How much to cut?

[Kass]

Thanks for the advice guys. I always just cut the whole cap off, I guess thats why half the time the 'gar unwraps. Well, now I know better and the cutter will do perfectly fine for me. It should actually work pretty good for a straight cut as you can place it flat on a surface with the blades facing up and snip away.

[cls515]

Generally you want to have a cut so that the cut end has a slightly smaller diameter than the body of the cigar.

[jsc4324]

I think I have one of those same cutters laying around. The one I am thinking of is a promo from Cusano, that calls the cutter "the perfect cutter". I was told at the B&M that it was designed to take just the right amount off, hence the "perfect cut". I does not work for torpedos as you noted.

Just a suggestion, but do yourself a favor and invest the 25-30 bucks in a good cutter. It really does make a big difference. I didnt think it would until I tried one. Just my .02.

[Kass]

My girlfriend said she wants to buy me a good cutter for my birthday and I was looking at a palio but then I couldn't justify dropping $50 on one when I could get a box of gars instead. But it seems like it might be worth it.

[Wingfan13]

I love my Xikar. $30

[derivation]

Generally you want to have a cut so that the cut end has a slightly smaller diameter than the body of the cigar.

Just wanted to give a quick to this. When I first started I had tons of problems trying to figure out the best way to cut... I always seemed to do too much or too less. I read this rule somewhere on the site, and it's worked great for me since.

[bigsmoke]

Just wanted to give a quick to this. When I first started I had tons of problems trying to figure out the best way to cut... I always seemed to do too much or too less. I read this rule somewhere on the site, and it's worked great for me since.

I agree as well.

[jsc4324]

Ill second the Xikar. I got mine in the pack along with 3 Cohibas for around 35 bucks. I think its posted somewhere on here. I have not had a single cutting problem since having nice sharp blades.

[FraGil]

I'm familiar with the cutter you are talking about. They do work very well (some might say they are idiotproof ) BUT it all comes down to the vitola of cigar and the smokers preference so they're not always suitable.

I'd personally rather not cut a cigar down several times incase it put too much stress on the cap. I much prefer getting it over in one clean cut

I used to stock those cutters and only really sold them to people starting out that weren't comfortable with judging the cut themselves or people with arthritis, etc