What I did when left without my cutter

[sirxlaughs]

So, I left my Palio at work before the long weekend. Unfortunately, it's long become my single tool for snipping the heads off my cigars. Until I came up with this gem of an idea, that is. :rolling:

Now, before people start telling me I belong in the loony bin :hysterica, I should probably explain a bit. I am a little loony, but it's about how sharp I keep my kitchen knives. That big 'ole chef knife went through those cigars easier and cleaner than my Palio. I was actually quite suprised.

Oh yea, and for anyone wondering, from left to right - Tatuaje Petite Cazadore Reserva, 1998 Bolivar CE, 2009 Illusione F9.

 

[jwyatt55]

Peel the cap off with your fingernail. No cutter or knife required

 

[njstone]

Bite it off like a man!!

But seriously, I've done it a few times. Worked okay for me.

 

[CBC]

exacto! knife!

 

[Fafhrd]

I keep a punch on my key chain.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Peel the cap off with your fingernail. No cutter or knife required

I know alot of guys that do just that!

 

[danthebugman]

When I was in Vegas I had a cigar while at the in-laws one night and I hadn't brought my cutter or anything (airport security and what not :dunno so I bit off the cap. Unfortunately it was a perfecto and it didn't go quite according to plan, but still not bad. My solution to forgetting my cutter is to always be in the company of someone with a cutter :thumbsup:.

Dan

 

[TravelingJ]

You can carry on cutters, Dan. I do it all the time! I keep my Palio in the business card slot of my laptop bag.

 

[earful]

So, I left my Palio at work before the long weekend. Unfortunately, it's long become my single tool for snipping the heads off my cigars. Until I came up with this gem of an idea, that is. :rolling:

Now, before people start telling me I belong in the loony bin :hysterica, I should probably explain a bit. I am a little loony, but it's about how sharp I keep my kitchen knives. That big 'ole chef knife went through those cigars easier and cleaner than my Palio. I was actually quite suprised.

Oh yea, and for anyone wondering, from left to right - Tatuaje Petite Cazadore Reserva, 1998 Bolivar CE, 2009 Illusione F9.

Cigar sushi!

 

[mhlatke]

You're not crazy. In a pinch, I've used my good pocket knife. A sharp blade is a sharp blade.

 

[itallushrt]

You're not crazy. In a pinch, I've used my good pocket knife. A sharp blade is a sharp blade.

Used to have to do this all the time on fishing and hunting trips. After I got sick of not remembering a cutter in the pants I was wearing or leaving it back at the cabin I went and bought a 10 pack of cheapies. Now I have one stuffed in every tackle box, blind bag, glove box and shooting bag that I own for the times I forget my palio.

 

[Thegreekone]

I assume that well kept japanese steel is sharper than most any cutter. May not be as functional, but an excellent alternative, especially in a pinch.

 

[SuperKrishna]

I keep a http://cigarspike.com on my keychain. ER Doc gave me on and it works great. Plastic and so far, hasn't ruptured my scrotum when I sit down.

 

[eric_f]

Put the foot in your mouth and light the cap... after removing the band of course. :cbig: It's actually a bad idea. I tried it once and the smoke became an unraveled mess Better to just chomp off the end or keep a folding razor blade handy.

 

[Carpe diGar]

The old guy's and probably many in the business use Gods gift - our teeth - have my self on many days - works well accept for torpedos -

 

[theribdoctor]

I keep a http://cigarspike.com on my keychain. ER Doc gave me on and it works great. Plastic and so far, hasn't ruptured my scrotum when I sit down.

this can't be optimal...

 

[fuente~fuente]

I just karate chop mine off when I forget my cutter.

 

[Wink]

Hey what ever works! Mission accomplished!

 

[iCraig]

this can't be optimal...

I'd hope for more of a guarantee than "so far". :laugh:

 

[theribdoctor]

I'd hope for more of a guarantee than "so far". :laugh:

I agree completely.