How do I “tuck” when hand rolling a cigarette?
I recently quit smoking cigarettes in my feeble attempt to take down my authoritarian government, but I hand-rolled for years. My grandfather did it with one hand, with un-gummed paper. He died at 80. But then, he was a cowboy and a lumberjack and an alcoholic. Pay no attention to the “resting on the middle finger.” If you do it right, it’s a continuous roll involving all of the fingers working in harmony, and the only rest is when you lick the gum at the end of the procedure. Here’s a hint. Take a used dollar bill (or pound note, doesn’t matter.) Nestle the paper into it, pour in the tobacco (evenly), and practice rolling it around. You will find a point where the tuck can happen. In a while, you’ll be able to do it without the bill. The key here is to have decent quality rolling tobacco, somewhat moist, not dry crumbs. Pull it apart from itself evenly, lay it across the paper evenly, and make sure the ends have plenty of tobacco. Don’t roll with too much pressure; it won’t draw well.
