Rolling up some firecrackers for the Fourth of July or whenever really.
Pics of Your Sticks
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Magic!!! Lol j/k. A little trick taught to me by my mentor. You leave the excess from the wrapper to use as your "twist" that you liberally cover with glue, apply your flag as usual, then the cap gets a straight cut to just past the middle so it can go around the twist. Let me know if that doesn't make any sense. I can do a step by step picture tutorial pretty easy if y'all would like.
That's probably the best explanation. I have toooooooo many things to work on before moving on to twist. Don't know why I even asked. It is cool though.
First 5 sticks from my new mold didn't come out that great. Got interrupted several times. That and I need more practice.
That one pictured there doesn't have a flag and cap. Kinda surprising to me. The typical firecrackers are shorter. I suppose I should call mine sticks of dynamite.Nice but that looks to be about 4 inches too long.
This years firecracker is said to be made by by RoMa Craft.
The Munt
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Just trying to work out what you meant by this mate. Do they sometimes come out Oval shaped?
I mean it looks to be a consistent diameter head to toe, with straight sides. My first didn't know whether to taper, lump, bend, or splay. In brief, good job.
Sometimes this Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper is gonna come out ugly no matter how hard I try. Look at how crooked these veins are!
Ugliest stick I have rolled in a while. It will smooth out some as it dries and it won't affect the smoke at all. I love the flavor of this wrapper so I will continue to try and beat it into submission.
Ugliest stick I have rolled in a while. It will smooth out some as it dries and it won't affect the smoke at all. I love the flavor of this wrapper so I will continue to try and beat it into submission.
Yeah, i played with the Ecuador ligero today and it feels so much easier to roll and wrap with. Makes me wonder why i learned on the Brazilian.... If i like the flavor on my blends, i might just replace the Brazilian permanently.Sometimes this Brazilian Mata Fina wrapper is gonna come out ugly no matter how hard I try. Look at how crooked these veins are!
Ugliest stick I have rolled in a while. It will smooth out some as it dries and it won't affect the smoke at all. I love the flavor of this wrapper so I will continue to try and beat it into submission.
Any experience with the other Ecuador primings?
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I have tried the seco as well and didn't notice any difference in flavor, the only difference I was able to tell was the thickness of the leaf and its strength. I prefer the ligero because I can stretch the hell out of it without tearing to make and almost seamless looking stick.
I've never had a burn issue with the ligero. Love the stuff, it's probably my favorite wrapper leaf. Everyone loves my broadleaf and San Andres wrapped sticks as well and I do like having a large variety of flavors to play with. Both of my 48qt coolerdors are close to maxed out with my home rolls (plus a little overflow of commercial stuff that doesn't fit in the desktops) and the variety is pretty crazy. I am starting to narrow down my best blends to limit my filler combos to make things a little easier.
Amazing the difference the wrapper drying out makes. I'm not as hateful to this guy anymore.
