Leaf Prep

[Tyler86]

Any body willing to post some pics of wrapper/binder pre roll. The leaves I see in videos look a lot bigger/ less toothy than what I have. Just curious.

Also what leaf prep if any between receiving in mail and casing??

Also smoked a few of mine. Tips for getting the sponge out? Is that just rookie rolling and leaf prep/storage?


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[BrewinHooligan]

Any body willing to post some pics of wrapper/binder pre roll. The leaves I see in videos look a lot bigger/ less toothy than what I have. Just curious.

Also what leaf prep if any between receiving in mail and casing??

Also smoked a few of mine. Tips for getting the sponge out? Is that just rookie rolling and leaf prep/storage?


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Next time I prep and roll I will post pics and my process. How long are you letting your sticks dry in an air box after you roll them before moving to a humi?

 

[Tyler86]

Next time I prep and roll I will post pics and my process. How long are you letting your sticks dry in an air box after you roll them before moving to a humi?

5 days or so. They are fairly wet when I'm done, trying to work with wrapper and binder. Also have filler damp enough to roll leaf with out cracking, barely


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[BrewinHooligan]

5 days or so. They are fairly wet when I'm done, trying to work with wrapper and binder. Also have filler damp enough to roll leaf with out cracking, barely


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That should be good enough then. How is your draw and how are you bunching? Probably need to try getting the bunch tighter

 

[Tyler86]

That should be good enough then. How is your draw and how are you bunching? Probably need to try getting the bunch tighter

Bunching like book I guess, but rolling inside half first then whole bunch. Draw is good to tighter than I prefer. So far


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[BrewinHooligan]

Bunching like book I guess, but rolling inside half first then whole bunch. Draw is good to tighter than I prefer. So far


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Roll the whole bunch together. Make sure your ligero is placed in the center of the bunch. Try accordion bunching if you can

 

[Jim D]

Any body willing to post some pics of wrapper/binder pre roll. The leaves I see in videos look a lot bigger/ less toothy than what I have. Just curious.

Also what leaf prep if any between receiving in mail and casing??

Also smoked a few of mine. Tips for getting the sponge out? Is that just rookie rolling and leaf prep/storage?


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I'm hoping to roll some tonight, I'll grab a couple pics then.
The only prep work I've done is to gently straighten out some wrinkles and remove dirt and debris. Of course the leaf may need some more moisture to finish this so I'll mist those that need it.
Wrapper and binder get more effort to flatten any wrinkles. They also get more moisture which helps. Spraying them 12-24 hours ahead of time makes them supple for working.
As for the sponginess, on the rare occasion that I've buried a home roll out of sight and find it months later, there is no sponginess to it.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Prepping some wrapper now, I have some cased binder I can snap pics of later. I open the wrapper leaf and spritz evenly with distilled water, then put them in a plastic bag to come up to case. Since it's hot and this candela is thin, it will be ready to go in a few hours.

Will take more pics when I de-stem and get ready to roll.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I de stem by folding each leaf in half along the midrib, pinching the midrib with my right hand a couple inches below the tip of the leaf, gently tearing the midrib away from the leaf by wrapping the leaf around my left hand. This method takes a little practice, but it isn't that hard once you get it down. I do the same process for binder and wrapper. After the midrib is removed, each half leaf is folded in half and placed in a ziploc to keep cased for the wrapping session

 

[Jim D]

Here's a pic of 5 WLT Dom Binder leaves, just the next 5 from the bag. Sprayed them lightly a couple hours ago and did some chores. Nows it time to make something out of them.

 

[Dran]

8 months on the shelf, giving these guys a good soak.

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[fisherclive]

Question...is this binder or wrapper?
Thanks

 

[Tyler86]

Question...is this binder or wrapper?
Thanks
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Case it and I believe if it's nice enough either.


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[fisherclive]

Prepped the leaf late last night, going to try to roll today at some point.
I bought a big cutting board the other day...the wife saw it, asked WTF do you need a cutting board so big for? Then I get the stare...lol

 

[Marc L]

Why do you need a cutting board so big for?

 

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[Marc L]

CV PA seed and Pelo d' Oro primings.

 

[Marc L]

CV Criollo 98 Ligero , CV Corojo Viso , CV Vuelta Abajo Hab. Seco

Olor and CVPA binders