Pics of your sticks!!

[Jim D]

Here's the one I put together today.
It's a Piloto ligero, corojo seco filled, Nicaraguan habano seco bound stogie that was wrapped in newspaper for maybe 3 minutes, then wrapped in whatever this leaf is that was left in my wrapper casing baggie...
This will be my shop smoke today. It's almost aged an hour from pulling the leaves out to lighting it up...

 

[JayT]

Knocked out a few more for practice and smoking today

 

[MarcL]

 

[tullius]

My first stick. Not good at all.

Really not bad at all for a first. Keep rolling, you're learning. This is a process: you'll get better and you got it.

 

[tullius]

57 day rest? How is that even possible with a beauty like this??!!

It's not hard: all you gotta do is roll a ten slot mold full or two twice a week, put them in the humidor, don't smoke em all, and try to forget they're there.

Didn't say it was easy, but it's not impossible. They do this many times over every day in places, with much better workmanship. @waikikigun, @MarcL and @Chacocii are all ahead of me on workmanship here. Learn and take inspiration from those guys' work: I sure have. Likewise the guys that grow and process their own tobacco and share their knowledge here like @deluxestogie, I'm not there yet. And thanks to Don @FmGrowit for keeping us all supplied.

If I could roll one that pretty I’d put it in a shadow box on the wall.

I put them in a big controlled shadow box on the floor.



Everyone can make the same or better sticks if the time and effort is put in. This is not rocket science, but it is a skill.

 

[deluxestogie]

Bob

 

[waikikigun]

5.5 x 43 corona.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Bob

I know this is a joke, but did you get any readings?

 

[deluxestogie]

I know this is a joke, but did you get any readings?

This suitably cased cigar, which I smoked shortly after the photo, registered absolutely nothing on any of the multi-meter's multi settings. Just like a total air gap between the probes. Maybe it should have been bunched entubado.

Bob

 

[RexLaughlin]

Rolled out my first batch of 11 coronas yesterday. These are from the Oscuro y Rico blend kit. I did a 1:1, 2:1, 1:2, with the binder combo. Had to double bind after the first two cigars. Smoked #3 this morning with coffee. Nice little cigar. This had a loose draw that got better over time. Need work on wrapping skills!

 

[RexLaughlin]

5.5 x 44 corona Probably my best wrap to date... (for tonight) This is from the Azucarado Oscurro II kit I opened this afternoon. Used Habano 200 wrapper instead of Rosado wrapper. Hoping for the best! Lol!

 

[Knucklehead]

5.5 x 44 corona Probably my best wrap to date... (for tonight) This is from the Azucarado Oscurro II kit I opened this afternoon. Used Habano 200 wrapper instead of Rosado wrapper. Hoping for the best! Lol!

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That’s a good looking wrapper. I havent tried that one yet, be sure to give us your take on it. Thanks.

 

[RexLaughlin]

That’s a good looking wrapper. I havent tried that one yet, be sure to give us your take on it. Thanks.

I wish I could say what this wrapper does to this cigar, but I'm no where close to doing that! Lol! Beautiful wrapper though!

 

[tullius]

5.5 x 44 corona Probably my best wrap to date... (for tonight) This is from the Azucarado Oscurro II kit I opened this afternoon. Used Habano 200 wrapper instead of Rosado wrapper. Hoping for the best! Lol!

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Nice stick. Let that dry down before you fire it up, wrapper is pretty wet in the pic: nothing wrong with that or the roll, just let it rest and dry some.

 

[JayT]

Starting to play with blends a bit, this one was Ecuadorian Wrapper, Nic Binder and filler, with a small amount of MSA Viso, nice smooth with a hint of that MSA cocoa went great with the coffee this morning.

 

[deluxestogie]

MSA?

 

[JayT]

MSA?

Mexican San Andreas

 

[deluxestogie]

Thank you. San Andreas is the seismic fault that causes part of California to fall into the Pacific. San Andrés Tuxtla is the tobacco growing region in Veracruz, Mexico. The tobacco variety is called San Andrés.

Bob

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[JayT]

Thank you. San Andreas is the seismic fault that causes part of California to fall into the Pacific. San Andrés Tuxtla is the tobacco growing region in Veracruz, Mexico. The tobacco variety is called San Andrés.

Bob

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Yep thank you auto corect gets me again.

 

[deluxestogie]

I would not have raised an eyebrow, it this mis-naming weren't rampant. Some alternative spellings are historic (e.g. glessnor vs. glessner), but most are just confusing errors. Sorry about being a nanny.

Bob