Quote Originally Posted by rodwha View Post
I like how box pressed cigars take something a bit unwieldy for a little guy myself and make it something I can hang on to and puff away at. Any reason why that can't be done with an ordinary stick at home?

I'm finding I like something in the 40 ring area but many sticks don't seem to come but in 50 or a bit more that I'm interested in. Curious if I can fix them up a bit.
I wouldn't recommend it. But hey, plenty of people recommended that the Wright brothers stay on the ground

Are you a home-roller, or am I confusing you with someone else? Anyway, yes, that was purportedly how "box-pressed" cigars originated, squeezing cigars into boxes, but bear in mind, they did that while the cigars were still relatively fresh and flexible. The way they do it now, IINM, is to use square-ish molds after binding but before wrapping.