Cutter preference

[55Kingpin]

Punches work well for me when I have a small ring gauge cigar or one with a very minimalistic head.......other times I use a DBG. The trick to a DBG is to get the blades right up to where they touch the cigar, and then give a quick, yet powerful close of the handles. If the DBG is worth anything at all, and sharp, this method should leave you with a nice clean cut.

Whatever you do, stay away from single bladed guillotines......

[Kenyth]

Yep, single blades suck. I should know, I'm using one right now. A punch or V cutter won't work on torpedos, pyramids, etc. For a universal cutter, the dbl. blade is the way to go.

[Korean&Proud]

I have tried the single bladed guillotines and hate em'. The doubles are okay but I seem to tear the wrapper or just get crooked cuts with it, maybe its just lack of skill who knows. I have the Xikar Multi-tool on the way and it has the scissors on it, ill let you know hwo it comes out. over all though I love the punch unless the ring gauge is too big than I go with the DG.

K&P

[Island Epicurean]

I prefer a good double blade cutter. I just got a new rose wood Double blade Xkiar and I absolutely love it!

[mithril]

i have a double guillotine and a single blade. i don't use the single blade anymore. i have only tried the punch once because i forgot my cutter once and that was the only cutter my friend had at the moment.

[hevyboy]

I like the double blade best

[cigar no baka]

Yep, single blades suck. I should know, I'm using one right now. A punch or V cutter won't work on torpedos, pyramids, etc. For a universal cutter, the dbl. blade is the way to go.

Hmm, well I use my V cutter on torpedos all the time and so far it has worked well for me. Why do you say they don't , what problems have you had?

[deprado]

Scissors or double guillotine for me. I don't like v-shape cutters.

[Corona Gigante]

I use a double bladed guillotine on most of my smokes. It cost about $15 in a cigar store. It requires a bit of care and attention and a steady hand to get the best cut. The more practice I get, the better it works. Sometimes I'll use a punch cutter on the fatter vitolas.

I have a backup single bladed guillotine I'll use while travelling or when I can't find my double. I think it cost me four or five buck. It works ok. Once I received a freebie cigar branded single bladed guillotine which would cut ragged and jam up every time I used it. A real piece of crap.

I've never used scissors, they look like they'd pinch.

Sometimes I wonder how old I have to be before I can wear a waistcoat (that would be a "vest" to you guys) and a gold chain with a pocket watch on one end of the chain and my cigar cutter on the other. Sixty? Fifty-five, maybe?

[QuietC]

The last cigar I had, I used my DG. I squeezed it like normal, and nothing was happening, so i squeezed pretty damn hard, and it finally penetrated the cigar. Thought maybe I need to work out more, but do you think it's becoming dull? Or maybe it was just that cigar, I'll have to see on the next one I use it on. If it's dull already, I'm going to have to go with a Xikar next.

[Kenyth]

Don't believe the "self-sharpening" hype. You'd be surprised how quickly a blade dulls cutting anything. You don't find many people to sharpen them either. There's the inherent problem with expensive cutters. You'll have to buy two and send them back to the factory for sharpening. The disposability of the single blade cheapies is what draws me to them, not the performance.