Cigar Rolling Kit

[Sir Lancerolot]

That is an awesome cutting board!

Yep - he does amazing work. That is actually kind of a "second." Some of the wood pieces he used have deeper flaws than he would normally use, and he didn't give it as fine a finish. But it's perfect for me.

He's supposed to be building me a chess board - we'll see. It's a "when I get around to it" kind of project. LOL!

He's going to start on a guitar for me pretty soon. He has a couple in the works, and then mine and another guy's will be up.

http://www.sunbeahmguitars.com

https://sunbeahm.com/

[rodwha]

Yep - he does amazing work. That is actually kind of a "second." Some of the wood pieces he used have deeper flaws than he would normally use, and he didn't give it as fine a finish. But it's perfect for me.

He's supposed to be building me a chess board - we'll see. It's a "when I get around to it" kind of project. LOL!

He's going to start on a guitar for me pretty soon. He has a couple in the works, and then mine and another guy's will be up.

http://www.sunbeahmguitars.com

https://sunbeahm.com/

I can see a chess board like that being sweet! The same with a guitar if left like that and not painted.

I was given a bass guitar by Karmen for my birthday long ago. LOVE the bass but never learned how to truly play it. I left the battery in it and it corroded the wire both from the snap on 9v fixture and the internal board. Been meaning to see if it can be fixed, though in a way I would rather see about trading the 6 string in on a 5 as my hands struggle to reach a bit. But then I don't know that I'd learn to read music and still need to replace the amp I had as I often used it as a portable speaker while I was outside or brewing beer and the power cord wasn't attached well and fried it. Grrr!!! Sure did like making the windows rattle though!

[rodwha]

Can I have a moderator move this to the hand rolling section please?

[rodwha]

How big of a cutting board will I be wanting?

Roughly what ring were you making them into? Wondering if it's even possible to work with scraps to make something like a 32x4. It seems the cigarillos made from scraps are generally in the 20-something ring and maybe 3.5". Wondered if there's a reason for that.

[Sir Lancerolot]

The bigger the better. Go to your local Ross and buy the biggest they have. :-)

My scrap blends rolled up to probably 3x30 or so. Remember, all my cigars are rustic, so size is variable. And the scrap versions are even more variable.

[SoCal gunner]

Seriously, How did you learn to do this?

[Sir Lancerolot]

Seriously, How did you learn to do this?

Googled "cigar rolling" and found a few videos on YouTube, and also a few articles describing the process. After that it was a matter of practice. It's not quite rocket surgery - you kind of know how cigars go together and what they look like when done, so it doesn't take too much additional info to get started. It takes a fair bit of practice to reliably master the skill of booking the filler and rolling the binder and wrapper so everything draws and burns properly. Most of mine turn out OK from a draw/burn standpoint, and I've come up with a few blends that I really like.

[Bruck]

Awesome present, @rodwha !

If Dominican Seco is your only filler, you'll get pretty mild cigars but they will have excellent flavor. You might want to add in some viso and ligero to spice things up a bit

Re the rolling pin - I use a miniature baker's rolling pin to smooth out the subveins in the wrapper. Not always necessary, but the wrapper I use is CT Broadleaf which has pretty thick veins. Speaking of which, I always cut out and discard the main veins in all my leaves - filler, binder, and wrapper.

@Sir Lancerolot has good advice on moisturizing. What I do is give the leaves a slight spritz with distilled water and store them overnight in plastic grocery bags prior to rolling. For the wrappers, I give them a pretty good dampening so they're pliable and slightly stretchable when wrapping.

Regarding the use of scraps - I don't normally roll them into cigars - doesn't usually turn out well. I like to make pipe tobacco flakes and ropes with them.

[rodwha]

Thanks!

Hmmm... Maybe I need to pick up pipe smoking. I assume to shred or dice it for that application?

[Emperor Zurg]

Hmmm... Maybe I need to pick up pipe smoking.

Of course you need to take up pipe smoking.
It's got nothing to do with weather you make your own pipe tobacco or buy it in tins tho.