Hey Inmates - Well, I hit another good plug yesterday in an otherwise tasty HdM, and decided I need a draw tool. What do you guys suggest?
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Believe it or not I've seen some people use drill bits. If you do a search someone a while back was making some custom draw tools.
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PM Groogs, he may have an extra set of the tools he makes. :-)
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:-)
Groogs has a good tool or so Huy says.
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Contact "Boom" (Troy) here in the nut house, he makes some great ones:

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Draw%20Tools/
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slickster81 is the man. Plus he'll make your draw tool look like a cigar :-)
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:-)
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Just dont try to smoke it!
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In case you can't nail down a custom draw tool maker...

I really enjoy my Don Salvatore draw tool. Got the one in the shape of a pen, and it has the serrated edges on it. Wound up pulling it down in a group buy.
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Groogs is the man. Love the ones he made for me.:-)
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Just use a large paperclip, unfolded arrow-straight about 4". Be careful or you puncture the wrapper. Stiff enough to get through cleanly, not so big it will split the stick.
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I use the Draw Poker, works perfect for me
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The problem with paperclips is that it often just moves the tobacco aside, then after it is removed, the tobacco expands to fill the hole you;ve justv made. Serrated edges on a draw poker work nicely, as they remove some of the obstructing tobacco from the cigar itself.
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Thanks, guys! Some great recs there, much obliged!
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Troy does beautiful work!! :-)
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It may not be pretty, but it does the job....

I use a cut piece of a wire coat hanger, sharpened, with the other end bent into a handle.... Sounds like I might have to add some serrations.
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Some one mention my name????? Let me know if you need one.... Thanks fellas...
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PM groogs!!!:-)
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:-)

And here he is....if you want a beautiful draw poker, Boom is your guy...
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I have had many draw tools.
Overall, they have all been OK.

HOWEVER, in time, I got tired of using them and instead of taking aspirin for a headache, I got rid of the root cause of the headache.
I now just feed my lake with cigars whenever they don't draw right. The joy of smoking them seems to leave me the moment I start struggling with them.
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