boxpress your own?

[tmoran]

Most box-pressed cigars these days are not box-pressed in the traditional way. They just use squared off or oval molds, instead of cylindrical, for the rolled binder and filler. The wrapper is applied after coming out of the molds. I think traditional box-pressed cigars were boxed very damp and got their shape from the pressure applied by the top of dress boxes.

[HIM]

Box pressing is done after the wrapper is put on. But I believe box pressed cigars are rolled with an under filled bunch to compensate for the press. Not 100% about the second part but you can see how cigars are pressed here....

Skip to 31:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npoawQ9cej0