What do you use? Cutter or a punch?

[Budgie Smuggler]

If you want a Palio, make me an offer for mine or I'll trade for smokes, I'm not a fan.

[SHAMZ84]

These are the cutters I use shamz and they come with life time warrantee I've had both for 5 years and still as sharp as when I bought them
PALIO STRAIGHT CUTTER
XIKAR PUNCH.
The palio comes with a leather pouch.

I can say the same about my cutter but my punch is this one... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Time to invest in a proper punch now

If you want a Palio, make me an offer for mine or I'll trade for smokes, I'm not a fan.

cheers but i'm happy with my Xi2 cutter

[Shaun]

I dont know whats its called, even if there is a name for it. My favourite cut right now is the cross cut, basically a double hit with the V cutter, I dont like using a straight cut especially on larger ring gauges, using a punch/vcut just makes the cigar feel a littler smaller in the mouth.

[Mark3142]

I was gifted a brass(?) punch from a kind member on here 12 months or so ago. Tried it but didn't get on with it very well so passed it forward. Use a double bladed cutter now. Simple to use. As someone else said, place cigar into middle of cutter and it rests against the bed, swift snack of the blades and it cuts perfectly.
Perhaps I need to try a better punch to see if it's better than the previous version.

[PeeJay]

I dont know whats its called, even if there is a name for it. My favourite cut right now is the cross cut, basically a double hit with the V cutter, I dont like using a straight cut especially on larger ring gauges, using a punch/vcut just makes the cigar feel a littler smaller in the mouth.

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[Mark3142]

I'd be very concerned about the cap falling off or what is left of it. Surely a cross cut would remove over 75%?

[Shaun]

I'd be very concerned about the cap falling off or what is left of it. Surely a cross cut would remove over 75%?

Not unless your cutting too deep. I'll get a picture, I find its a good cut for cigars 48+ring gauge..... just about everything coming out of cuba right now basically

[Shaun]

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[SHAMZ84]

i've never used one, but i was on the impression you can't cut to deep with v cutters as the cigars doens't go through like a normal guillotine cutter?

[TonyN]

Think I'm with you on that one shamz on other forums those v cuts look quite deep in my opinion.

[sheppsea]

I find that it depends of the cigar, if I feels it and I think the draw will be loose I punch, but my prefer is a normal cut

I do also quite like v-cut, just never seem to find myself reaching for one

[Mark3142]

Where did you get the idea of a cross cut from? Something that you'd seen or something you just tried?

[PeeJay]

I tried it once on an 8x80 cigar but found the cut was too big for me. There again, so was the cigar, I gave up after three hours through sheer boredom!

[Shaun]

Where did you get the idea of a cross cut from? Something that you'd seen or something you just tried?

I'm sure I saw it on this forum a couple of times.

[TonyN]

If you want a Palio, make me an offer for mine or I'll trade for smokes, I'm not a fan.

I have a Palio, and have never gotten a bad cut from it.

As far as cutters go, I think there is a huge variance in how people use them, so no single cutter is going to be right for everyone, no matter how good the quality. You need a cutter that matches your cutting technique.