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Waynegro1

12-05-2008 03:55 PM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

Curiosity is killing me, I'm going to give it a shot this weekend. I don't think I'm gonna try it on an Opus though.:r:r
Thanks for all the comments fellas.:tu
For some reason I find this very interesting. The strangest thing I've seen besides the old timer I mentioned is a coping saw. A friend of mine uses one when he's smoking in his garage.
To each his own:ss

M1903A1

12-05-2008 04:42 PM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

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Originally Posted by Don Fernando (Post 102870)

my first real cigars I smoked in Indonesia, we couldn't buy a cigar cutter at the airport (security issues), so we just poked a hole in the cap with a matchstick. This sounds about the same as the old man did.

Legend has it that that's precisely what Churchill did.

AriesOpusX

12-05-2008 05:16 PM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

I've used a wooden match stick a few times when I was in my truck without a cutter/punch. Whatever works, I'm sure back in his day he didn't have a cutter so why bother now?

BC-Axeman

12-05-2008 07:17 PM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

A lot of cigars (not torps) I can get a clean opening just picking the cap off with my fingernail. I depends on if it had been cut clean before capping. I have a palio now, but for many years I only cut with my pocket knife, which I keep razor sharp.

Ace$nyper

12-05-2008 07:20 PM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

Often I've used a knife as a last resort, but now I have a cheap punch on my key chain so really it's quite rare i've got no way to open a smoke.

taltos

12-06-2008 05:20 AM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

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Originally Posted by tobii3 (Post 103026)

So, um, using a 5.56mm as a punch isn't a good idea??

You might get a real loose draw and that unmistakable cordite taste on the cap (beats a sweetened cap).

Cigary

12-06-2008 11:17 AM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

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Originally Posted by Da Klugs (Post 103029)

It works great. Unless you slobber on the cigar and then the cap(s) end up in your mouth. (Same as a Punch).

Only downside is keeping your tongue from "exploring" the cap and gettin it all soggy. Maybe it's just me.. but anthing other than a cut causes "curious tongue". :D

For sure on this. I have tried other means like a toothpick, nails, small screwdrivers for eyeglasses, and I found myself tearing at the small hole with my tongue and ripping it open by the time I got half way thru the cigar. I cut it with my v cut or xicar now.

Cigary

12-06-2008 11:29 AM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

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Originally Posted by replicant_argent (Post 103039)

shell casings make great punches. Use the reamer on your Leatherman or Gerber to sharpen the inside and you are golden for a while.
Diff calibers for diff smokes.

loaded ammo.... not so much. Unless you want to punch a bad guys smoke.

whauah?

replicant_argent

12-06-2008 11:41 AM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobii3 (Post 103026)

So, um, using a 5.56mm as a punch isn't a good idea??

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cigary (Post 104790)

whauah?

For reference, if you needed it... :r:rolleyes:

Tikihut27

12-06-2008 10:07 PM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

Matches
Toothpicks
Bic pens
Car keys
Coat hangers
Pocketknives
Electrical wire
Nails

The smoke don't care how expensive your punch is, and neither do I.

Sauer Grapes

12-07-2008 05:55 AM

Re: Who Needs a Cutter when Ya Have a Toothpick??

Ask Ragin Cajun about his cigar tool. He's got a cool one.

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