I'm curious as to what various objects the inmates might use for cigar rests or ashtrays, which are not commercial in nature.
As an example, I often use a little item I picked up a couple of years ago when I visited Union Pacific Steam Locomotive #844. The brakeman told me this was a piece of brake lining from #844, just a chunk that fell off. It makes a cool cigar rest. I'm a train fan as well, so it fits right in.

What else are you guys using? Thanks.

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My best rest is my palio cutter.
My #2 is the single cigar ashtray that cigarnut sells.
My #3 is my X stand that works really well with many, but not most, cigar ash trays.
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I am thinking about using a diesel piston for an ashtray:
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Hey Wes, that looks pretty cool, but I might think twice about what that item is made of. It might contain Asbestos.
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My most common unconventional rest is the groove between two planks on an empty wire spool on my deck. Here I used it to take a photo of a Viaje S&B, but with a lit cigar, I just hang the end of the cigar off the table:

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Speaking of piston I use a Rotary Piston that my brother gifted me

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Looks cool. Mazda RX-7????
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When the boy was younger, i'd make him hold it when I needed to say, fix a drink or flip steaks on da grill. That worked out well for me. :-)
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Unfortunately it's just a replica of a rotary.
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Funny you posted this... I always use the band on my watch. Works great for me and I can adjust the way it cuddles my cigar. :-)
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Had to comment that I really like your photo. The composition is like something you would see in a men's magazine or something with some macho smooth tag line "For those that appreciate the finer things in life......"
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You should have grooves machined out of it to rest the cigar in, would be bad ass :-)
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Ashtrays? I use my shirt a lot. :-)
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Whenever I see him, I use Mac's shirt too.....:-)
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I always have a beer with a cigar, so I mostley use the bottle cap as a cigar rest
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I have a small collection of hand carved monkeywood pineapple nut/candy dishes that work great:
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This one worked really well, until I accidentally knocked it off the table onto a concrete pad and it shattered:
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And, my most oft used ashtray:
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Cool. Tnx for tip about my souvenir! It might very well have asbestos... I may have to give it early retirement.
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Thanks Jeff, I appreciate that. It's been a hobby of mine for about 25 years.
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A company called Swiss Tech makes a few models of miniature multitools that clip onto a keyring. Fold them out one way they'll stand up like a tiny Transformer. Fold them another way and they'll hold your cigar in their little robot "arms".
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The shelf of my smoker works pretty well...

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