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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
Remix - Broadleaf Style
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javajunkie
BoM July '12
wait, that's not clip art? o_0
very cool, man, and looking forward to the results!
very cool, man, and looking forward to the results!
Pretty awesome. Hope they taste as good as they look
Oh. I had automatic regret as soon as I sprayed and cut the cigar... I'm cool with the outcome though. Too bad it's going to take some time for the wrappers to bounce back to being smokable. I'm already antsy to see how the flavors have changed.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
Eddie is the craftiest dude I know. 
AlohaStyle
BoM Sept '12 & Aug '13
Ok so I just saw this thread for the first time after seeing the "bomb" thread just posted... So damn Eddie, you literally wet the wrapper, then cut the wrapper down a straight line, then used glue/pectin to put it on the other cigar? Do you just jimmy rig the cap/head with glue to make it smokeable? Nice, got me interested... maybe a Partagas wrapper on Cohiba?
Damn Ryan. You make me sound like a butcher It does take a little finesse to get it done right. You are right in regards to the process other than cutting down the middle part. I just follow the seams where the cigar was rolled initially and it unravels. Then I swap the wrappers without making it look like complete shit. I'm still figuring out the cap. It's not very easy to remove the cap without damaging it. If it is salvageable I re-glue it on the new cigar. Otherwise I do a pig tail but its not a true cap but just the wrapper extending past the cigars. Hopefully those don't unravel once I smoke it. I imagine if I make a nice cut and don't slobber all over the cigar, it will hold together.
I've smoked a couple of my experiments and the TAA '12 wrapper on the J21 was decent. Nothing to write home about. The Anejo shark wrapper on the J21 was a different story though. I really enjoyed that blend. I bought a box of Anejo 50s so can play with my swaps without feeling too guilty on price. The shark experiment would be way too costly. BTW, CC wrappers are real tough to swap. They are delicate and fall apart easily. I'm sure I'll try a CC to CC swap pretty soon. Party to Cohiba swap? You might just get your wish :skew: I think my next project will be either a Tat Sumatra wrapper or an Anejo wrapper on a Goldie No. 2.
It does take a little finesse to get it done right. You are right in regards to the process other than cutting down the middle part. I just follow the seams where the cigar was rolled initially and it unravels. Then I swap the wrappers without making it look like complete shit. I'm still figuring out the cap. It's not very easy to remove the cap without damaging it. If it is salvageable I re-glue it on the new cigar. Otherwise I do a pig tail but its not a true cap but just the wrapper extending past the cigars. Hopefully those don't unravel once I smoke it. I imagine if I make a nice cut and don't slobber all over the cigar, it will hold together. I've smoked a couple of my experiments and the TAA '12 wrapper on the J21 was decent. Nothing to write home about. The Anejo shark wrapper on the J21 was a different story though. I really enjoyed that blend. I bought a box of Anejo 50s so can play with my swaps without feeling too guilty on price. The shark experiment would be way too costly. BTW, CC wrappers are real tough to swap. They are delicate and fall apart easily. I'm sure I'll try a CC to CC swap pretty soon. Party to Cohiba swap? You might just get your wish :skew: I think my next project will be either a Tat Sumatra wrapper or an Anejo wrapper on a Goldie No. 2.
