Cannagar

TheRoach;3117153 said:

You will need 4 or 5 large fan leaves, you can prepare them for this step by pressing them between two pieces of craft (kraft?) paper, a brown, unbleached paper used in many applications.Let them dry between the sheets of paper. Once dried they will be like paper and you can even use them to roll a joint.
You might as well use wax paper or put the in between the yellow pages, but I dont know if it would change the taste of the leaves.

Now you cut each leaflet, leaving the rigid portion of it attached to the petiole. You will see that once dried, each leaflet feels rigid in the last 20% of the central vein. That portion of the leaflet will be hard to roll into shape. I like cutting at an angle because I think it is easier to glue them that way and also make for a better finish.

Get some more so you can start wrapping the core.

Now we need either 3 grams of wax/bho or some torcedor glue.
If you use bho or wax you will also need a heating mat to keep it in the right consistency. I planned on using wax to make the cannagar, but the wax was too tasty and potent, living an intense but short live.
I have a sanitary grade stainless steel bho extraction tube and made plenty of hash oil, but I will not post pictures of it nor share instructions on how to perform the extraction because I think it may be against the forum rules given that, if performed incorrectly, open blasting can be very dangerous.
Using wax would be ideal because it increases the taste, smell and potency on the finished cigar, but it will also increase the total amount of cannabis you will need to make the cannagar, you will need extra tools, expertise and a different approach to gluing the leaves.
Torcedor glue, on the other hand, can be made with a product you may buy at the store or online, is very cheap and safe, odorless and tasteless.
Torcedores are master habano makers from Cuba, their name coming from the Spanish word "torcer", to twist or roll. If you watch a torcedor making an habano, you will see them dipping their fingers in a milky, sticky substance every once in a while.
It was difficult to source the recipe for the torcedor glue, and I was surprised to find I had made this glue before. Making vegetable glue is one of the first laboratory experiences for students in my country, along with making cinnamon essence, and in fact I remember when I was 12 and made some back in school.
To make torcedor glue you will need water and cassava starch. I guess you could use other sources of starch such as corn starch, but the original Cuban recipe called for cassava starch, and cassava starch is available in every grocery store in Costa Rica. If you have a hard time finding cassava starch, you could try with corn starch, but Im not sure if it will taste the same or even behave the same. Being starch it should haha.
I like to add rum instead of water because it gives the cigar a nice aroma and taste, and rum is also used in the traditional production of habanos.
To make torcedor glue for a single cigar, you need a tablespoon of rum and a teaspoon of cassava starch. I like to use one of these ceramic burners used for aromatherapy, because it holds the right amount of liquid and make it easier to make small batches.

Just mix the water and starch, put a lit candle under the bowl and continue mixin for a minute or two. You will see how the glue starts tickening, you can try some of the glue between your fingers to see if it is sticky enough already. Dont overcook or it will become a gel.

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