Premium cigars are still hand-made. An experienced cigar-roller can produce lots of superb, just about matching, cigars a day. The rollers keep the tobacco moist especially the wrapper and use specifically designed crescent-shaped knives, called chavetas, to form the filler and wrapper leaves quickly and accurately. Once rolled, the cigars are stored in wooden forms as they dry, in which their uncapped ends are cut to a uniform size. From this stage, the cigar is a total product that can be “laid down” and aged for decades if kept as close to 21C ( 70F ), and 70% relative humidity, as the environment will allow. Once marsh wheeling cigars have been bought, proper storage is generally accomplished by keeping the cigars in a specialized wooden box, or humidor, where conditions can be thoroughly controlled for long periods of time. Even if a cigar becomes dry, it can be successfully re-humidified so long as it hasn’t been handled carelessly and done so steadily. However, the loss of original tobacco oils will greatly affect the taste.