Does anyone know....

Significant3

Every once in a while I get a cigar with a small straight slit near the head. The cut it always through the wrapper and binder and if not covered air will move through it. Does anyone know if this happens at the factory of later?

deadman

Never seen that before 

must be that advanced airflow design

Significant3

Maybe it’s me and my sharp teeth. LOL

TX98Z28

If it’s double capped could be the vegetable glue came undone, but to be an actual cut is interesting. Only defect I’ve seen like that appeared to be covered with more wrapper on the cap to hide it. 

peter4jc

Are you sure it's not a crack, from the cutter blades putting pressure from the sides before they start slicing?  I've noticed that with dull blades or very thick/tough wrappers the cigar will start to smoosh out of round, and have cracks as a result.

TX98Z28

^ reminds me I need to buy an new cutter. To me literally looks as if it was cut with a razor blade...very strange.

Significant3

peter4jc said:

Are you sure it's not a crack, from the cutter blades putting pressure from the sides before they start slicing?  I've noticed that with dull blades or very thick/tough wrappers the cigar will start to smoosh out of round, and have cracks as a result.

Something I didn’t consider. The cutter used is about 5 years old. I’ll get a new high quality one and see if it happens again. Thanks Peter.

Guitarded

Where do you store your cigars? Is the cut always in the same spot?
Could be a wood splinter or nail in your humidor.

Significant3

Guitarded said:

Where do you store your cigars? Is the cut always in the same spot?
Could be a wood splinter or nail in your humidor.

Cut is always in the same spot and no splinters or nails in the humi. If no one has seen this before it must be me and my canines.

Rhamlin

I know lots of stuff. I’m a collector of useless trivia. 😁

Bob_Luken

At first glance, I'd guess that somebody poked that hole with a fingernail.
Is this happening on different cigars or all from the same box?
Could be that somebody at the rolling table was getting sloppy. 
Or maybe you are the one doing it. Are you finding the defect before or after the cut? If you are only noticing these defects after the cut, I'd say you need to carefully study how you're holding it while cutting. I noticed this post is about two months old so, have you had any more problems? Or have you figured it out?

ForMud

A Nicaragua Chupacabra bite mark?

Yakster

I had a Chupacabra last night, didn't look like that.

Esteban Carreras Chupacabra

Significant3

Bob_Luken said:

At first glance, I'd guess that somebody poked that hole with a fingernail.
Is this happening on different cigars or all from the same box?
Could be that somebody at the rolling table was getting sloppy. 
Or maybe you are the one doing it. Are you finding the defect before or after the cut? If you are only noticing these defects after the cut, I'd say you need to carefully study how you're holding it while cutting. I noticed this post is about two months old so, have you had any more problems? Or have you figured it out?

I’ve determined it’s me. Don’t know how but it must be me. No one else has experienced it and it seems  random. I even checked for gremlins and chupacabras in my humidor and nothing.

peter4jc

Get some garlic and see if the cracks stop.  You might be a vampire and don't know it.