Cut Cap = dust?

[eyesack]

Hey guys, I was wondering if, when you cut the cap on the cigar, if you get a mouthful of dust on the prelight draw? It seems to always happen to me. It might be my 5 dollar cutter.

[Bakoux]

Easy solution. Blow it off after you cut it.

[eyesack]

Yeaaah, that sometimes works lol. I've tried blowing thru the other end of it, too. Still happens though.

[Bakoux]

Oh then it must not just be on the surface sometimes. I don't have any other ideas for ya man, I've never had that happen... Maybe it is your cutter. Anyways, good luck on fixin this problem.

[eyesack]

Haha thanks John! It must be the cutter; when I was still using a razorblade to clip my smokes this rarely ever happened.

[Stench]

Isaac, I had this problem all the time with my cheapie, got a palio and it's so much better!

Still don't have a punch tho'

[Slaterstogies]

this happens to me almost everytime i use a fairly good double blade gullitone cutter but its kinda old but what i do is after i cut the cap i just press my tongue on it and it seems to help

[eyesack]

When will I learn! I also bought a cheapo 5 dollar v-cutter... It's a P.O.S. lol! Every time I cut with that I swear the draw gets too tight because it's pressing the tobacco together lol. I guess I'll have to look into a Palio! Thanks guys!

[Snake Hips]

Think about the dynamics of cigar manufacture, too, not just the cut. They take a raw agricultural product that's been curing in barns and roll it up and let it dry out a bit. Then this rolled product sits in another storehouse for years in many cases. This, to me, would produce some dusty conditions at some point along the way, at least to my logic. Try it with a punch cutter and blow on the head before the pre-light draw. I do this almost always and seldomly do I get the dust issue anymore.

[veteranvmb]

I was going to suggest you switch to a wolf catseye v cutter, but I am not going to, because if we wait for a while Cigary(Gary) will chime in on this. He loves his wolf v cutter. ROTFL

Jerry

[eyesack]

Good points you two! I figured since the stuff is dryed leaves, if I crumple a dried leaf in my hand it turns to dust too. I suppose cheap 5 dollar cutters will more likely "crumple" than slice the cap.

Gary's the reason I bought a V-Cutter; well, him and the B&M owner that gave me my first V-Cut in an 8-5-8. I just wanted to try a few sticks with it, so I figured 5 bucks to try out a few V's and I'd be able to find if spending the loot on a nicer "little guy" (I think is actually the cat's-eye cutter that Gary uses, much much more expensive than a Wolf). In either event, at this point I'd rather spend my hard-to-come-by cash on inventory. The dust really doesn't bother me that much, it's mostly just a few seconds of annoyance before the bliss.

[RobustBrad]

Yeah your older or dull cutter is probably crushing the tobacco and causing that flavor.

Cheers,
Brad

[Cigary]

Originally Posted by veteranvmb

I was going to suggest you switch to a wolf catseye v cutter, but I am not going to, because if we wait for a while Cigary(Gary) will chime in on this. He loves his wolf v cutter. ROTFL

Jerry

Ha ha ha,,,yes sir, I love my V Cutter ( from Boston Cutter and not to be confused with the Wolf V Cut ) I've heard good things from the Wolf but you aren't going to beat a Boston V Cut,,no way no how.) Seriously, it didn't take me long to chime in here now did it? It's like I have radar. lol

Originally Posted by eyesack

Good points you two! I figured since the stuff is dryed leaves, if I crumple a dried leaf in my hand it turns to dust too. I suppose cheap 5 dollar cutters will more likely "crumple" than slice the cap.

Gary's the reason I bought a V-Cutter; well, him and the B&M owner that gave me my first V-Cut in an 8-5-8. I just wanted to try a few sticks with it, so I figured 5 bucks to try out a few V's and I'd be able to find if spending the loot on a nicer "little guy" (I think is actually the cat's-eye cutter that Gary uses, much much more expensive than a Wolf). In either event, at this point I'd rather spend my hard-to-come-by cash on inventory. The dust really doesn't bother me that much, it's mostly just a few seconds of annoyance before the bliss.

I agree with ya Isaac,,,don't waste your money right now on this sucker as they are $170 just for the "Little Guy" V cut,,f'n ridiculous. When you graduate college I will give you the one I have as it's in pristine condition and cuts brand new as it did 10 years ago.

[eyesack]

Originally Posted by Cigary

Ha ha ha,,,yes sir, I love my V Cutter ( from Boston Cutter and not to be confused with the Wolf V Cut ) I've heard good things from the Wolf but you aren't going to beat a Boston V Cut,,no way no how.) Seriously, it didn't take me long to chime in here now did it? It's like I have radar. lol



I agree with ya Isaac,,,don't waste your money right now on this sucker as they are $170 just for the "Little Guy" V cut,,f'n ridiculous. When you graduate college I will give you the one I have as it's in pristine condition and cuts brand new as it did 10 years ago.

Haha I appreciate the jesture, kind sir, but I've got a ways to go (finally getting through county and trust me, I'll be celebrating when I finally get to a real 4 year school!), so who knows, I might have one by then. Now, the Boston is actually a "Cat's-Eye" as in it has more of a curved-V rather than a straight V right? That must be the kind my B&M guy has. And holy moly! 170?!?! Well they pretty much do have a monopoly in that market. I've yet to see another true cat's eye cutter out there.

[JCK]

Hey Isaac, back to the original question, it happens to me all the time regardless of what I cut the cap with. I've gotten into the habit of licking real quick before I test the draw. Rather have the dust on the tongue than tickling the back of the throat.

*Man this is a hard post to make without making myself sound like a pole smoker*

let the jokes begin.