What kind of cutter/punch do you use? - Page 4

ucla695 · 11-20-2009, 08:08 AM

For parejos, I use my Palio or Zino to score the wrapper where I want to cut it and then I flip off the cap with my thumb. Works like a charm every time. For figurados, I just clip away.

poker · 11-20-2009, 08:20 AM

Palio

marge796 · 11-20-2009, 08:34 AM

I like my Xikars.

Chris.....

68TriShield · 11-20-2009, 08:49 AM

I have Xikar and Palio but usually use a cheap ass Havana Cutter

dinder1 · 11-20-2009, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by 68TriShield

I have Xikar and Palio but usually use a cheap ass Havana Cutter

Gotta love those Havana cutters. I sure wish that they still made them.

01-07-2010, 02:34 PM

I've got a Cuban Crafter CC-24 Perfecto on Torps and Belli's A punch on others.

I smoke large gauge sticks though so the punch is my primary weapon.

jmsremax · 01-07-2010, 02:36 PM

Cuban crafters perfecto cutter.

icehog3 · 01-07-2010, 03:35 PM

Palio...

landhoney · 01-07-2010, 03:41 PM

Palio as well.
But I've used my teeth recently for the first time (especially on a cigar with a pigtail) and it's fun, not one problem either (ie. perfect draw and doesn't unravel or anything). Not something I'll do all the time, or with something like a 1492, but it's fun to do occasionally in my book.

Adriftpanda · 01-07-2010, 04:12 PM

I have 2 Xikar cutters and a Xikar key chain punch but I can't remember the last time I've used them. Been biting my cigars off for the past year.

MrOneEyedBoh · 01-07-2010, 04:56 PM

how does one open it with his teeth? Ive seen this quite a bit.

alley00p · 01-07-2010, 05:01 PM

Depends on the RG for me, I punch for 50 and up, cut for smaller RG's...

I tend to use a cheapie punch that I received from Taboo ages ago (when they were givin' away stuff with orders).

I carry both a Palio and Xikar X2, and use whichever happens to be handy. I do like and use the Palio if I need to set a stick down, cuz they are designed to keep your stick in place, while doing something else briefly.

I also use some giveaway steel cutters, that Drew Estates used to give away, but they can't be used for a Torpedo, as they only cut about 1/16" off the end. I call these my "beginner's cutters"...

Adriftpanda · 01-07-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

how does one open it with his teeth? Ive seen this quite a bit.

It takes a bit of practice... you want to nibble around the cap, and once it's loose, pull it off with your teeth.

G G · 01-07-2010, 05:38 PM

I personally use the cheap ones, just haven't gotten around to buying a good one yet.

Vigiles · 01-07-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ggainey

I personally use the cheap ones, just haven't gotten around to buying a good one yet.

Same here, i've been looking at the palio's for a little while now....

Whynot · 01-08-2010, 12:29 AM

Xikar for the most part, occasionally a swiss army knife cigar scissors. Somehow I always managed to chip the blase on my bullets and I get ragged cuts, or I split the cap.

pnoon · 01-08-2010, 12:32 AM

Palio. A cut above.

MedicCook · 01-08-2010, 12:40 AM

Palio

Neuromancer · 01-08-2010, 05:10 AM

I've used punches and cutters and v-cutters...have an Avo punch (2 sided lg & sm) that I don't use...have one or two v-cutters I've moved on from...have a Zino Davidoff I don't use...have Xiker's I don't use including the little folding scissors thingy...what I do use is a Palio...best yet by far...

CasaDooley · 01-08-2010, 01:10 PM

Palio cutters and Xikar punches!

11-20-2009, 08:08 AM	#61
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? For parejos, I use my Palio or Zino to score the wrapper where I want to cut it and then I flip off the cap with my thumb. Works like a charm every time. For figurados, I just clip away.

11-20-2009, 08:20 AM	#62
poker 1:11 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kelly Location: SoCal Posts: 5,280 Trading: (7)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Palio __________________ Cigar Asylum: A cigar board birthed without agendas, without profiting, and without advertisements. Amor puro Character is what you do when no one is watching

11-20-2009, 08:34 AM	#63
marge796 It Just Doesn’t Matter!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Chris Location: Topeka KS Posts: 1,624 Trading: (28)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? I like my Xikars. Chris..... __________________ “Don’t talk to me about naval tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.” -Sir Winston Churchill

11-20-2009, 08:49 AM	#64
68TriShield Got Torque? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Maryland Posts: 7,194 Trading: (40)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? I have Xikar and Palio but usually use a cheap ass Havana Cutter

01-07-2010, 02:34 PM	#66
AliBubba Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? I've got a Cuban Crafter CC-24 Perfecto on Torps and Belli's A punch on others. I smoke large gauge sticks though so the punch is my primary weapon.

01-07-2010, 02:36 PM	#67
jmsremax Yet another Masshole Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Jon Location: MA Posts: 1,245 Trading: (19)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Cuban crafters perfecto cutter.

01-07-2010, 03:35 PM	#68
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,441 Trading: (60)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Palio... __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

01-07-2010, 03:41 PM	#69
landhoney Mr. Charisma Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Seth Location: In the forest Posts: 2,639 Trading: (32)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Palio as well. But I've used my teeth recently for the first time (especially on a cigar with a pigtail) and it's fun, not one problem either (ie. perfect draw and doesn't unravel or anything). Not something I'll do all the time, or with something like a 1492, but it's fun to do occasionally in my book.

01-07-2010, 04:12 PM	#70
Adriftpanda Peter's Daddy Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Huy Location: No one wants me Posts: 10,313 Trading: (74)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? I have 2 Xikar cutters and a Xikar key chain punch but I can't remember the last time I've used them. Been biting my cigars off for the past year. __________________ Who eats plantains when they can eat placenta.

01-07-2010, 04:56 PM	#71
MrOneEyedBoh Hon. Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 953 Trading: (30)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? how does one open it with his teeth? Ive seen this quite a bit.

01-07-2010, 05:01 PM	#72
alley00p Adopted MassHole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Charlie Location: HOCKEYTOWN! Posts: 1,770 Trading: (41)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Depends on the RG for me, I punch for 50 and up, cut for smaller RG's... I tend to use a cheapie punch that I received from Taboo ages ago (when they were givin' away stuff with orders). I carry both a Palio and Xikar X2, and use whichever happens to be handy. I do like and use the Palio if I need to set a stick down, cuz they are designed to keep your stick in place, while doing something else briefly. I also use some giveaway steel cutters, that Drew Estates used to give away, but they can't be used for a Torpedo, as they only cut about 1/16" off the end. I call these my "beginner's cutters"... __________________ Alley00p - I may be a FOG, but I'm still trying to dance!! Just don't trip over my cane!

01-07-2010, 05:38 PM	#74
G G BR549 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Taylor, FL. Posts: 12,730 Trading: (10)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? I personally use the cheap ones, just haven't gotten around to buying a good one yet.

01-08-2010, 12:29 AM	#76
Whynot Living the dream... Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Aaron Location: New Mexico Posts: 175 Trading: (11)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Xikar for the most part, occasionally a swiss army knife cigar scissors. Somehow I always managed to chip the blase on my bullets and I get ragged cuts, or I split the cap. __________________ "My time coming, any day, don't worry bout me, no. Been so long I felt this way, ain't in no hurry, no"

01-08-2010, 12:32 AM	#77
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Palio. A cut above. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

01-08-2010, 12:40 AM	#78
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Palio __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff

01-08-2010, 05:10 AM	#79
Neuromancer Will work for Boli GM's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Marc Location: Lost in translation...near Newnan, GA Posts: 1,417 Trading: (23)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? I've used punches and cutters and v-cutters...have an Avo punch (2 sided lg & sm) that I don't use...have one or two v-cutters I've moved on from...have a Zino Davidoff I don't use...have Xiker's I don't use including the little folding scissors thingy...what I do use is a Palio...best yet by far... __________________ "...pipe smoking is properly an intellectual exercise." ~ Christopher Morley, 1916

01-08-2010, 01:10 PM	#80
CasaDooley Herf Crew of 2 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kevin Location: The birthplace of Fathers Day Posts: 2,465 Trading: (41)	Re: What kind of cutter/punch do you use? Palio cutters and Xikar punches! __________________ *Founding member of the Lilac City Dedicated Herfers*