Adventures in home rolling

[Jim D]

While the texture and thickness of the LO leaf is way different from what I have been using from WLT, the flavors are still similar enough to call this a win, especially since I like the look and feel of the LO leaf better.

That looks awesome! Its taken me all day to read half way through this thread and to see the progress has been really cool. Thanks for keeping us all in the loop along the way.
Edit: I read the whole 55 pages today, you guys definitely pulled me in with this one! Whenever I figure out which kit suits my tastes, I'll be placing the order...

 

[nic]

4 more coronas today.

 

[TommyZ]

4 more coronas today.

Damn good looking sticks @nic

 

[Lindseylucc]

Man those are some sweet looking stick nic great to see

 

[Hopduro]

4 more coronas today.

Nice work nic, it's addictive isn't it?

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[BrewinHooligan]

4 more coronas today.

That pigtail is sweet!! Excellent work man!

 

[jcolan1]

So after reading the tips for beginners thread in the Rollers Lounge and watching Gdaddy's test video, I'm fully committed to the cause! Even killed some time between meeting by following along with the paper towel test lol.

Crushed my tubes when trying ripping through the the paper towel without scissors tho. Could have done the whole thing wrong, but it was fun lol.

About to order the Oscuro y Rico kit from WLT unless someone has a better recommendation on what to start with.


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[jcolan1]

4 more coronas today.

These look awesome, Nic!


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[BrewinHooligan]

So after reading the tips for beginners thread in the Rollers Lounge and watching Gdaddy's test video, I'm fully committed to the cause! Even killed some time between meeting by following along with the paper towel test lol.

Crushed my tubes when trying ripping through the the paper towel without scissors tho. Could have done the whole thing wrong, but it was fun lol.

About to order the Oscuro y Rico kit from WLT unless someone has a better recommendation on what to start with.


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Excellent work! I started with the Terroso Profundo kit and enjoyed it, but they have changed it since. The Azucarodo Oscuro kit actually seems to be the most balanced blend kit. I prefer my blends to have seco, viso, and ligero but I don't think your choice would be bad at all. The corojo and Nica Habano go very well together. The Sumatra as binder may be a little fragile and difficult to work with. The Dominican binder is pretty much all I have used with the exception of scrap wrapper and seco filler occasionally that is high enough quality to bind with. Enjoy the trip down the rabbit hole and hang on for one helluva ride!

 

[jcolan1]

Excellent work! I started with the Terroso Profundo kit and enjoyed it, but they have changed it since. The Azucarodo Oscuro kit actually seems to be the most balanced blend kit. I prefer my blends to have seco, viso, and ligero but I don't think your choice would be bad at all. The corojo and Nica Habano go very well together. The Sumatra as binder may be a little fragile and difficult to work with. The Dominican binder is pretty much all I have used with the exception of scrap wrapper and seco filler occasionally that is high enough quality to bind with. Enjoy the trip down the rabbit hole and hang on for one helluva ride!

Thanks to you all, I have went over the slide of the cliff I was teetering on, and I am now tumbling down the slope. Just placed my order! Went with the Azucarodo Oscuro kit instead - the fragile binder being the main reason. Figured I didn't need to make things any more difficult for my first time.

Gotta say in super pumped to sit out on my deck as spring comes around and enjoy a smoke I rolled myself. Then to get into tinkering with my own blends


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[marshall9779]

Thanks to you all, I have went over the slide of the cliff I was teetering on, and I am now tumbling down the slope. Just placed my order! Went with the Azucarodo Oscuro kit instead - the fragile binder being the main reason. Figured I didn't need to make things any more difficult for my first time.

Gotta say in super pumped to sit out on my deck as spring comes around and enjoy a smoke I rolled myself. Then to get into tinkering with my own blends


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let me know if you need me to come over for blend tasting.

 

[jcolan1]

let me know if you need me to come over for blend tasting.

This will definitely be happening


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[MichiganSRT8]

Let me know if you need a guy from utah to do some blend testing as well haha . Love this thread fellas, keep the good stuff coming!

 

[hakoomay]

My first ever turd! not bad worth 20-25 minutes worth of time:

Honestly though it's WAY harder than it looks. Paper towel practice is alright but it doesn't compare to baccy leaf.

 

[CaptainRon]

My first ever turd! not bad worth 20-25 minutes worth of time:

Honestly though it's WAY harder than it looks. Paper towel practice is alright but it doesn't compare to baccy leaf.

Nice consistent size there. Making it look pretty comes, but that consistent size from end to end of a single stick is tough for me. Nice job!

 

[hakoomay]

Nice consistent size there. Making it look pretty comes, but that consistent size from end to end of a single stick is tough for me. Nice job!

I now understand that it must be compressed a bit more, it feels a bit spongy. Ill try again in a bit.

 

[CaptainRon]

I now understand that it must be compressed a bit more, it feels a bit spongy. Ill try again in a bit.

It'll firm up a bit after it dries out too. That took me a while to let myself understand that part too. What seems like a loose sloppy roll one day is a nice firm cigar a couple weeks later.

 

[hakoomay]

Here's a mini from the scraps of the bigger one.

I feel like the filler leaf is dry as its more on the brittle side. Should I be casing those too a bit?

 

[nic]

Nice start H! Go smoke the smaller cigar.

 

[Hopduro]

My first ever turd! not bad worth 20-25 minutes worth of time:

Honestly though it's WAY harder than it looks. Paper towel practice is alright but it doesn't compare to baccy leaf.

That looks wayyyyyy better than my first stick! Congrats man!

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