Making your own cigar mold

[Gdaddy]

For fun, this weekend, I decided to make a cigar mold from scratch using NO power tools. Only hand tools. Michael's art supply had a block of Bass wood measuring 1.75" x 1.75" x 8". Cut it in half length wise. Perfect size and a great wood to use for hand carving. Total cost was $4.29.

Started by making a template out of paper and tracing it on the wood.




Then started carefully relief carving away the outer portion of wood...



Then traced the wood shaped cigar on the other piece of wood and began chipping away. Until it looked like a cigar mold. I did use my grand daughters play dough to check the finished shape of the cigar which required some tweaking to get it into rounded shape. (First cigar was a bit oval shaped) Used a small round socket wrench wrapped in sand paper to get a perfect final rounded shape.



First cigar doesn't look too bad and am very pleased with the results. A worth while, fun project that really didn't take that long and I have my very own, one of a kind 6" perfecto. Hand carved and hand rolled.

 

[MarcL]

Wow Don! DIY at it's finest.
Could, would you put a price on that besides, priceless. ...

 

[deluxestogie]

A cigar mold can't look any nicer than that. It's perfect for a knotted head. I can just picture a half dozen of those perfectos in the hand of a wooden cigar store Indian.

Bob

 

[ArizonaDave]

That's the Perfect size Perfecto!

Great DYI, pictures, and explanation. It is something any one can do in their spare time. The shapes you can make are endless, and spark the creative process in those who dare endeavor for their own personal cigar.
Thumbs up from me!
I like the two tone wrappers being used, I'd like to see more people do that. I'd personally like to do some barber pole cigars in the future.

I was just wondering if those who have used the Turkish Ishmir have noticed any bigger leaves (than the yellow prelep) that could be used for color layering?

 

[leverhead]

Very nice!

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Very nice!

ditto

 

[charlie G.]

Wow that is some nice wood work GDADDY. Not an easy job getting the halves to marry up just right I would guess.
And the cigar looks great to.

 

[Brown Thumb]

I am impressed, very nice work there. I wish I had some time to tinker.

 

[DGBAMA]

Well done!

 

[moscca]

Amazing job Gdaddy !!
I was never into shaped cigar untill recently, expecially for bigger sizes I find them very nice.
damed, my google translate is gone again !

Jan.

 

[MarcL]

Amazing job Gdaddy !!
I was never into shaped cigar untill recently, expecially for bigger sizes I find them very nice.
damed, my google translate is gone again !

Jan.

Traductor Google es agradable. Espero que fija en sí. Usted puede perder. Estoy seguro que si usted escribe en español que conseguiría traducido.

Google translate is nice. I hope it fixes itself. You will be missed. I'm sure if you write in spanish it would get translated.

 

[Gdaddy]

Wow that is some nice wood work GDADDY. Not an easy job getting the halves to marry up just right I would guess.
And the cigar looks great to.

Matching the two halves is tricky and needs to be pretty darn close. Once the upper lid is relief cut that is used to trace the pattern for the bottom. Then carved the bottom down at a slight angle to remain tight. Need to work slow and fit it properly but it is a small piece and in a few hours you're pretty close.

Now the trickiest part is rolling an angled cigar!! Tubular cigars are far easier.

 

[pacman]

Nice job there Gdaddy

 

[Bruck]

Nice job!
BTW, FTT seems to be working for me now, don't know what was wrong before. Probably connectivity problems at my end.

 

[Gdaddy]

Nice job!
BTW, FTT seems to be working for me now, don't know what was wrong before. Probably connectivity problems at my end.

We missed you!

 

[Gdaddy]

Here's one of the fruits of my labor...

The 'Little Rudy' shaggy foot.

 

[ArizonaDave]

Here's one of the fruits of my labor...

The 'Little Rudy' shaggy foot.

Ha ha ha! Should re-name it lil' firecracker! I'd love to see the video when you light it up! Oh, it kind of looks like an Eagle has landed! Or a Pelican? Great creativity~! Keep it up!

 

[webmost]

Love it. Looks just like one of the ten units in my antique perfecto mold, but fatter in the middle. I like that fatter in the middle, though it prolly makes the cigar that much harder to wrap..

 

[webmost]

You know, if you feel like you want to sell some, I'll jump, and I bet there would be a line behind me. Let us know.

 

[Bigdog]

Jeez man! Thats very nice, I love the stuff FTT guys comes up with. Woodcarving like that is an art, well done Sir!