another cutter thread....yes I searched.

Palio is so sharp and clean, you could have a friend cut a cigar with his Palio, then the use the cigar to cut your cigars, if that makes sense :D I also appreciate its sexiness, but that seems to be the only underrated quality of the Palio

Forgot to add that I've never used/seen a Xikar in person, and the Palio is the only cutter I've used (except some crappy 20 cent garbage cutter and a punch I tried to make out of 9mm bullet casing, haha). It is the only cutter I plan on owning for a long time, probably ever.
 
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I don't like my Xikar at all. It sticks, it's hard to open with one hand, and it doesn't cut all that well.

All in all, I liked my Cuban Crafters much better, wish I hadn't given it away.

I've got a Palio coming from the group buy, and I'm excited to try it and see what the gorillas are raving about. :ss
 
Palio all the way, plus if you go down to the retailers section there is something about a 15 dollar off paypal purchase if you spend thirty bucks or more and cigarmony sells the Palio for about 36 dollars I think and about 5 bucks to ship so 41 bucks minus 15=26 dollars, great deal for the best cutter out there:2
 
I have a Titanium Xi, can probably let you have it for pretty cheap if you are still interested in getting one of these. It has been used less than 20 times and I have a leather case as well.

Personally, I love the havana cutters, but they are not very flashy. Honestly, of the three of them (palio and xikar included) they give me the cleanest cut. My palio doesn't give me as straight of a cut as I would expect from the way everyone talks about these. Usually, one side is a little higher than the other and I often get loose bits of tobacco in my mouth right after cutting. This never happens with my cheapo havana cutters.

Of the two, palio versus xikar, I think the palio is a little easier to use and is definitely more comfortable in the hand (at least at first). I have not used my xikar enough to know whether or not you get used to the motion of this cutter. When I have used it, the cut has been excellent. I usually place it flat on a surface and cut that way. I grabbed some havana cutters about two weeks after getting my xikar and just found them so easy to carry that I never had the chance to use the xikar. I grabbed a palio about a month ago in one of the group buys just so I could try one out. I mainly use it to cut large RG and box-pressed cigars.
 
I bought a Xikar before I joined this site, and I had never heard of a Pallio. I don't know if I regret that decision or not, because I love my Xikar. The Pallio gives a very nice cut, but the Xikar is undoubtedly a better looking cutter, and honestly, that is why I bought it. The cut is important to me, but it isn't the most important. I think you can get really nice cuts with cheap cutters, they wont last very long, but some do cut really well for a short time. You can also light your cigar with a $5 torch lighter, or a $2000 ST Dupont, and both will light your cigar just as well (for the most part). There's something about being around cigar guys, and breaking out that really nice cutter, or really nice lighter, it adds to the social aspect of Cigar smoking.

With that said, from my experience, Pallio will give you the best cut, it's easier to use, and it is more comfortable. But to me, it looks no different than a B&M black plastic giveaway cutter, so I prefer the Xikar.
 
[OT] Loki said:
damn it i just deleated that pm with the price...but I don't think it'll be what I can get it at right now anyway.


but I do love the look of the xi2.....but i'd rather have a good cut
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