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  • jbohonjbohon Posts: 980 ✭✭✭✭✭
    arch72 said:
    I guess you do I didn't see the tracking number but I do know Thanks Jay(is ok I call you that?) lol


    Yep, everyone else does. Well, everyone except my wife, and you can't call me what she does.  LOL

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  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    lol I here you I tell my mother she can me what ever she wants just not late for dinner
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    any ideas on cigar band (for roll your own) do or don't? make my own ? what to use for them?
  • dirtdudedirtdude Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    arch72 said:
    would the Boveda Humidification Packets work they yes they cost more but are a little easier for me to get 
    PM me your addy, I have kitty litter out the kazoo bro, oh I was on the previous page, looks like Jay has ya covered
    A little dirt never hurt
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks @dirtdude yeah Jay sent me some
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    Ok this maybe putting the cart before the horse but i drew this I would like your thoughts please


  • jbohonjbohon Posts: 980 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like those.  I just use regular paper cut in strips and secured with a little sticker and write on them.  I've found that if I don't write the blend directly on it, I forget.  I lost one amazing blend like that... Live and learn, right?

    “I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f@$# with me, I’ll kill you all.” -Gen. James Mattis, USMC
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    I plan on writing the blend # on the right side where there is no writing and the DOB on the left and going to keep a journal for the blends
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    Has anyone tried this web site


    https://www.leafonly.com/index.php
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    I can design you some if you want me to I did mine in black and white so that all I have to do is use a copier and that's cheap .10 cents per 16 bands and just keep one as a master copy 
  • MikeToddMikeTodd Posts: 974 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would stick with the website Davis (@webmost) recommended. It is a proven website that sales tried and true blend.
  • MikeToddMikeTodd Posts: 974 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sells* not sales.
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    Does the type of bunching ( Accordian,Book or Entubadao ) change the flavor? 
  • First_WarriorFirst_Warrior Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2016
    arch72 said:
    Does the type of bunching ( Accordian,Book or Entubadao ) change the flavor? 
    Not that I can tell. The most important issue about bunching is to have your filler blend the proper case or moisture content to insure a good draw. Filler needs to be dry enough to occasionally crack but not crumble. Binder needs to have a little more moisture for flex and the wrapper needs to be wet enough to stretch. I usually bunch entubadao but sometimes will fold accordion . I haven't had good luck with book bunching. The magic is in the downward compression of your fingers when you bunch.
    I write my blend on my bands and the date and glue the bands with a non toxic glue stick. I also keep a journal with blend,binder,wrapper, date,and amount rolled. The journal is also a good place to keep taste notes.
    Ditto on the site @webmost mentioned for getting leaf.

  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    how do you store your leaf? @First_Warrior
  • First_WarriorFirst_Warrior Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I store my leaf inside the plastic bag it comes in and that is stored in a cooler.I also store ready to roll  binder and wrapper that need to be more humid inside a refrigerator in sealed bags where cooler temps prevent mold. I use crystal kitty litter inside a knee high panty hose to regulate humidity in the coolers. 
  • webmostwebmost Posts: 7,713 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I store my leaf inside the plastic bag it comes in and that is stored in a cooler.I also store ready to roll  binder and wrapper that need to be more humid inside a refrigerator in sealed bags where cooler temps prevent mold. I use crystal kitty litter inside a knee high panty hose to regulate humidity in the coolers. 
    If your panty hose are only knee high, you need to pull them up the rest of the way so you don't trip when you try to walk. Believe me, I know from personal experience.


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  • jlmartajlmarta Posts: 7,881 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If they're only knee-high, what happened to the 'panty' part?   :#
  • webmostwebmost Posts: 7,713 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jlmarta said:
    If they're only knee-high, what happened to the 'panty' part?   :#

    *burp*
    “It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)


  • jlmartajlmarta Posts: 7,881 ✭✭✭✭✭
    webmost said:
    jlmarta said:
    If they're only knee-high, what happened to the 'panty' part?   :#

    *burp*
    Aha!!  Another gourmand in our midst, I see....   :p
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    My problem would be the temp it gets HOT here. I know that high temp is no good for the cigars what about leaf?? And I too have knee high panty hose ONLY for kittylitter lol I am no Robin Williams lol
  • First_WarriorFirst_Warrior Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If the leaf gets to hot and moist it can start the fermentation process. The result is a horrible taste. You also risk mould. A wine cooler might be a good investment. I haven't been able to find the pantys in panty hose. i must be getting old. 
  • arch72arch72 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2016
    Yeah I was thinking the same thing about the wine cooler.That will have to wiat then I just got a "wine cooler" for my cigars today
  • Diver43Diver43 Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rolled up ten 54"s this AM. Corillo seco, Crillo viso and Piloto Cubano ligero wrapped on Habano. The pict shows how I bunch. I cut the leaves to size before I roll them into tubes. I find I have much less waste this way. The Dominican binder leaf is on the top. Ligero is rolled in the center and seco and viso are around the ligero. All the tips of the leaves are pointing to the right.

    Holy Smokes that looks great.  Just like the folks at Cuban Crafters roll in the shop.
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  • RhamlinRhamlin Posts: 9,022 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Diver43 said:
    Rolled up ten 54"s this AM. Corillo seco, Crillo viso and Piloto Cubano ligero wrapped on Habano. The pict shows how I bunch. I cut the leaves to size before I roll them into tubes. I find I have much less waste this way. The Dominican binder leaf is on the top. Ligero is rolled in the center and seco and viso are around the ligero. All the tips of the leaves are pointing to the right.

    Holy Smokes that looks great.  Just like the folks at Cuban Crafters roll in the shop.
    Those look excellent. Love the look of the wrapper. 
  • El_FumadorEl_Fumador Posts: 276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    https://i.imgur.com/7H0rcrG.jpg
    tobacco, roll with it.  Marc L
  • miller65rodmiller65rod Posts: 3,630 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ^^^^^  Those b purdy
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  • webmostwebmost Posts: 7,713 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This guy is an artist.
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  • TNBigfoot68TNBigfoot68 Posts: 2,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow, those look tasty!!!!
    I was born a fool, and just got bigger!
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