As a newbie, I have ordered some supplies to start my own rolling process. Do you age your cigars after making them? Anything else that a newbie should know when starting out?
So, "Anything else a newbie should know..."
Yeah, this is a long-term process, as I alluded to in our YT convo. You cannot become a cigar master quickly. Cuban rollers undergo a 9 month education of full-time rolling before they're allowed to roll a cigar to sell. Like everything in the cigar game, it's about the journey. The arrival is a nice bonus, but don't rush it. It takes a long time, but along the way it's pleasurable. So yeah, it's like the obvious analogies that I won't spell out.
Ask for blend suggestions, explain what you did when your cigars don't work out so people can help you make corrections. Study the videos and try to replicate what you see. Put a commercial cigar in front of you that's in the shape you want to do and try to replicate it. Do that over and over, for months and years.
Most importantly, learn how to get your leaf into the correct condition before you start assembling your cigar. Everyone who's done this and is reading these words is going "Mm hmm, that's right." Your filler leaves need to bend without breaking, and not be moist; your binder needs to be able to bind without breaking and without being moist; your wrapper needs to be stretchy, yet dry. We call this "getting your leaf into the proper case." Case means how the leaf feels in your hands, in terms of foldability. By gradually introducing moisture into the cells of the leaf through light misting and bagging you can get your leaf into the necessary flexibility while keeping it dry. Rolling with moist/damp/wet leaf is very bad, because it will mess up your draw and can mess up your flavor.
Sometimes it gets hard. Don't stress it. We've all been there. Relax and let the nicotine-contact-high ease the journey.