Palio, XiKAR, Zino cutter comparison (PICS)

[kenstogie]

Nice review!!

[HMS Richard]

No offense but how long have you guys been smoking cigars? To obsess so over cutters, when the freebie I got with my $25 bundle of Don Pico, Pongo, whatever cuts just as clean as my Palio, Tsuge, Sherman, Zino, etc. etc. I find amazing (to say nothing of the time that's been expended on this topic).

Guys, obsess over your choice of cigars not the metallurgical properties of your cant'-be-beat cutter. You are not performing circumcisions and there is no threat of a lawsuit if you take too much off. Plus, where do you find the time - photos, hand measurements, testimonials...

Having said that, I can't come down too hard on you.... when I first started smoking premium cigars (more years ago than I'd care to remember), I too contemplated hiring an engineering consulting firm to do an exhaustive comparison study of the cutting quality (after all, how could I sleep at night knowing that I might have bought the wrong model!) of 250 known brand cutters. Now I just want to sit back and smoke my darn cigars. Which is what many of you should be doing.

For me, the only one that hasn't come close to severing a finger is my Xikar. It has served me well. The rest of my collection is for show.

[RonC]

hello hms, good to see you.

[kenstogie]

Originally Posted by HMS Richard

No offense but how long have you guys been smoking cigars? To obsess so over cutters, when the freebie I got with my $25 bundle of Don Pico, Pongo, whatever cuts just as clean as my Palio, Tsuge, Sherman, Zino, etc. etc. I find amazing (to say nothing of the time that's been expended on this topic).

Guys, obsess over your choice of cigars not the metallurgical properties of your cant'-be-beat cutter. You are not performing circumcisions and there is no threat of a lawsuit if you take too much off. Plus, where do you find the time - photos, hand measurements, testimonials...

Having said that, I can't come down too hard on you.... when I first started smoking premium cigars (more years ago than I'd care to remember), I too contemplated hiring an engineering consulting firm to do an exhaustive comparison study of the cutting quality (after all, how could I sleep at night knowing that I might have bought the wrong model!) of 250 known brand cutters. Now I just want to sit back and smoke my darn cigars. Which is what many of you should be doing.

For me, the only one that hasn't come close to severing a finger is my Xikar. It has served me well. The rest of my collection is for show.

I can certainly appreciate your opinion. For me if I spend $5-10 on a "usual" cigar then 30-40 a cutter is not that much. Besides why not get one that is crafted well and will last a lifetime. Not to mention the most important part, properly cutting my stogie with out the head unraveling. Welcome to the jungle, sit back and relax and enjoy. Thank you

[HMS Richard]

Originally Posted by RonC

hello hms, good to see you.

Ron, what are we going to do with these knuckleheads?

They make the guys at CF look normal.

Oops, I just checked the dryer. I left two cutters in the wash. I think the suds actually helped sharpen the blades.

These guys will lose their cutters long before the blades go dull but it seems to make them happy. By the way, I am waiting for the hand model photos. George Costanza, where are you? LOL.

[HMS Richard]

Originally Posted by kenstogie

I can certainly appreciate your opinion. For me if I spend $5-10 on a "usual" cigar then 30-40 a cutter is not that much. Besides why not get one that is crafted well and will last a lifetime. Not to mention the most important part, properly cutting my stogie with out the head unraveling. Welcome to the jungle, sit back and relax and enjoy. Thank you

Quite an eclectic set of interests you have at that site of yours Ken. Cigars, guitars, words of wisdom....I'm impressed. Confused but impressed. Also, trust me on this....none of those cutters will you have till the end of time. You will either have quit smoking per doctor's orders, taken up bowling, or lost ever single one of them.

[Kayak_Rat]

Originally Posted by HMS Richard

Quite an eclectic set of interests you have at that site of yours Ken. Cigars, guitars, words of wisdom....I'm impressed. Confused but impressed. Also, trust me on this....none of those cutters will you have till the end of time. You will either have quit smoking per doctor's orders, taken up bowling, or lost ever single one of them.

I am so grateful for you to join and show us "the way". Nice intro by the way.

[Drew]

Thanks for the review, I might pick one up eventually.

[HMS Richard]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

I am so grateful for you to join and show us "the way". Nice intro by the way.

Oh lighten up Ratster. It's all good. And the photos are nice.

[carbonbased_al]

There is no better cutter than Palio imho. I've used all kinds of different cutters over the years, but after I got my Palio i'd never use anything else. Perfect cut everytime. I think they are a real bargain at 40 bones.

I've had mine for over two years. I'd kick myself if I lost it (and then i'd go buy another).

[LeafHog]

Originally Posted by HMS Richard

Oh lighten up Ratster. It's all good. And the photos are nice.

HMS Richard, I come with a PSA. Stop being a dickhead or I will severely impair your ability to post. Or read posts. Or log in.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by LeafHog

HMS Richard, I come with a PSA. Stop being a dickhead or I will severely impair your ability to post. Or read posts. Or log in.

My fuse isn't even that long.

[LeafHog]

Originally Posted by pds

My fuse isn't even that long.

Is it Monday there too?

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by LeafHog

HMS Richard, I come with a PSA. Stop being a dickhead or I will severely impair your ability to post. Or read posts. Or log in.

What I want to know is, given his over-inflated view of his self-importance, how the hell did we all get by without him?

[lenguamor]

We now return to our regularly scheduled topic.

Palio. Get it.