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I stupidly bought some 'scissors' off Ebay..big mistake, they look good but, they tear the cigar, rather than neatly cut it..
oh ya. those are absolutely horrendous.
Get yourself to the BnM and pick up a good pair of scissors. Cigar scissors are honestly my favourite items if i need a straight cut. Otherwise, all glory to the punch!
Normally punch, or guillotine cut depending upon mood.
Have a key-ring punch and a Xikar Xi2 that get most use, also have a massive stash of various cheap/plastic cutters acquired over the years if I'm going out and about.
For some reason I have never liked the guillotine cut, never happy with surface, always seem to get an convex surface no matter how quickly/gently I cut. Always loved the punch cutter but don't go cheap.
Always loved the v cut but this is something you have to invest in, like conversations on scissors, don't go for the cheap eBay option. Recently got a collibri v cut and have to say it is far the best cutter I have ever purchased, clean and precise. Exactly what you need to enjoy your stick.
+1 on the Colibri V Cutter and I too have noticed a tendency to get a convex cut even with a good quality cutter. However when punching three times a day on holiday I ended up burning my tongue to room for variety I feel.
Find that myself peejay when punching a cigar for a change get slight tongue burn
think it's to do with the smoke passage not going through the cigar and build up of or tar
first used a V cutter back in the day, but always since have used a cutter, just the cheap plastic ones , throw them away when they are not sharp, that's because I bought an expensive gold plated one that went blunt very quickly
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