no cutter

StrongStyle

Left my cutter in my girlfriends car, she's off to work and I have a Four Kicks beggging to be lit up. how do u bot mess thus up.

Teege

Any of your lighters have a punch built in?

undulac

I have a cousin (actually dad's cousin) that has smoked 3-5 cigars a day for forty years. He's never used a cutter. . . only his teeth. Maybe because he's dentist? Just bite a little off a time. I've had to do it about a dozen times and have never had a problem.

roland_7707

I'v had to use my pocketknife twice. It worked.

crzydimnd68

Nice sharp pocket knife.

gripnrip

Depending on the vitola, you could punch a nice hole with a golf tee.

KingoftheCove

sharp knife......many people think their knife is sharp, when it ain't even close to sharp....if you're not sure, get a razor blade from a cutter

Golf tee??......not me.........I'd use a nail that I sharpened with a stone

bdmauk24

KingoftheCove:

sharp knife......many people think their knife is sharp, when it ain't even close to sharp....if you're not sure, get a razor blade from a cutter

Was just about to say that. Knife blades usually aren't as sharp as you think. A box cutter blade should work perfect. I do think a good knife could carve out a punch though.

jlmarta

bdmauk24:

KingoftheCove:

sharp knife......many people think their knife is sharp, when it ain't even close to sharp....if you're not sure, get a razor blade from a cutter

Was just about to say that. Knife blades usually aren't as sharp as you think. A box cutter blade should work perfect. I do think a good knife could carve out a punch though.

I've used the tip end of the small blade of my pocketknife a couple times successfully. I stab rather than slice and a few stab cuts in a small circle is as good as a punch hole. Just sayin'........

ShotgunJohn

The Beard just uses his teeth!!!!

KingoftheCove

jlmarta:

bdmauk24:

KingoftheCove:

sharp knife......many people think their knife is sharp, when it ain't even close to sharp....if you're not sure, get a razor blade from a cutter

Was just about to say that. Knife blades usually aren't as sharp as you think. A box cutter blade should work perfect. I do think a good knife could carve out a punch though.

I've used the tip end of the small blade of my pocketknife a couple times successfully. I stab rather than slice and a few stab cuts in a small circle is as good as a punch hole. Just sayin'........

hahaha!!.....that I would have paid to watch!!
Marty's bear paws holding the small blade of a pocket knife, performing surgery on a fine cigar, while sipping a nice bourbon (or three)!
Considering your vision is only slighty better than mine, what you did was damn near a miracle!

KingoftheCove

ShotgunJohn:

The Beard just uses his teeth!!!!

wrong.....the Beard simply "flicks" the head of the cigar with his middle finger, resulting in a perfect cut.............

jr_p951

I've had this happend to me at work. Luckily my supply has boxes of brand new razors. If I am out of a cutter, I'll usually just wait. Nothing wrong with saving a smoke until the evening.

jlmarta

KingoftheCove:

jlmarta:

I've used the tip end of the small blade of my pocketknife a couple times successfully. I stab rather than slice and a few stab cuts in a small circle is as good as a punch hole. Just sayin'........

hahaha!!.....that I would have paid to watch!!
Marty's bear paws holding the small blade of a pocket knife, performing surgery on a fine cigar, while sipping a nice bourbon (or three)!
Considering your vision is only slighty better than mine, what you did was damn near a miracle!

And may poo be unto you, as well. LOL

StrongStyle

Used a screw. So far so good.

jkallen83

i use my pocket knife when i dont have my cutter, but instead of cutting because it will crush it, i use the point to carve a hole in the end, works great and dont mess up the cigar...

roland_7707

I guess I have a sharper knife than most, I just sliced off the end. No offence, but there is no sense in having a dull knife.

Rhamlin

Some pretty good ideas here that I never thought of. I usually just pull out the pocket knive and very carefully slice the smallest sliver off the cap as I can. But now I usually have my punch keyring around.

jkallen83

roland_7707:

I guess I have a sharper knife than most, I just sliced off the end. No offence, but there is no sense in having a dull knife.

I used to keep mine like a razor..but after a slip and almost loosing a finger, I keep it sharp but not enough to slice as easy lol

415

had that problem alot. i just kept buying cutters. now that i own 10 or more i can almost always find one

roland_7707

Ouch, yeah I have lost the tip of my right thumb to a mistake.

jlmarta

StrongStyle:

Used a screw. So far so good.

Yeah, I could use a screw, myself, now that I think of it.... Oh, no, wait! Wrong thread! Sorry..........LOL

chemforever

I think someone mentioned on the boards before but a good way to cut, especially on delicate wrappers, is to just cut to cap first by making a surface incision in a circle. Just keep going a bit deeper with every revolution of the stick till the cap wrapper comes off. If you don't like the little bit of loose filler you can cut that flat one the cap is off. This is much better than trying to saw the sole head off at once. It works well with curved cutter blades but I am sur works with a sharp straight blade too.

bigharpoon

chemforever:

I think someone mentioned on the boards before but a good way to cut, especially on delicate wrappers, is to just cut to cap first by making a surface incision in a circle. Just keep going a bit deeper with every revolution of the stick till the cap wrapper comes off. If you don't like the little bit of loose filler you can cut that flat one the cap is off. This is much better than trying to saw the sole head off at once. It works well with curved cutter blades but I am sur works with a sharp straight blade too.

This is the method I use when I don't have a cutter handy, except instead of using a knife or a blade of any sort I use my fingernail. Works great!

gmill880

Chuck Norris just stares at his cigars until a perfect cut appears and the cigar apologizes !!!

Direwolf

Are there certain styles of sticks that you should punch instead of using a cutter on? Or, iis it just a personal preference?

BigT06

It's all preference, brother.

Direwolf

BigT06:

It's all preference, brother.

Thank ya muchly

ENFIDL

I use my fingernail and tear the cap off with it whenever I forget mine. Also a match can work as a punch

Vulchor

Was at the casino last week. Forgot the cutter, only had matches. When I finsihed the steak and shrimp, I wiped off the steak knife and sliced the cap right off. F*uck it man, just gimma a way to get a draw off that sucker and I will figure out the rest.

Adcurium

I've used a pen knife plenty of times. It'll do in a pinch (and obviously you'll need to order a backup cutter for such occasions).