I've begun my fourth rolling session (2 at a time) and find I'm doing better but still having issues. I felt as though rolling the filler withing the filler leaves has helped a fair amount in producing a more even roll, but the foot ends are always splayed. I figured I'd begin a bit further back on the binder leaf (maybe an inch or so) thinking it would give a bit of leaf to help roll tighter, but I'm now thinking that I'll go back twice that and probably beginning on these with the wrapper in hopes I can create a better foot.

What are you fellas who are producing nice looking sticks doing?

I'm also still having issues creating a nice head for my smokes. Snugging them up tightly in the mold feels as though it's helping but I'd prefer it beginning better. I've been laying the leaves stem to tip back and forth and cutting that in half and placing the straight sides along each other for the head. I'm then cutting the stranglers from the foot end and using that to help fill in the foot better, which seems to be working fairly well.

What are you guys doing?

I'm guessing it's just going to take a bit more experience before I can feel whether or not the filler is adequate for the ring size I'm attempting to achieve. My results vary each time despite using the same number of leaves.