Pics of your sticks!!

[ArizonaDave]

Good looking Cheveta and smokes!

 

[ArizonaDave]

Nice work. Stay with the entubado and in a short time it will be just as easy to do as the book method.

I love the Entubado roll~! I agree with Gdaddy, keep with it. I had one lit up while in the pool, had to go inside for a few, came back out later, and the Entubado stays lit. Picked up where I left off.

 

[Indianamac]

A couple of 6 x 46s I rolled the other day to test my new knife I made the day before, and my new granite 12 by 12.

The two on the bottom are wrapped with Ecuador Shade. The others are with PA Oscuro.

They were bunched and formed on the wood board, then wrapped on my new Granite board.

No mold, just hands.

These are about 2 days dry. One more day to dry and they'll go into the humidor for at least a week or two.

Those are nice!!

 

[DGBAMA]

A "roll of nickels" appearance sets a standard in the welding world. Is "roll of dimes" appropriate for a good burning cigar?

 

[Indianamac]

A "roll of nickels" appearance sets a standard in the welding world. Is "roll of dimes" appropriate for a good burning cigar?

Works for me!! Nice stick..

 

[jojjas]

Me , enjoying my third ever by my self made cigar , made of 2 criollo 98 ligero and 2 mata fina filler leafs in a equador maduro wrapper
And i just placed an order for some leafs at WLT

 

[Gdaddy]

Pretty good for only your third roll. Be warned...it gets better and better.

 

[deluxestogie]

Most of my Dominican Olor kilns to a light-to-medium brown. It provides a smooth, "dusty," non-intrusive body for filler, but usually requires the addition of at least a small portion of another variety, for strength and rounding the flavor profile. My typical use is 3 parts Dom Olor to 1 part Nicaraguan Habano viso. Using Dom Olor top leaf as the condiment does make it stronger, but fails to fill out the flavor.

Occasionally, the top leaf provides a wrapper-quality strip of dark maduro to oscuro, which is what I've used in wrapping the cigar shown above.

Although some oscuro leaf is as tough as Nylon, most of my oscuro, regardless of variety, is unable to withstand much stretching. To remedy this relative fragility, I use a double binder--in this case, a double Bezuki binder.

Dom Olor oscuro seems to lack the natural sweetness common to many oscuro wrappers. Instead, it provides a musty, leathery taste, and eye appeal that's hard to beat.

In addition to the Dominican Olor, I'm growing 3 other Olor varieties (all from Puerto Rico) this season. Tune in next summer for results of the comparison.

Bob

 

[janetta007]

My first cigar rolled from homemade baccy. I rolled it so tight I could not draw from it. Clint Eastwood would smack me up side my head for that. I guess more practice helps. But I was proud of how it looked. (rustic)

 

[DGBAMA]

That is still something be proud of. Much satisfaction.

I rolled my first ones too tight also. I pushed a small wire through the middle to make an airway, then were at least smokable.

Using drier filler helps a lot with not getting them too tight.

 

[deluxestogie]

That's all anyone gets in life, if they get it at all: you get one first cigar that you rolled yourself. Congratulations. And rolling it with tobacco that you raised from seedlinghood makes it all the better.

Bob

 

[DIY Pete]

Thought it was time to post up a pic of my home rolled. This was the first batch that I used with my new cigar mold. I need a little more filler next time to get them up to a 50 ring gauge. I will let them rest for a week and then fire one or two up and see what leaf to add to the blend.

Pete

 

[DGBAMA]

A nice first. Enjoy.

 

[Gdaddy]

Nice looking sticks!

What did you use for filler/wrapper ?

 

[BarG]

A "roll of nickels" appearance sets a standard in the welding world. Is "roll of dimes" appropriate for a good burning cigar?View attachment 11819

Does a coyote chase deer? Will a Grissley chomp on ya? does a couger chase young uns?Good ash is a good sign of a good burning and rolled cigar.

 

[BarG]

That is still something be proud of. Much satisfaction.

I rolled my first ones too tight also. I pushed a small wire through the middle to make an airway, then were at least smokable.

Using drier filler helps a lot with not getting them too tight.

When my filler is right for rolling I have never been able to get it to tight not to draw. Only when my filler is of too high a case. Its tough to keep enough leaf just right for rolling on the spur of the moment the way i do so I keep several bags in the right case in another bag [vapor proof] and then keep it folded up real good to keep any cigar beetles from getting in. Yes they can be a problem down here in texas. If a particular bag gets to crisp to handle I will separate and recase for rolling. Usually by squirting a mist of water and reclose the bag to rehydrate.

 

[Gdaddy]

That is still something be proud of. Much satisfaction.

I rolled my first ones too tight also. I pushed a small wire through the middle to make an airway, then were at least smokable.

Using drier filler helps a lot with not getting them too tight.

If for any reason your not satisfied with the cigar you can very simply remove the wrapper and re-roll the cigar. No need to struggle through it. The only thing lost is a little bit of wrapper.

 

[BarG]

When you are using your hard earned and kilned homegrown mistakes can and will be made and you have a ready supply. If a cigar don't taste good or smoke right i pretty much don't care[ chunck it]. I will roll another better. A large percentage of my cigars are experiments with my own tastes and enjoyment in mind. Occasionally I will share.
The best way to learn is the school of hard knocks.

 

[MarcL]

 

[moscca]

Good Job DIY Pete !! Good that you will leave them resting for one week. That is the hardest part for me