Tobacco Pressing Resources

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)