A Friends!!!:-)
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Did you lose your Palio again? :-)
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Nah its my work cutter, was getting pretty bad so I swapped it out at Azon. Moe got to make the second cut with it.
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Oh NO, it's starting.:-):-)
I have both and love both. That's just the way I roll. :-)
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Who needs a cigar cutter when you can cut the thing with your swiss army blade? Seriously, I have a Palio I never use and have had punches, Havanas, Xikars etc. A small blade like this beats them all.

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Have never really liked my palio. It's almost always left a rough cut. Since there aren't too many authorized retailers, I'm stuck sending it in to one on my dime. Just haven't been in a rush to do so as having to pay for shipping for something that's never really been right doesn't exactly light a fire under my butt to get it done. My old club stogie single blade nearly always gives a superior cut to my palio.
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I had similar issues until I was counseled by a wise FOG.

Make sure you pay attention to your cut. Apply sliight downward pressure toward the head of the cigar for a razor sharp cut.

I had the same issue you did David. The rough cut I was getting was due to pulling away from the cigar as the cut was being made.
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To each his own... I had a Palio and sent it to a BOTL. It just didn't fit my big fat fingers I guess. I love my couple of Xikars!!! They work great for me every time.
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Don't own a Palio, but I have used one a few times so I can compare them. The Palio does make a good cut but it feels cheap.

The "ridge"...NCRadioMan told me how to use the Xikar properly, haven't had a "ridge" since that PM. And it looks cool as hell in blue aluminum.

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For us Xikar owners, please let us in on the secret....

How do you avoid a ridge?
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I'll pay attention next time, but I've used a few others' palios and they cut MUCH better than mine.
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I have both. The Palio cuts better. It's my go-to.
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Could you elaborate? I have a friend that just bought a Xikar, and I'd like to give him the word on how to avoid what I hated about the Xikar.
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I'll try to tell you how Greg tried to tell me...:-)
What you do is apply just a little pressure onto the head of the cigar as you start your cut and maintain that pressure as you make the cut. It doesn't take a lot, yet it is hard to tell you exactly how. After a couple of clips you'll have it though. A perferct cut with no more ridges.
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Yep, that's the ticket! Just push down through the cigar slightly when you cut. It takes a few cigars to get the feel of it but it will eliminate the ridge. The Palio cut works the same way. :-)
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:-) :-)
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Any chance someone can post a pic? I have the same problem with my Palio, but reading this description isn't making much sense to me (my wife will tell you that I'm not very bright).
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A picture won't help much.

When you finish cutting your cigar, you pull the cutter away from the stick. If you pull away even slightly before the cut is complete, the cut will be rough. To combat this, apply gentle pressure with the cutter toward the foot. Or to think of it another way, while cutting, gently try and push the cigar thru the opening in the cutter. (Note: you don't actually want to push the cigar thru. I am just trying to illustrate what you need to do.)

Also, you can sacrifice a dog rocket or bundled smoke to practice cutting on. a 5" or 6" smoke will give you lots of practice cuts.
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This definitely helps me; thanks guys...I was wondering about that and I can't wait to try it.

Also wondering what's so bad about the ridge anyway?

I was always a fan of their wine: http://www.ridgewine.com/

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Thanks guys I can't wait to try it out.
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