good cigar and shot of your favorite premium libation
Brilliant bit of fun, thank you so much for all the very informative videos you do Mark.
You should see his Cigar Humidor, it's nice! 😁
Othias now needs to do a “How to pick out a flannel shirt” video.
Enjoy life to the fullest, including food, liquor, cigars, good music, a good woman by your side, in the end the death will catch us all, so make the journey the best you can, but do not hesitate to reach out to your fellow human and do them something good, even just an ear and listen to them, give them a helping hand and you will get by in your life knowing was goodness is. To protect those around you is very important, even if you have to hurt those who threatens you or your family, your town, state or country.
Best episode ever!
Well done Mister Novak. Best Wishes.
If only we had 'Smell-o-Vision' ........
Firstly great information, secondly I saw the perry pez dispenser
Platypi unite!
Very excellent. I have the ubiquitous WWII trench art ashtray made from the base of a Japanese artillery shell case with a 50cal cartridge in the middle. I salute you.
Almost as involved as getting a good solder joint.
Damn right, just sayin
I stopped smoking cigars when I was in japan and was smoking a whole bunch of Cubans… somewhere along the way I effed up and , as a result, turned green. Not fun. After that, I’m happy to sit next to my mates in Mexico as they smoke as it keeps away the mosquitos.
SUBMARINE SAILORS... yeah brother!
Whiskey or Cognac and cigars are my go to illness prevention tools. At the end of a day dealing with the masses I de-tox. Yeah baby.
My recliner is also an inpatient retox facility....
After using a v cutter, I found i could also cut a v with the little Leatherman on my keys. Works great.
You make like underground cigar shop in forth worth Texas. Their blend samplers you'll never go wrong.
Very true word's of wisdom.
Wisdom born of experience passed on with mercy and compassion. Well done.
When I was a child in South Carolina in the sixties I would go with Cartell Webb at night to check the tobacco barn.............Best smell ever.👃👍 Haven't had a cigar in years......Damn it.
Class....gats, whisky, or magic sticks. Semper Fi!
These are my favorites San Cristobal Fabuloso (torpedo)……. I wish I have a tobacconist near me to roll custom
Cheers and happy new year, Dr. Novak. I look forward to the many new patients that will visit your practice to experience for themselves the miracle cures you dispense.
I've been using the same 30-06 case to punch my cigars for years. Maduro in toro sizes are my favorite
Makes me wonder about his "low" dexterity days...
Roach clip? Locking Forceps!
Can't go wrong with a Connecticut wrapper. I have a 375 H&H casing i use as my punch cutter. Glad to see i'm not alone.
Great way to end a snowy night up here in Wisconsin. Just sitting down to enjoy a Cigar and Brandy as I saw this get posted.
Mark, have you tried any of the Perdomo cigars? I love their 20th Annivarsary Maduro Churchill. They just dropped their 30th Anniversary, but haven't gotten my hands on a box yet. Another favorite of mine, that is a cheap smoke, but a very good and smooth smoke, is the Baccarat King Maduro (Presidente' size).
Also, have you tried any of the Yellowstone bourbon? I've drank a lot of whiskeys, bourbons, and liquors, and for me, it's the best sipping bourbon to go with cigars. All the flavors just mesh so well together. It's a very inexpensive bourbon, too, at about $40 a bottle, but super smooth.
Yellowstone for the WIN
Hi Mark. Love your video's. I just got into cigars myself. Love when the world of guns and cigars collide.
Some cigars get so so good at the end and some fall flat at the end. Oliva Churchill with the Cameroon wrapper series g gets really good at the end. The other sizes not so much. The start of that series g is mild and tasty and the end is raw power.
i was just about to ask where is the whisky lol
I toast the cigar never preburn the end like that and I have been smoking cigar for over 30 years
What's your poison? Maduro, VSG, Connecticut Shade, Ligero????? OHH Mark you have opened a huge bunch of questions.
He's a Connecticut guy.
@@life_of_riley88 those are a good daily smooth and mild smoke.
@@jondavidmcnabb Indeed!
Sounds like a bottle I have, small batch, cask strength and single malt all the way.
A true Renaissance Man!
Outstanding!
Can’t go wrong with a nice Cohiba Red dot
I'll never smoke a stogie but I'll be damn if that was not interesting
It's something every man should experience.
The trick is finding a decent shop, getting the flavor and the length of smoke correct.
You can get a light smoke that will only burn for 20 minutes, or a heavy smoke that will burn for 3 hours, and everything in between.
I like a heavy smoke myself. So once a year in Vegas I'll go to a cigar bar and treat myself to a nice long smoke. Pull the smoke into your mouth and let it roll around and just taste it.
Decent bourbon is generally my go-to accompaniment.
The thing about having a vice is moderation. A cigar every day probably isn't great for you, one every year or two is no big deal.
Roach clips and meth torch... got it... lol
Thank you Mark, another great and inspiring video.
Enjoying a hoyo de monterey epicure right now, rarely use torchflame prefer softflame for my sticks. ofc in windy conditions torchflame is better but i do my smoking inside on the couch.
Out of the three common methods to cut a cigar I prefer the punch. I never thought of using a shell case. I believe apropos is a fitting term.
When I was 13 we would pick fresh mint from along the creek. Let it window dry in the hot sun, roll it by hand with a piece of notebook paper. After about a week it was the Cigarette machine at Ruffini’s.
Mark, have you ever worked on an Edwin Wesson Target Rifle? I recently acquired one and have some questions as I go through the conservation process.
You are a peace of work! buddy.
Nice Mark... Im a little jealous Boss
Michter's, eh? I will definitely try... a good deal more $ than Maker's Mark, but you haven't steered me wrong yet, sir.
Good combination!
Michter's is Excellent Bourbon. I Approve !!!!
as a fellow tweeker and elder, anal retent! I must LUV This! but No "I do it!" about 180 deg!
Keep your Smoke Poles! SMOKING!
"The General" would be very proud 👏 😉 IYKYK