Discontinued The Timber Elite by Vapwood
Happy Father's Day!!!
@MothChewMoth Code fixed. *nowaple* will work until midnight tonight. That *dirty* maple isn't easy to come by, and I can only seem to find it locally. I'm going to be taking another trip to the lumber yard to see if I an get some more. It's not expensive, just hard to find reliably.
I spent zero time in the shop yesterday. Needed a day off, but I'm not sure this would qualify as a *break*, as I spent all day in the Bronx at a street fair. At least I was outta the shop for a day. Today, my wife and I will celebrate a bit, but not before I get a few good hours in. I have cover plates to finish. I need to nibble away at the under belly of each plate, to form the mounting tabs. This process will be done on the router table for ultimate accuracy and consistency.
EDIT: 40 cover plate underbellies done. All that's left is hand finishing and pairing to the units.
I want to offer little Father's Day *gift* as well. While supplies last, all Lil' Buds (Classic and Elite), will ship in a neat little hemp pouch. This is more about protecting the finish than it is a carrying case.
@MothChewMoth Code fixed. *nowaple* will work until midnight tonight. That *dirty* maple isn't easy to come by, and I can only seem to find it locally. I'm going to be taking another trip to the lumber yard to see if I an get some more. It's not expensive, just hard to find reliably.
I spent zero time in the shop yesterday. Needed a day off, but I'm not sure this would qualify as a *break*, as I spent all day in the Bronx at a street fair. At least I was outta the shop for a day. Today, my wife and I will celebrate a bit, but not before I get a few good hours in. I have cover plates to finish. I need to nibble away at the under belly of each plate, to form the mounting tabs. This process will be done on the router table for ultimate accuracy and consistency.
EDIT: 40 cover plate underbellies done. All that's left is hand finishing and pairing to the units.
I want to offer little Father's Day *gift* as well. While supplies last, all Lil' Buds (Classic and Elite), will ship in a neat little hemp pouch. This is more about protecting the finish than it is a carrying case.
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MothChewMoth
Gamer Extraordinaire
Happy Father's Day!!!
@MothChewMoth Code fixed. *nowaple* will work until midnight tonight. That *dirty* maple isn't easy to come by, and I can only seem to find it locally. I'm going to be taking another trip to the lumber yard to see if I an get some more. It's not expensive, just hard to find reliably.
I spent zero time in the shop yesterday. Needed a day off, but I'm not sure this would qualify as a *break*, as I spent all day in the Bronx at a street fair. At least I was outta the shop for a day. Today, my wife and I will celebrate a bit, but not before I get a few good hours in. I have cover plates to finish. I need to nibble away at the under belly of each plate, to form the mounting tabs. This process will be done on the router table for ultimate accuracy and consistency.
EDIT: 40 cover plate underbellies done. All that's left is hand finishing and pairing to the units.
I want to offer little Father's Day *gift* as well. While supplies last, all Lil' Buds (Classic and Elite), will ship in a neat little hemp pouch. This is more about protecting the finish than it is a carrying case.
Just ordered an Elite complete in Koa. Thanks! Happy Father's day to me!
Good morning boys and girls...
It's almost time to pull the plug on June sales. My goal was to produce X of amount of sales, and I've hit X - 2, so it'll stay open for a few more days. Once I hit the number, or by the latest June 20, final assemblies begin, but I'm jumping ahead of the game. First I've got some cover plates to finish, and pre-assemblies to complete.
The 15% off *nowaple* coupon code will stick around for a few more days, but the bigger news is you can still get in on late June shipping. It'll shift to July any day now.
It's almost time to pull the plug on June sales. My goal was to produce X of amount of sales, and I've hit X - 2, so it'll stay open for a few more days. Once I hit the number, or by the latest June 20, final assemblies begin, but I'm jumping ahead of the game. First I've got some cover plates to finish, and pre-assemblies to complete.
The 15% off *nowaple* coupon code will stick around for a few more days, but the bigger news is you can still get in on late June shipping. It'll shift to July any day now.
Today was *file and hand sand cover plate* day. I had 40-ish (I threw in a few extra) to hand finish, meaning squaring up the routed holes (USB and screen), while opening up the round holes (buttons). A small fine tuning of my jig has resulted in a lot less work fine tuning the plate itself. I actually managed to finish up all 40. Next, I'l cut and pair to the current pre-assemblies, fitting each one perfectly into the mortise, still no board. At this point sold units will be fully finished and then assembled. Gonna be a pretty batch, even the cover plates are really sharp looking.
Good morning FC
IT'S TIME FOR 20 QUESTIONS
IT'S TIME FOR 20 QUESTIONS
- What's your favorite way to use an Elite, TC or power?
- How much do you usually load?
- How do you prep you product?
- How many times a day do you use your Elite?
- How many loads do you get from a relatively new battery?
- Do you stir?
- When do you swap batteries?
- Do you store in a case?
- Use just the Elite, or rotate with other devices?
- Do you surf temps?
- Do you surf watts?
- Do you use preheat?
- Do you (or have you ever) used the escribe software?
- Do you charge battery in or out of the device?
- Do you polish?
- What roasting tube do you prefer most?
- Do you use the Elite alone, or share?
- What's your favorite hardwood?
- How often do you change screens?
- What's your favorite thing about the Elite?
I just updated the website to reflect the assembly / shipping change on all orders from here forward, to July. I'll actually extend June shipping until midnight tonight for anyone who's been on the fence, maybe thinking about purchasing.
Cover plate progress...
Cover plate progress...
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Easywider
Simple is the way
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- TC
- 0.15 -.0.2
- 62% humidity to a Brilliant Cut Grinder
- 2-10
- 8+
- Only if my life depends on it
- I charge / swap usually around 15-20%
- Stays at home in a stand
- Splinter / Splinter Z / Grasshopper / Elite
- Not Usually
- NO
- Yes
- Yes
- Both
- Yes ( larch wood )
- The one that came with it but I often use cooling stems
- Both but mainly it's my "armchair" vape
- Something dark and figured
- Wood stem haven't changed my screen, glass stems once a week maybe.
- It's lightweight form factor
P.A.M.
Vapo Rising
Ding ding ding , we have a winner !
I too don't (or very rarely) change my screen .
I'll answer the rest later , gator!
szano
Well-Known Member
IT'S TIME FOR 20 QUESTIONS
What's your favorite way to use an Elite, TC or power?
on the proto maple most of time watt 1/watt boost @ /28/29W
How much do you usually load?
+/- .5g
How do you prep you product?
grind and leave ground bud open in grinder to dry
How many times a day do you use your Elite?
i take the fifth! lol
How many loads do you get from a relatively new battery?
6 to 8
Do you stir?
rarely
When do you swap batteries?
usually at 20%
Do you store in a case?
in a drawered wooden cabinet w all my unsused vapes
Use just the Elite, or rotate with other devices?
mostly the Elite for me Classics for wife
Do you surf temps?
rarely
Do you surf watts?
really no need for me
Do you use preheat?
no
Do you (or have you ever) used the escribe software?
when i first got Elite but now rarely if ever
Do you charge battery in or out of the device?
out of device with a EBL 839 dual charger
Do you polish?
i have with beeswax and a buffer pad on my drill
What roasting tube do you prefer most?
any of the wood tubes occasionally with glass insert
Do you use the Elite alone, or share?
both
What's your favorite hardwood?
probably walnut as it looks so great polished tho that proto maple is nice too but they all look great! maybe my fave is that racing stripe classic
How often do you change screens?
not too often as i blow it out and brush it with a tiny electric razor brush after every load
What's your favorite thing about the Elite?
the absolute ease of use, portability and looks
P.A.M.
Vapo Rising
... I hate 20questions .. 
But here we go anyways ...
1. fav way to use watts or TC = TC Baby ! love playing with the Elite Cool/med/hot trends at different temps .
2. Load quantity = about .06 to .09.
3. Load prep = wtf is that , no thank you .
4. How many times a day = I lose count , who's asking
5. How many bowls per battery charge = I lose count , sorry . Gets me through the day .
6. Do you stir = does James Bond stir ?
7. Battery swapping = when it gets to about 25% in the screen display I either change it before the load or after/next. If leaving , usually install a fresh cell.
8. Use a condom = sometimes
9. Do you swing = sometimes . With my log mostly if I do
10. Temp surfing = sometimes
11. Watt Surfage = sometimes
12. Preheat = no , pull the trigger and go !
13. Escribe software usage = NO! I've done all I needed to on the Elite. display screen menu
14. Onboard charging = no , I forget its there
15. Polish Job = not the Elite yet
16. Roasting tube preference = walnut , close tie between cherry and maple for second .
17. Do you share your bud = I guess I could
18. Fav wood = walnut, anything dark .
19. How often do you change (or Clean?) screen = never , clean it every full moon for shits and giggles
20. Fav thing about the Elite . Makes life Grand Baby !
Is there a roasting tube draw or something for this ?
Love you all !
Vape on!
But here we go anyways ...
1. fav way to use watts or TC = TC Baby ! love playing with the Elite Cool/med/hot trends at different temps .
2. Load quantity = about .06 to .09.
3. Load prep = wtf is that , no thank you .
4. How many times a day = I lose count , who's asking
5. How many bowls per battery charge = I lose count , sorry . Gets me through the day .
6. Do you stir = does James Bond stir ?
7. Battery swapping = when it gets to about 25% in the screen display I either change it before the load or after/next. If leaving , usually install a fresh cell.
8. Use a condom = sometimes
9. Do you swing = sometimes . With my log mostly if I do
10. Temp surfing = sometimes
11. Watt Surfage = sometimes
12. Preheat = no , pull the trigger and go !
13. Escribe software usage = NO! I've done all I needed to on the Elite. display screen menu
14. Onboard charging = no , I forget its there
15. Polish Job = not the Elite yet
16. Roasting tube preference = walnut , close tie between cherry and maple for second .
17. Do you share your bud = I guess I could
18. Fav wood = walnut, anything dark .
19. How often do you change (or Clean?) screen = never , clean it every full moon for shits and giggles
20. Fav thing about the Elite . Makes life Grand Baby !
Is there a roasting tube draw or something for this ?
Love you all !
Vape on!
You guys want a 20 question raffle drawing? How about a $50 single use coupon code to the winner (good for six months)? PM me that you answered the 20 questions and are in the raffle. I'll have Mrs. Vapwood draw out of a hat over the weekend. This coupon code cannot be used retroactively.
All 42 finalized - walnut, koa, cherry, maple
. By far, the best results to date.
All 42 finalized - walnut, koa, cherry, maple
. By far, the best results to date.
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MothChewMoth
Gamer Extraordinaire
Forgive my noob question, but what is escribe and what does it do for the Elite? I ordered one in Koa to finally try out, but haven't done my full research yet on what all the options/accessories are.
szano
Well-Known Member
https://www.evolvapor.com/escribe
EScribe Suite is a collection of software for configuring, monitoring, and modifying the operation of your DNA device. It installs on a Windows or Mac computer and connects to your DNA device using the USB port.
EScribe EVOLV Software Tutorial
hope this helps,
steve p
nonbeliever
Well-Known Member
IT'S TIME FOR 20 QUESTIONS
- Mode: Watt Booster
- How much flower? Fill screen bowl
- Prep. Ground - stored in airtight jar. Should use moisture control packs but don’t.
- How often. All day long. How often Depends where I am and what I am doing, but in general, a lot.
- # sessions per battery? Not sure, but 4 or 5 at least
- Stir? Sometimes but no rhyme nor reason to it.
- Swap batteries? When I have to work to get clouds (around 30 - 40% power left in battery)
- Store in case? No
- Swing: Sometimes I break out my Lil Bud Classic, and depending on where I am, may use an oil cartridge pen
- Surf temps. No
- Surf watts. No
- Preheat. Yes
- use escribe software? i have, but don’t really muck with the programming at all.
- How charge batteries? Out of device if I am home. In the device when I am in the car.
- Polish. Not yet, but I should
- Walnut roasting tubes I had @Alan make for me with 8mm draw hole, and room for baffling
- Use Alone or share: Both
- Fave wood: Walnut, but would like to see some exotics (maybe as custom or limited edition).
- Clean screen? Don’t really.
- Fave: All-in-one, artisan vape device which works pretty much instantly for heat up, keeps my usage patterns in check (regulated versus unregulated). It looks great and feels good in my hand. And CLOUDS!
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mucsusn
60 going on 20
1. Power
2. Fill the bowl, medium pack
3. 62% from C-vault, ~2 gr a week. SCS 4 pc grind
4. 1-4
5. I’ve never worn one out in a day
6. Always
7. Usually charge in device
8. No
9. Big rotation..Vapcaps, iHeat, Splinter, Z, Milaana, Zion. Mist Vape Touch, Enanl, Underdogs and WoodScents. I’m really spoiled.
10. No
11. Occasionally
12. NO
13. NO
14. Mostly in
15. Yes, beeswax/mineral oil mix
16. Depends, love the cooling stems from my RBT gear, love Alan’s wood and glass roasting tubes.
17. Alone
18. Figured, spalted and Burl Maples
19. Haven’’t yet
20. Superb function, lovely, funky craftsmanship. Just feels great in the hand.
Love reading the *20 answers*...
People's likes and dislikes are always so different. Here's mine.
People's likes and dislikes are always so different. Here's mine.
- Mode: Watt Booster
- How much flower? Fill screen bowl about .08g
- I store in C Vaults with Boveda 62, then dry and grind
- How often? Pretty much most of the day
- I get about 8 sessions per battery
- I sometimes stir.
- I routinely forget to swap, and go down to 5%
- I've got a cool leather pouch
- I'm a one vape man, don't even use 2 Elites
- Yes on temp surfing
- Yes on watt surfing
- Yes on preheat (software not manually)
- As a manufacturer yes, as a user no (escribe software)
- I always charge batteries out of the unit (I forget)
- I never polish after the initial buffing
- I use a long Cherry with a 10 mm glass lined tube from @Alan of course
- I'm a solo Elite user, once in a blue moon my wife will take a hit
- I love Cherry, but the new Waple is very cool
- I change my screen if I feel it's getting a bit restricted, usually a couple of weeks
- My favorite thing about the Elite is it just works
Nice relaxing day in the assembly shop. Cover plates found homes. The fit is exceptional, and there are lots of little reasons for that vs one big reason. Pretty much every process was tightened up a hair. In the end, it ads up to what you see in the pic below. I managed to increase the depth of the board mortise and distance to the coil for a little extra cooling of the board, and I believe will eliminate the need for board vents (1/16" on each side). The two, #0 x 3/16 pan head screws that hold the plate in place are counter bored, one bottom left, one top right. Nice clean look. Each mortise has a *mock board* that's exactly 7 mm thick. It's nothing more than a shim which keep the plate at just the right level. 7 mm will give us a drop more clearance from bottom of the board to the mortise floor.
2 Koa, 4 Cherry, 3 Walnut, 3 Maple, 5 Waple (a couple are actually left over from last batch). I'll be beeswaxing these bad boys tomorrow. Next, I'll build coils, wire boards, assemble. On track for June shipping.
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P.A.M.
Vapo Rising
Din ding ding ! We have another winner ! Isn't incredible how the Elite keeps your screen clean !! Amongst other things !! Can we say , "vape of the year" ?
Dude , loving the love ! I love my cherry bomb Classic . It's my workhorse. The Classic is one sturdy, tough vape friend, they sure pack a punch ! Wish you'll enjoy
Is Koa the new Walnut?
Not one Walnut! I'm kind of shocked, but looking back over the June batch, I don't have one Walnut order, Elite or Classic. Problem is (or good news), I have quite a bit of Walnut (and Cherry) inventory. It's Walnut and Cherry that need to be deep in inventory, the old stand by's. I'd like to add a couple of Walnut or Cherry units to this June batch. I'm going to limit to 2 more units.
The only way to get in on the June batch (limit 2) is Elite Walnut or Elite Cherry. I'm going to assemble one of each. (coupon code: 2020 saves you $20)
Today's Assignment
1. Hand finish and apply beeswax to June batch
2. Coil prep work
Not one Walnut! I'm kind of shocked, but looking back over the June batch, I don't have one Walnut order, Elite or Classic. Problem is (or good news), I have quite a bit of Walnut (and Cherry) inventory. It's Walnut and Cherry that need to be deep in inventory, the old stand by's. I'd like to add a couple of Walnut or Cherry units to this June batch. I'm going to limit to 2 more units.
The only way to get in on the June batch (limit 2) is Elite Walnut or Elite Cherry. I'm going to assemble one of each. (coupon code: 2020 saves you $20)
Today's Assignment
1. Hand finish and apply beeswax to June batch
2. Coil prep work
PM REPORT
Came up a bit short, no beeswax today, but I got 15 units ready for the wax. Coil prep (just banging out 15) used to be quite intimidating, very tedious, but my solder, coil skills have dramatically improved over the past year or so, and it's gotten easier. Got all my coil wires stripped and tinned (18 gauge, 19 strand, silver plated, teflon coated but stripped and *tinned*, definition tinned: enfused or embedded with silver solder to basically turn a stranded wire into a solid wire for better connectivity / ala@Alan). A bit more prep work and it'll be time to form coils.
I spent some time on a small project that will be a collaboration. I've hinted about this before, but it's starting to take shape now. Lots of good things coming up.
Came up a bit short, no beeswax today, but I got 15 units ready for the wax. Coil prep (just banging out 15) used to be quite intimidating, very tedious, but my solder, coil skills have dramatically improved over the past year or so, and it's gotten easier. Got all my coil wires stripped and tinned (18 gauge, 19 strand, silver plated, teflon coated but stripped and *tinned*, definition tinned: enfused or embedded with silver solder to basically turn a stranded wire into a solid wire for better connectivity / ala@Alan). A bit more prep work and it'll be time to form coils.
I spent some time on a small project that will be a collaboration. I've hinted about this before, but it's starting to take shape now. Lots of good things coming up.
***Look ma, no mod!***
With the concept of a 510 dry herb vape and an e-cig mod box, on demand convection vaping has exploded. By introducing the DNA 75C board to the Lil' Bud, we basically put a mod box into a wooden body. If you break down the Elite into its main components, you have 1) coil, 2) battery, 3) board, 4) roasting tube, elegantly joined via a hardwood body and cover plate, no small task. And of course, the Elite performs like a high end on demand convection vape. Without the performance, it would just be a pretty piece of wood. I've been trying to highlight that concept on the website, as it's what sets the Elite apart.
With the concept of a 510 dry herb vape and an e-cig mod box, on demand convection vaping has exploded. By introducing the DNA 75C board to the Lil' Bud, we basically put a mod box into a wooden body. If you break down the Elite into its main components, you have 1) coil, 2) battery, 3) board, 4) roasting tube, elegantly joined via a hardwood body and cover plate, no small task. And of course, the Elite performs like a high end on demand convection vape. Without the performance, it would just be a pretty piece of wood. I've been trying to highlight that concept on the website, as it's what sets the Elite apart.