What kind of cutter and why

So that is it. I have not yet tried a punch, but I have tried the guillotine, V, scissors, and a two blade type that has a scissor style curve on one blade. so far my favorite is the last, but that may be because it is the highest quality one I own. So other than which one do you like do they produce much different smoking experiences?

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arch72

So far I like the guillotine because sometimes I have to hold the cigar in my teeth and it doesn't crush the opening. I have not tried others types.I have not smoked cigars real long so kind of a newb

ThanatosPa

Me too. Between the V and the Guil. I like the taste and chew I get from the Gil

jbohon

I use a different cut for different cigars. I float mostly between a v cut and a guillotine. I like a punch for some smaller ones though. It's all about what I feel like at the moment.

0patience

Xikar Xi1 is my go to.
I have a few of the V cutters I sometimes use, but I always carry my Xikar
This one.

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arch72

Nice @0patience I plan on buying the room 101 of that one

jbohon

0patience said:

Xikar Xi1 is my go to.
I have a few of the V cutters I sometimes use, but I always carry my Xikar
This one.

This one is the next cutter I'm buying.

webmost

ThanatosPa said:

So other than which one do you like do they produce much different smoking experiences?

Tidioute, cause it's always in my pocket:

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Not so much a different smoking experience as a different pre-light ritual. Fire, hammer, cordage, blade, those are the four basic tools. So long's you can heat, strike, bind, or separate, you're ready to walk upright. Cut a peg, hammer it in the ground with a rock, tie your tent pole to that, start a fire... You got a great day.

So, your fixin to set with a good cigar, you want to slice the cap, light it up.... that's two out of your four right there.

avengethis

I use my colibri vcut 90% of the time. The other 10% is a xikar xi cutter.

matkn293

I really like my Xikar XI3 Phantom. I recently got the Colibri V that is not bad. It is a pretty deep V. Then there is always my punch on the end of my lighter if I don't want to carry a separate cutter.

variant2

I've been using my pocket knife for the past 2 years. Makes a clean cut on the cap and it's something that I always carry.

ZuluEchoPapa

I have a xikar vx Keychain that I really like. I'd say I use it 90% of the time. Probably because it's the best one I have at the moment. The guillotine cutter I have is an el cheapo from the local b&m

90+_Irishman

I use my Xikar Room 101 guillotine the most but I also use my 009 Xikar punch a lot too. When I can punch I do as I like to keep the cap intact and don't chew on my cigars, plus it keeps more loose tobacco from the cap getting in my mouth and having to spit it out. I don't have a v cutter but that should be fixed soon I think.

Sketch6995

Bob_Luken

Punches are nice and V-cutters are nice but, the best overall cigar cutting tool in my not-so-humble opinion is the guillotine cutter. Best guillotine cutter overall in my not-so-humble opinion is the Xikar xi (teardrop shaped) cutters. Doesn't matter which model. Xikar xi <---------- Insert ANY available model number after the i. This was the first "good" guillotine cutter I ever got my hands on. Sometimes I assume EVERYONE has one. Everyone SHOULD have one. If your guillotine is damaging your cigars and you're thinkin' you need to quit fu#kin' around with cheap guillotine cutters,..... get one of these.

Bob_Luken

As for those annoying little pieces of tobacco in your mouth,....... Don't be a crybaby! Be a man! You're smoking a cigar dammit! OK, seriously, tap the head downward on a hard surface after you cut it. That will loosen up most of the loose pieces and they'll drop out as you tap. I very seldom get any stray bits as long as I remember to do this as part of my pre-light ritual. I usually tap my cigar on the face of my watch. You watch-less dudes can use your cell phone or whatever.

Usaf06

I use a Palio guillotine cutter and love it

Bob_Luken

Usaf06 said:

I use a Palio guillotine cutter and love it

I've used one of those a few times and it's excellent.

Diver43

Depending on the cigar sometimes a punch, v cut or perfect cutter by cuban crafters. Lately find myself using the punch the most

silvermouse

mostly a xikar v-cut, followed by a colibri guillotine, rarely a punch or pocket knife.

ZuluEchoPapa

Anybody tried out the new Xikar XO cutter yet?

0patience

ZuluEchoPapa said:

Anybody tried out the new Xikar XO cutter yet?

I have.
If the price comes down a bit, it will be my next cutter purchase.
While I like it, I can't justify the $80-$100 price tag yet.

ZuluEchoPapa

I'm 100% with you on the price point @0patience. Too much for me lol

Emcee

I usually punch, unless the shape calls for different. I've tried the v-cut on a couple occasions, and I just don't like the way it feels. Guillotine on torpedoes and perfectos.

danielzreyes

palio

dirtdude

danielzreyes said:

palio

I would have bet cigars that you had a surgical knife as your cutter

peter4jc

What cutter do I use? Any damn cutter I feel like using. And, why? Because this is 'Murica, that's why!

jlmarta

You tell 'em, Big Guy.....

Jay6

I like the Cuban Crafters perfect cutter

Bob_Luken

peter4jc said:

What cutter do I use? Any damn cutter I feel like using. And, why? Because this is 'Murica, that's why!

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TNBigfoot68

If all else fails, use your teeth.