York cigarmaker's skill inspires loyalty

(York Dispatch) With nimble fingers, Jesus Castanon rolled moist, brown tobacco leaves in a specific pattern.
Used for the filler in a hand-rolled cigar, they made a triangular shape when pushed together from each end. That shape would allow air to move during smoking, keeping the cigar from being too dry.
"A dry cigar is like drinking an empty glass of water," said Castanon, owner of Hain's Cigar & Pipe Shop at 225 S. George St. in York.
Soon the filler is ready to be rolled in tobacco leaves before the smoking end is cut at an angle with a chaveta knife. Then, the rolled cigars are placed in a mold to take their smooth, cylindrical shape. Continued