I have never saged before so caveating this by saying I’m not totally sure what the expected outcome is but after I lit the edge I didn’t get much, if any smoke. I had to continually light both ends for even a small stream of smoke. I didn’t expect a lot, but definitely something more consistent where I didn’t need to relight. The smell was amazing and the whole process was centering and cathartic so excited to try again once I familiarize myself more with the process.