Blending/Processing Whole Leaf
- Ernie Q on casing, pressing, and blending
- Blend Your Own Pipe Tobacco book
- Spirit Infusion
- Making “Cavendish” at home
Press:
- Noodle Press (Cheap and simple, good for 50g pucks)
- PVC and Hockey Pucks (Cheap and little effort, good for 100g pucks)
- Shop Press (Saves time pressing 1 minute vs 10 days with a C-Clamp)
- 2’ Stainless Steel Tube T43311 (Expensive but you can do 4 - 5 200g whole leaf plugs at a time)
- 3/4" Richlite high temperature cutting board (custom order and cut to size for stainless steel tube)
Whole Leaf Vendors and Casing supplies
- Whole Leaf Tobacco
- Leaf Only
- Flavor Extracts and Cacao Nibs (remember use like a spoonful per 16oz of casing)
Cutting:
- Bingham Knifeworks (made a new blade for Old Mule antique plug cutter)