Quote Originally Posted by kirkus949
it also came with a cheap guillotine cutter. i seem to have a problem with unraveling. is a punch easier to use in that respect (i dont really understand the operation of a punch)?

lots of questions
help a new smoker out please
Hi Kirkus, welcome to the boards... I would suggest posting a "hello" post with some more information about you, how you got into smoking, what you are studying, etc.

I won't address the things CC has already done so I'll take on these two...

first off: unravelling... what is the exact problem? Is it unravelling as you smoke the cigar? is the end where you cut it unravelling? give us the scenario and we can probably identify the issue

second: Punch cutter.. you basically use it to punch a hole in the center of the "cap" at the smoking end of the cigar. Many people dislike a punch because 1. It tends to make it harder to properly draw on the cigar and get nice airflow. and 2. because it tends to concentrate the heat a bit to much making it more likely to get a hot draw as the cigar burns down, also tends to concentrate the nicotine at times resulting in a harsher flavour.

Feel free to ask away, and the search function will also turn up lots of answers and good information. Enjoy!

-W.