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N8DCJ · 12-30-2015, 06:10 AM

When I use a cutter the guillotine type i usually cut off more than I should , so , I started trying out the V-cut end of my cutter , and after about a week I have decided I just simply do not like the way my cigars taste when using the V-cut.

When I use the V-cut , they tend to burn my tongue and have an almost ash tray flavor to them , I finally confirmed this last night , I started out with a V-cut smoked about an inch of the cigar and it simply wasn't enjoyable , I re-cut it using the other end of the cutter which opened it up quite a bit , and viola , it was an enjoyable cigar... I can only assume that it is because the smoke doesn't get concentrated before it hits my tongue...

So , no more V-cuts for me...

Dan

Sancho Panza · 12-30-2015, 06:50 AM

Same with a Bullet, or hole punch type cutter; seems to concentrate bad flavors.

mrdiver · 12-30-2015, 07:34 AM

You really shouldn't have a problem with "taking off too much" with a straight cutter. You just clip it short of the shoulder, and the cap pops off, without any injury to the wrapper.
Alternatively, those double edge guillotines are everywhere with the "back"
on them that are fool-proof.

N8DCJ · 12-30-2015, 07:47 AM

MrD

In theory you are correct , but , in practice in my case , I always cut too much off

I have been looking around at reviews and such for cutters , I need to get something other than these cheap ass ones I have been using , then again , the frequency at which I lose them , maybe I should stick to the cheap ones...

Dan

mrdiver · 12-30-2015, 11:55 AM

I don't know how to post a link on this stupid iPad, but if you go to
Cuban Crafters and look up "perfect cigar cutter dos chabetas up to 80 ring
gauge" you will see what I mean. It's in the open position and shows the "back stop" where you just put the foot in and cut. The little round hole in the middle is for the pointy perfectos.
Oh, and who the hell needs an eighty ring gauge!

Smokestack Jack · 12-30-2015, 06:30 PM

I just lay my Xikar on a flat surface such as a desktop, put the cigar head down in the cutter and clip. No problems at all.

KatDad · 12-31-2015, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokestack Jack

I just lay my Xikar on a flat surface such as a desktop, put the cigar head down in the cutter and clip. No problems at all.

Definitely this! Been doing it for many years.

The only exceptions are belicosos, torpedos and salomons.

Rob G · 12-31-2015, 07:23 AM

You want the perfect cut every time? Follow these simple instructions.

1. Place your guillotine cutter on a flat surface, such as a table.
2. Place the head of the cigar in the cutter's opening.
3. While the cutter remains flat on the table, and with the head of the cigar still resting in the opening, clip the cigar.
4. Enjoy your perfectly cut cigar.

I've been using this method for the past few months and it has never failed. Not once.

BigJohn · 01-01-2016, 08:39 AM

That's the way.
I use a punch on a lot of cigars, and I 'double punch' a figure 8 into the cap. That works well too, IMHO.

solomr2 · 04-23-2016, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrdiver

I don't know how to post a link on this stupid iPad, but if you go to
Cuban Crafters and look up "perfect cigar cutter dos chabetas up to 80 ring
gauge" you will see what I mean. It's in the open position and shows the "back stop" where you just put the foot in and cut. The little round hole in the middle is for the pointy perfectos.
Oh, and who the hell needs an eighty ring gauge!

I love that cutter, my buddy has one. I have their titanium and their deluxe luxury cutter with wooden handles, both of which make fine cutters. Another important note is the folks at Cuban Crafters are super nice people, very friendly, kind and good people. They used to be regulars at all our herfs.

12-30-2015, 06:10 AM	#1
N8DCJ Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Mansfield , Ohio Posts: 1,348	I have come to the conclusion that I do not Like V cuts When I use a cutter the guillotine type i usually cut off more than I should , so , I started trying out the V-cut end of my cutter , and after about a week I have decided I just simply do not like the way my cigars taste when using the V-cut. When I use the V-cut , they tend to burn my tongue and have an almost ash tray flavor to them , I finally confirmed this last night , I started out with a V-cut smoked about an inch of the cigar and it simply wasn't enjoyable , I re-cut it using the other end of the cutter which opened it up quite a bit , and viola , it was an enjoyable cigar... I can only assume that it is because the smoke doesn't get concentrated before it hits my tongue... So , no more V-cuts for me... Dan

12-30-2015, 06:50 AM	#2
Sancho Panza Floridays Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Habaña, Cuba Posts: 19,755	Same with a Bullet, or hole punch type cutter; seems to concentrate bad flavors. __________________ For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o'clock on that July afternoon in 1863... William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust 1948

12-30-2015, 06:30 PM	#6
Smokestack Jack Herf God Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Warsaw, Mo. 65355 Posts: 13,366	I just lay my Xikar on a flat surface such as a desktop, put the cigar head down in the cutter and clip. No problems at all. __________________ *SSJ... Herfin' in the Heartland* I can't help it, I have an excuse. What was that excuse again?

12-31-2015, 07:23 AM	#8
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,119	You want the perfect cut every time? Follow these simple instructions. 1. Place your guillotine cutter on a flat surface, such as a table. 2. Place the head of the cigar in the cutter's opening. 3. While the cutter remains flat on the table, and with the head of the cigar still resting in the opening, clip the cigar. 4. Enjoy your perfectly cut cigar. I've been using this method for the past few months and it has never failed. Not once. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

01-01-2016, 08:39 AM	#9
BigJohn Chief Geek, @cigarweekly Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta (north burbs - Woodsto Posts: 14,173	That's the way. I use a punch on a lot of cigars, and I 'double punch' a figure 8 into the cap. That works well too, IMHO. __________________ Government breaks our legs, then hands us a pair of crutches and says, "You see? If it wasn't for us you wouldn't be able to walk.".... Aren't we so lucky!? Need a website? Get one from a BOTL - > PM me! *"I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."* Help support the CigarWeekly webhost (me!) > Shop online? Start HERE: direct to Amazon.com Protect your computer from VIRUSES > Get Avast!

12-30-2015, 07:34 AM	#3
mrdiver Herf Meister Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Clearwater, FL USA Posts: 9,931	You really shouldn't have a problem with "taking off too much" with a straight cutter. You just clip it short of the shoulder, and the cap pops off, without any injury to the wrapper. Alternatively, those double edge guillotines are everywhere with the "back" on them that are fool-proof.

12-30-2015, 07:47 AM	#4
N8DCJ Club Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Mansfield , Ohio Posts: 1,348	MrD In theory you are correct , but , in practice in my case , I always cut too much off I have been looking around at reviews and such for cutters , I need to get something other than these cheap ass ones I have been using , then again , the frequency at which I lose them , maybe I should stick to the cheap ones... Dan

12-30-2015, 11:55 AM	#5
mrdiver Herf Meister Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Clearwater, FL USA Posts: 9,931	I don't know how to post a link on this stupid iPad, but if you go to Cuban Crafters and look up "perfect cigar cutter dos chabetas up to 80 ring gauge" you will see what I mean. It's in the open position and shows the "back stop" where you just put the foot in and cut. The little round hole in the middle is for the pointy perfectos. Oh, and who the hell needs an eighty ring gauge!