Rolling your own - Page 24

jluck · 01-06-2012, 04:11 PM

Tip of the hat to you "roll your own" gents! That's really neat! hummm....maybe someday.

DaBear · 01-06-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BlkDrew

did you order from Wholeleaftobacco? show us some pics when you get it in. i want to see the quality and if they prepped it at all.

Yea, thats where I placed my order. The guy was helpful and responsive so I'm not too worried, but still, even with USPS it shouldn't take this long, as proven by my mold shipment. If I can steal a camera from one of my roommates I'll do so as I don't have one currently.

Oh, and how long do you typically leave them in the mold for? 24 hours or just overnight?

DaBear · 01-06-2012, 10:09 PM

Well just got the order in, it was shipped UPS, so I guess it got delivered earlier this evening and they never bothered to knock. Any who, looks good, and he threw in a small bag of perique to play around with(though it'll most likely get chopped up and used for my pipes). It all looks good, pending what Don says about the Dark Air Cured leaves I got(both the seco and ligero showed up with white splotches all over them that aren't mold, but look more like something was sprayed onto the leaf itself). I'll post pics in the morning after I get a response from Don and have a chance to unpack everything. I'll probably have my first few thrown in the mold before I head up to Empire to watch some football.

DaBear · 01-06-2012, 10:20 PM

Whelp, that was a quick response. Don claims its "frog eye" and after a few minutes googling up on it, it certainly does sound and look the same, so problem solved. I'll have pictures up and my first few rolls done in the morning.

DBall · 01-07-2012, 07:31 AM

Better set aside a couple of those coronas for me, Drew...

BlkDrew · 01-07-2012, 08:14 AM

I got you covered Dan,

And as far as time in the mold, I do an hour, turn 1/4 and let them sit another hour. If the binder is on the moist side will let them sit in the mold for a day.

DaBear · 01-07-2012, 01:18 PM

First five are wrapped and ready for smoking. Gonna let them sit out and dry out some more, but I should be able to find a good blend with these. Ironically, the first one I wrapped definitely looks the best.

Shawn hines · 01-07-2012, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBear

First five are wrapped and ready for smoking. Gonna let them sit out and dry out some more, but I should be able to find a good blend with these. Ironically, the first one I wrapped definitely looks the best.

What is it that is said here??? O yeah Need pictures..LOL

Congrats can't wait to see them

DaBear · 01-08-2012, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn hines

What is it that is said here??? O yeah Need pictures..LOL

Congrats can't wait to see them

Gotta get a camera first.

Tried 3 of my five blends, had 2 using the TN90 seco, first was with 3 half ligero leaves and ended up being too light and you couldn't taste the filler over the broadleaf so I put it down after an inch(imagine a FdO wrapped in broadleaf), the second was much better with 8 half leaves, I'll probably make a few with 10 tomorrow as I can tell it will taste better with more. The one with the Dark Air Cured seco was good on the first I tried, with 6 half leaves of ligero. It reminded me a lot of the La Casita Criollas, with just that distinct broadleaf flavor with a nice earthy undertone.

Just got done with de-stemming all the ligero and TN90 seco. I'll de-stem all the DAC seco tomorrow at work(assuming my boss doesn't yell at me for bringing my rolling set up with me).

BlkDrew · 01-08-2012, 11:06 AM

well i got to do some rolling today. I will finish the rest this evening. on the right you can see the petit corona (x2 maddie with the QB52 binder and maduro wrapper), then the corona extra (with QB52 binder and Havana CT wrapper, and on the right the Robusto (which is the double maddie)

backwoods357 · 01-08-2012, 01:22 PM

Andrew, those look awesome.

Bear, so frog eye is some kind of a fungus?
I know literally nothing about tobacco maladies, so I did a little googling. I am familiar with water spots and the green marks sometimes called frog eye, but frog eye seems to be a fungus:
Frog eye: http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/deta...imgnum=1440028
Weather fleck: http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/deta...imgnum=1402062
Maybe frog eye is just a loose term.

It really is so cool to see so many brothers getting into rolling.

DaBear · 01-08-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by backwoods357

Andrew, those look awesome.

Bear, so frog eye is some kind of a fungus?
I know literally nothing about tobacco maladies, so I did a little googling. I am familiar with water spots and the green marks sometimes called frog eye, but frog eye seems to be a fungus:
Frog eye: http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/deta...imgnum=1440028
Weather fleck: http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/deta...imgnum=1402062
Maybe frog eye is just a loose term.

It really is so cool to see so many brothers getting into rolling.

Did some google-fu of my own and was lead to believe that is was the result of too much nitrogen in the soil(or too little, one of the two

)

Ncpsycho · 01-08-2012, 06:39 PM

Drew finally kicked a month long cold and started back to sticks last night ..... Some milagro and those roxys you sent me... Simply awesome even burn good draw and awesome flavor my buddy couldnt believe they were from a home roller.... Ill be ordering some more as soon as i finish these 5 since i have no room thanks

BlkDrew · 01-08-2012, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ncpsycho

Drew finally kicked a month long cold and started back to sticks last night ..... Some milagro and those roxys you sent me... Simply awesome even burn good draw and awesome flavor my buddy couldnt believe they were from a home roller.... Ill be ordering some more as soon as i finish these 5 since i have no room thanks

Glad you are feeling better. and i am glad you guys enjoyed them.

DBall · 01-08-2012, 11:53 PM

Petit coronas? Better save me a couple of those, too...

Ranger_B · 01-08-2012, 06:51 PM

I might have to look into this a little. I like playing around with smokes especially when you have a cracked wrapper on a nice smoke and then you just find another smoke to take the wrapper from

BlkDrew · 01-10-2012, 05:53 PM

i have found that these corona sized cigars are much easier to bunch bind and wrap. I am so glad i finally got this mold.
and just because i like being a picture whore

akumushi · 01-10-2012, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlkDrew

i have found that these corona sized cigars are much easier to bunch bind and wrap. I am so glad i finally got this mold.
and just because i like being a picture whore

Looking good!

Blak Smyth · 01-11-2012, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlkDrew

i have found that these corona sized cigars are much easier to bunch bind and wrap. I am so glad i finally got this mold.
and just because i like being a picture whore

Yah those are them!!!

Looking very good brother!

boxmonkey · 01-11-2012, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlkDrew

i have found that these corona sized cigars are much easier to bunch bind and wrap. I am so glad i finally got this mold.
and just because i like being a picture whore

loving that mold. I just wish I could upgrade to something like that. lol. maybe for my birthday.

01-06-2012, 04:11 PM	#1
jluck Way out there Join Date: Jan 2012 First Name: Jared Location: Oregon Posts: 1,289 Trading: (12)	Re: Rolling your own Tip of the hat to you "roll your own" gents! That's really neat! hummm....maybe someday.

01-06-2012, 10:09 PM	#3
DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: Rolling your own Well just got the order in, it was shipped UPS, so I guess it got delivered earlier this evening and they never bothered to knock. Any who, looks good, and he threw in a small bag of perique to play around with(though it'll most likely get chopped up and used for my pipes). It all looks good, pending what Don says about the Dark Air Cured leaves I got(both the seco and ligero showed up with white splotches all over them that aren't mold, but look more like something was sprayed onto the leaf itself). I'll post pics in the morning after I get a response from Don and have a chance to unpack everything. I'll probably have my first few thrown in the mold before I head up to Empire to watch some football.

01-06-2012, 10:20 PM	#4
DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: Rolling your own Whelp, that was a quick response. Don claims its "frog eye" and after a few minutes googling up on it, it certainly does sound and look the same, so problem solved. I'll have pictures up and my first few rolls done in the morning.

01-07-2012, 07:31 AM	#5
DBall Cigar Jesus Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,781 Trading: (46)	Re: Rolling your own Better set aside a couple of those coronas for me, Drew... __________________ --------Dan--------- My Music \| My Videos

01-07-2012, 08:14 AM	#6
BlkDrew Rolling my own... Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Andrew Location: Rochester NY Posts: 807 Trading: (43)	Re: Rolling your own I got you covered Dan, And as far as time in the mold, I do an hour, turn 1/4 and let them sit another hour. If the binder is on the moist side will let them sit in the mold for a day.

01-07-2012, 01:18 PM	#7
DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: Rolling your own First five are wrapped and ready for smoking. Gonna let them sit out and dry out some more, but I should be able to find a good blend with these. Ironically, the first one I wrapped definitely looks the best.

01-08-2012, 11:06 AM	#10
BlkDrew Rolling my own... Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Andrew Location: Rochester NY Posts: 807 Trading: (43)	Re: Rolling your own well i got to do some rolling today. I will finish the rest this evening. on the right you can see the petit corona (x2 maddie with the QB52 binder and maduro wrapper), then the corona extra (with QB52 binder and Havana CT wrapper, and on the right the Robusto (which is the double maddie)

01-08-2012, 01:22 PM	#11
backwoods357 Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Jorgen Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 349 Trading: (14)	Re: Rolling your own Andrew, those look awesome. Bear, so frog eye is some kind of a fungus? I know literally nothing about tobacco maladies, so I did a little googling. I am familiar with water spots and the green marks sometimes called frog eye, but frog eye seems to be a fungus: Frog eye: http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/deta...imgnum=1440028 Weather fleck: http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/deta...imgnum=1402062 Maybe frog eye is just a loose term. It really is so cool to see so many brothers getting into rolling.

01-08-2012, 06:39 PM	#13
Ncpsycho Newly obsessed Join Date: Nov 2011 First Name: Kevin Location: Long Island Posts: 387 Trading: (5)	Re: Rolling your own Drew finally kicked a month long cold and started back to sticks last night ..... Some milagro and those roxys you sent me... Simply awesome even burn good draw and awesome flavor my buddy couldnt believe they were from a home roller.... Ill be ordering some more as soon as i finish these 5 since i have no room thanks

01-08-2012, 11:53 PM	#15
DBall Cigar Jesus Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,781 Trading: (46)	Re: Rolling your own Petit coronas? Better save me a couple of those, too... __________________ --------Dan--------- My Music \| My Videos

01-08-2012, 06:51 PM	#16
Ranger_B Have My Own Room Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Frank Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,321 Trading: (31)	Re: Rolling your own I might have to look into this a little. I like playing around with smokes especially when you have a cracked wrapper on a nice smoke and then you just find another smoke to take the wrapper from __________________ http://www.cigarrights.org/

01-10-2012, 05:53 PM	#17
BlkDrew Rolling my own... Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Andrew Location: Rochester NY Posts: 807 Trading: (43)	Re: Rolling your own i have found that these corona sized cigars are much easier to bunch bind and wrap. I am so glad i finally got this mold. and just because i like being a picture whore