I got a v-cutter the other day with my Olivia Segundos and I've been trying it out. I remember in a post a while back about a member(I think it was Smaug, not for sure) cutting the back of his cigar(a parejo) with a v-cutter. He would cut it twice to make a cross or x. I have been trying this out with great success lately. Just wondering if any one else has been trying out a new style or two.

I have found that the v cutters still tend to give me too much of a buildup. I just use my xicar double cutter.


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I do that sometimes for cigars that are very well put together. If you try to make the cross on a cigar that is shoddily made the cap will often come off. I think the double V-cut smokes very similar to a punch cut. I don't like a single V-cut very much. For it to draw correctly the cigar must have a very loose draw.

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I use my Swiss Army cutter. I use the dick cut on beli, I barely cut the end of a churchill and I use a punch on those yummy LFD Chisel tips.....

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xikar all the way

i find that just 1 v cut is just fine on 50 ring and under. when it's bigger i do the x

I use a punch on all cigars unless the rings size is smaller then a 44. Then again I don't smoke any cigar that the ring size is smaller then a 48.

In a pinch I will use a cutter but those are extremely rare cases.

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I haven't had much success with the V-cut.
I use the punch once in a while, but only because it's built into the end of my lighter.
The full cut of my Xikar is the best way by far.

I always use a guillotine cutter so that I don't miss any of the flavor. I like to experience the whole effect of the cigar.

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depends on the cigar, for large ring sizes (50's) i like using the two V cuts to form an X. for my smaller cigars (40 ring) id rather just use my teeth to cut the cap, and cigars that fall inbetween i use regular guillitine cutter

"There are five things, above all else, that make life worth living: a good relationship with God, a good woman, good health, good friends, and a good cigar. - Prince Sined Yar Maharg

Same as always...off with it's head with a guillotine (Xikar).

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that's why I drink it here.

I used to use the v-cut all the time, but I found that unless the cigar was extremely well made, it had a tendancy to come undone. Now I just use a punch, or a straight cut on pyramides and torpedos.

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For something more portable I carry a bullet cutter and double blade cutter on my keychain

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Hey Stogie, a cutter works good!

But seriously, I've been using a Xikar solely and I love that friggin' thing. I was using a V notch cutter for a couple of months, and when I changed to the broader cut of a straight cut the whole taste of the cigar changed; for the better. I smoke long, big gauge cigars, and I think too much tar was building up on the cigar by the time it burned close to the end. The flavor was getting closed out! I like the straight cut of the Xikar very much!


My 2 cents worth!

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After going through some (cheap) cutters with limited success, I managed to pick up three razer-shape cutters with the "Cigar Aficionado" magazine logo on them.

They are fantastic. Razor-sharp, a beautiful clean cut.

I vary between that, a punch cutter (on my Saab keychain -- my Saab is my beater and my smokemobile) and a V cutter. Just for variety.

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I use them all. V-cut, punch and full cut. I like my Xikar cutter and Xikar punch very much. I wrote them to come out with a V cutter and was told they are working on one.

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The xikar is next on my list!!!

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Originally posted by the_stogemiester:
The xikar is next on my list!!!

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'Always use the punch,except for the rare Figarado when I use an inexpensive cutter.'

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Greetings meister,
I have used a v-cutter for a bunch of years now and have not tried this cross cut technique. If you are using a plastic v cutter you will find that after a few cuts, the cutter will start to rip at your cigars and destroy the cap. The cutter I use is rectangular in shape, teak <?> wood I believe and the blade is supported by small springs that give a nice smooth cut. The cutter is designed to be taken apart and the blade sharpened. You can find these cutters for about $25 or so on a few of the cigar bid ding websites.
Good luck
happy smogging