Quote Originally Posted by Bruck View Post
You don't really need a lot of equipment and supplies - it's mainly manual. I would recommend as a minimum:
Kulu knife - you can get on Amazon
Big cutting board - anywhere
Molds - LO and WLT, plus there's a guy that @GDaddy and I have used - Don, do you have the guy's e-mail? I'll look for it as well.
I mostly use home-made molds that I cut out of 3/4" PVC, and hose clamps.
Cigar glue
Cigar scissors
Leaves - WLT and LO sell starter kits which are a good a starting point as any, in terms of selecting leaves to blend.

& watch lots of youtube videos on the subject. @GDaddy has made some good ones, as have a few others.

Good luck, & don't be bashful about asking questions. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say we'd like to help smooth out the learning curve for you.


The Pvc molds is a great idea! I have defiantly been watching a lot of videos on the net about techniques and tobacco processing. Just watched a 53 min video on the history of the Cuban cigars that was actually really entertaining.

If anyone wants to check it out
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iLNW2s6XmlE
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