First of all this is my trials and definitely not the be all and end all but anyone feel free to add on as I am still learning and perfecting this.
My cannagar attempts.
First step is to have a mold to make your cannagar in. For my first attempt I grabbed what I had on hand. I took the largest pen I could find in the drawer and took it apart until I had the one end.
Then I slit it with an exacto and took the end cap and flipped it as a base. Found a small piece of pencil eraser to make the end and put the skewer through.
You need to let it set for a while (longer is better). I left mine for a week.
In the meantime dry some good fan leaves or preferably have some saved. The larger the better and indica trumps sativa for ease of use.
When taking the core of the cannagar out of the mold, ensure not to break it or remove the skewer. In this case I would not use the pen again as it was tight to remove without completely breaking the mold.
If you do not have any concentrate there are second choice options. I used some concentrate but since I did not have enough I used some liquid pectin or have read you can also use liquid honey. I very thinly coated on side of the leaf and then wrapped from end to end.
Once fully wrapped it needs to be pressed again and cured/dried. Hemp string wrapped tightly(not like here but this worked).
Once wrapped put it in a jar for a week or more and check daily with hygrometer if too high leave it out to dry. Once it is dried nicely it can be unwrapped.
For the tip of mine I used a dremel to make more of a torpedo tip and once you have the depth you want then drill a small hole at the tip through the opposite end to hold your skewer in place.
This time for wrapping, since it needs something to press it but yet breath, I used a strip of perforated nylon material that came from a pair of basketball shorts and it worked well.
Oh man this is cool… I’ve seen it done with whole nugs though I don’t know if it makes a difference… I wanna try this when my grow finishes and cure a couple of them for a bit.
Thanks for sharing man I’ll deffo be making my own cannagar press now question though when you unclamped the press did it not stick to the wood at all or did ya give it a couple taps before unlocking it?
It is pressed in but you can lift it out carefully. Make sure to take some sandpaper and smooth the inside before you use so that there are no edges for it to stick on. It would be more of an issue if you drilled more on one side than the other.
Next I want to take a real good hardwood of say a 2x6 or 2x8 and make progressive holes starting around 3/8 and working larger the after wrapping I could repress it in the next larger size.
This will help me loads @MBVapester I’ve wanted to do this for a while but felt it was over complicated so props man I’ll let you know how my cannagar turns out once I’ve actually made the mold
That end is to fill with filters with a skewer in to stop the tweed getting through and to shape that cigar tip. Pretty happy with it tbh I think it’ll work. Shouldn’t stick to it too much I’m gunna clean it again but sanded with 120 grit so I think will be ok
question though when you unclamped the press did it not stick to the wood at all or did ya give it a couple taps before unlocking it?
