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Punch, cut or snip? and with what?
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coma-one Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 6:34 AM EST
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So if this has been asked before, oh wel....
What do you guys do when you're about to light up that gar? Do you reach for a punch, cutter or snipper? Do you use one over the other depending on the cigar's shape?and why? and lastly is there a particular brand you use or will a generic one do?
Let's hear them!!!
TRAFFIC Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 7:30 AM EST
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yes
al'Thor Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 7:35 AM EST
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ditto
al'Thor Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 7:42 AM EST
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Ok, I'll answer. I cut. Mostly because I'm cheap and my first humidor came with a free double cutter. It's stayed sharp and works well. I've used a few punches on various gars and never really liked it. It didn't let out enough smoke for me even with an open draw - I guess my palate isn't refined enough to detect the subtle nuances with just a little smoke (which you will all see when I post my blind reviews....). Never tried the scissors or a V cut - never seen anyone with either and don't care to spend the money on one when my cutter works just fine for me. I usually cut about 1/8 of an inch below the bottom of the cap or leave about 3/8 inch diameter hole on torpedos.

How's that for detail?
ajeroth Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 7:55 AM EST
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It depends on the length of the cap for me. If its to small of a cap I use the punch. If it looks long enough I use the cutters. I've messed up enough cigars, so sometimes the punch is the safe bet.
StogieJim Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 8:30 AM EST
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I prefer an exacto knife. A quick light cut around the circumference of the cap and light! The double cutter I use seems to chrush rather than cut and is hard to sharpen.
wekikther4wer Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 8:44 AM EST
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now that I have a Xikar cutter, it is my first and only choice.
Penguin13 Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 9:01 AM EST
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I use a SAK (Swiss Army Knife) cutter that works great! I've got a punch cutter that has three different sizes on it. The biggest punch is the only one I use out of the three. It puts a little more than a half inch hole in the cap. Good draw, but nothing beats a clean cut :)

KC
Lowman Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 9:09 AM EST
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Usually cut with my Xikar.
Sometimes use V cut on box pressed gars
Sometimes punch, but rarely
Tried scissors a few times. Gotta get used to them... need practice.

Low
tonester666 Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 9:10 AM EST
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I use a wolf cutter but I just ordered a punch because I have the same problem as aje.
spence28 Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 10:11 AM EST
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I cut 99% of the time, I have a small punch for my key ring that I use if I am away from home or don't have a cutter available. My only problem with cutting is that I am still working on getting the cut straight. I think it might be because one of my legs is longer than the other. lol!
ikonoklast7 Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Sep 17 2003, 3:07 PM EST
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Used to live and die by the straight cut, but now, my tastes have changed.

If I use a straight cut, I always have a double-bladed guillotine. Anymore, I hate the single-bladed, because it always seems to crush the cigar against the side of the cutting hole that the blade isn't on, and usually results in the cap starting to unravel (that was hard to describe, but does anyone else get this problem from single-bladed cutters?)

I got a two-pack of punch cutters off CBid that clip to your keychain, and anymore, I use the punch. For me, it doesn't seem to make a big difference as far as how much smoke I get out of it, and I like it because there's less risk of the cap (and the wrapper) from unraveling and the rounded cap fits nicely between your lips.

V-cuts...occassionally. It's not that I love or that I hate it, it's just that I never have my v-cutter on me and it doesn't make much difference as to how the draw, volume of smoke, structural integrity of the cigar is anyhow.
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