SmokeMonkey
Sunday, February 14, 2016 8:01:26 PM
Tried a punch for the first time tonight. Had previously been almost exclusively a V cut guy. I like this. A lot.
tonygraz
Sunday, February 14, 2016 11:28:17 PM
My regular cut- except for torpedos and bellicosos.
KingoftheCove
Monday, February 15, 2016 9:53:16 PM
V-cut most of the time...

Guillotine some of the time...

Punch? - eh, never liked it............tar, and too many issues with ruined caps..........maybe I'll revisit

danmdevries
Monday, February 15, 2016 10:33:41 PM
I tried it for a while, eventually went back to guillotine. Mostly smoke corona size, so it doesn't really work for em.

Tried to punch a rob a week ago or so and damaged the cap enough that I had to cut anyhow.

Lost my V cutter.

jjanecka
Monday, February 15, 2016 10:58:42 PM
I generally do V cut for torpedos, scissors for everything else, and when I am out hitting the strip I'll do a punch. If your ruining your cap, you're applying too much pressure. All you need to do is cut the surface of the wrapper not dig into the cigar. You only need to cut into the cigar about half a millimeter.

I prefer scissors over guillotine. It seems like you can be a lot more precise in taking just the edge of the cap and the leverage from the scissors make for easier cutting.

Mr Roso
Monday, February 15, 2016 11:23:48 PM
The key is to have a sharp punch, so I stay away from Colibri (I've had better luck with cheapie ones}.
ZRX1200
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 12:10:21 AM
Punch cut is the way to go on big rg cigars and mixed/short filler.
Palama
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 1:04:28 AM

V-cut most of the time...

Guillotine some of the time...

Punch? - eh, never liked it............tar, and too many issues with ruined caps..........maybe I'll revisit

KingoftheCove wrote:

+1

Although I've never really given the punch a real shot.

cacman
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 2:35:19 AM
Like a single or double punch cut on larger ring cigars over 54rg. For me a punch will restrict the draw and help concentrate the flavors, almost like a thin guillotine cut on a belicoso or torpedo.

Not a fan of the v-cut.

tonygraz
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 6:08:09 AM
^+1
Llado1
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 8:32:30 AM
Never tried yet but I'll tell you what I do like my v cut!
Buckwheat
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 10:21:02 AM
I found that if you wet the cap before you punch it it does better. I pretty much used a Guillotine butter for just about everything. YMMV
rfenst
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 10:33:53 AM

... I prefer scissors over guillotine. It seems like you can be a lot more precise in taking just the edge of the cap and the leverage from the scissors make for easier cutting.

jjanecka wrote:

+1

SmokeMonkey
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 12:28:18 PM
My track record indicates I can't be trusted with scissors of any sort.
opelmanta1900
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 1:23:08 PM
^ is that a Lorena Bobbit quote?

Used to use a punch all the time until I got a quality double guillotine... Now that's all I use... Only used the v-cut a couple of times, but wasn't a fan...

GD320
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:13:34 AM
vcut is a great option, use a guillotine often. Best punch I have used is a .223 casing. works well on 50 gauge and larger.
NapalmMan67
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 10:39:45 AM

The key is to have a sharp punch, so I stay away from Colibri (I've had better luck with cheapie ones}.

Mr Roso wrote:

+1 Best punch I have used is 15+ years old and was a freebie from one of the local shpos.

I found that if you wet the cap before you punch it it does better. YMMV

Buckwheat wrote:

I primarily use a punch and find the "wet the tip" trick to help very much. Also, a slight twist as you push the punch in seems helps a lot also.

Double cutter for lancero/petit/ and torps.

Never used a V cutter.

Gaga
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:38:55 PM
Punch cut if cigar gives lots of smoke only, otherwise cut the entire cap. Not a fan of the V
tamapatom
Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:28:09 AM
Punch is emergency backup kept on keychain. Great if the gar has a decent draw by nature. V is nice if you dont want to nip too much off a torp. Straight is standby.
SmokeMonkey
Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:38:30 AM
I honestly don't remember the last time I used a straight cut.