How much do you cut off of a tapered head?

[Zeede]

Some vitolas have a very gradual taper on the head. I normally use the punch on the bottom of my lighter, but I have a cheap guillotine cutter for cigars like this. How much should you cut off, though? It seems like if you want to have a large opening, you'd be cutting off nearly an inch!

[Lynn]

you mean those cigars that got that cow tit thing at the top..never had one of those.

[Sweet Cigars]

Pretty sure it's a torpedo, I normally cut off around a half inch but if the draw is to tight I will clip a little more.

[droy1958]

I've been using the Dickman cut lately. Haven't had to spit yet....

[Horseshoe]

I normally cut off 1/4 of an inch on torpedoes. Cut small, check draw, cut as needed and stay as far away from shoulder as you can.

[Shaun]

I normally cut off 1/4 of an inch on torpedoes. Cut small, check draw, cut as needed and stay as far away from shoulder as you can.

^^Yes. This.^^

[Lynn]

had one of those pigtail ones..when a Bum here sent it I thought it was a dried worm, like in that tequeal stuff.

[Sweet Cigars]

had one of those pigtail ones..when a Bum here sent it I thought it was a dried worm, like in that tequeal stuff.

Did you swallow it?

[Lynn]

Did you swallow it?

na bite it off an chewed it..I like worms..especially wak stirred.

[theHammer56]

If you're referring to a Torpedo shape, I start small and leave an opening about 1/4 inch or so. That would be the rough equivalent of a punch. If the draw is stiff, I open it up more according to how stiff the draw was - and try to keep it to just one additional cut. Otherwise, the tip can get crushed on a 3rd or 4th attempt and cause more problems than its worth.