Cut Preference

[BesstR]

I was gifted a double blade Palio by jjon90 and love it. The best cutter I've used by far.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

V-Cut FTW!

 

[JGD]

I've always preferred a punch.

 

[Fia]

I prefer a reg guillotine cut but have found my self using punch cuts on smaller cigars lately and v cuts about 20% of the time. I guess it depends on my mood.

 

[jeepthing]

Pretty much punch everything, unless its a torpedo or small ring gauge. Torpedo's get double guillotine and smaller ring gauges get a V-Cut

 

[sirxlaughs]

Wow. Looks like the double guillotine takes it. +1 more from me.

 

[earful]

Just got used to a particular thin single blade guillotine and it seems to give me the most control of the depth of my cut.

 

[Yardgnome02]

I use a punch for almost everything now, but if the draw is bad after a punch I'll break out my Palio.

 

[carl609]

I have been using the wood grain v cutter from Famous a lot lately. It is a bad ass cutter and was only $20 or so.

 

[vivalanation734]

huge "lols" at the gun option.

I prefer my xikar.

 

[smelvis]

I use an Xkar rosewood I won a gift and spent it on the $70 one. always used the free plastic Xkars I got as freebies while buying other stuff.

Anyway I use it almost exclusively just below the cap at a slight angle. don't ask me why it's just what I stared doing and it works for me.

 

[Longerash]

got me this great diesel double blade guillotine for 16 bux love it i was and still do use a punch right often but i find i need a little bigger punch the bullet punch works good on smaller ring gauges but i like 50-60 most time would be nice to have a bigger punch might look into the bullet shell one nice idea

 

[largewhiteguy]

scissors, because its all i have so far.

 

[Mutombo]

Depends on the cigar, but I typically use my palio for torpedos and smaller RG's, my v-cut for robustos, and my punch for larger RG's.

 

[Clint]

What, no option for chain saw? Machete? What kind of unrealistic poll is this??

 

[OldPirate]

Wow an active 4 year old poll! I use a Palio most often, and a cheap little punch when the head is really flat looking.

 

[Nickerson]

I use a double blade guillotine cutter, however I think the most efficient and effective cutter is actually the punch cutter. Only problem is its usually such a small punch it can make the draw a bit tight. I'd love to find around a 38 RG punch cutter. Only problem is you cant use on figurado's, however I think parajo's account for roughly 95% of the cigars.

Punch cutters are very effortless, perfect cut every time, doesn't snip the filler.

 

[winengolf]

Currently using a Palio.....however this thing is maybe 2 wks old and both blades are dented and jagged, which is ripping the end of my cigar rather that cutting. I have contacted the vendor and a new one is on the way, but wonder if this is common? Seems the blades were made of very soft metal to me.

 

[Dr. Xikar]

I've got a Xikar Xi3 that I love, but it's getting a tad dull, have to send it in soon... Sweet clean cuts though...

Planning on picking up a Palio soon, to see what the hype's about.

 

[Thegreekone]

Xi3

Love it!

Truth be told, I love my LP cutter too!