Acceptable materials to tie bundles.

manchunk

Hi all,

New to this forum, I searched but didnt really find what I was looking for. I built a cabinet humidor out of an old gun cabinet to store my boxes, but I also have many loose 5 and 10 packs. I would like to bundle them and display them. My question is, what materials are ok to tie cigars together that wont damage them? Can I use burlap, silk ribbon, twine? I will eventually build some sort of rack for the shelf, but in the mean time the bundles should work nicely.

Thanks any suggestions welcomed and appreciated.

bigharpoon

Welcome to the forum. I say anything that doesn't damage the leaf or leave an odor is fair game. Silk type ribbons are what a lot of bundled cigars come wrapped in and they look good that way. Burlap is also popular but not quite as polished looking, much more rustic. I think twine would possibly dig into the wrapper leaf and damage it.

Lee.mcglynn

Personally I'd use wax paper and tape and welcome!

manchunk

Thanks to you both. The wax paper is a good idea. I could use a strip of that under the ribbon, twine or whatever and it will never even touch the sticks. Nice!

Pers Onal

I have used wide ribbons ( an inch or so) successfully. Different colors for different brands, etc. Just whatever leftovers we had from wrapping gifts was what I used. Tie a pretty knot and don't pull too tight first to avoid damaging wrappers.