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Silound · 02-22-2009, 03:53 PM

The 008 series punch has a ceramic plate inside that will hone the blade every time it's screwed back together. While a novel idea, it doesn't last very long before the ceramic is worn down and it no longer sharpens the blade. I would estimate around 500-600 "open-close" routines and it stops sharpening.

The plus side is that 500-600 opens is a lot of cigars, and Xikar will fix it and sharpen it for free with about a 10 day turnaround.

Well worth the $40 MSRP.

02-22-2009, 03:53 PM	#5
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: Xikar 007,008 or 009 Cutter Opinions The 008 series punch has a ceramic plate inside that will hone the blade every time it's screwed back together. While a novel idea, it doesn't last very long before the ceramic is worn down and it no longer sharpens the blade. I would estimate around 500-600 "open-close" routines and it stops sharpening. The plus side is that 500-600 opens is a lot of cigars, and Xikar will fix it and sharpen it for free with about a 10 day turnaround. Well worth the $40 MSRP. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!