Ok, I need a real cutter...Xikar or Palio?

[Remo]

Opinions? Thanks

[Ogre]

I love my Xikar X3. Would highly recommend!!!

[DMK]

I've got both, and a bunch of others.
I like my Palio best.

[Remo]

I love my Xikar X3. Would highly recommend!!!

I really like the Room 101 Xikar,,,,but pricey. I like the slimness of the Palio :sh

I can grab a Palio, case and a free lighter for $40 bucks on the bay, seems good.

[bobarian]

Palio!

A cut above! :banger

[czerbe]

Palio for sure, plus it doubles as a cigar rest!!!

[STEVE S]

Palio!

A cut above! :banger

:tu

[Remo]

Palio for sure, plus it doubles as a cigar rest!!!

:tu I do like that.

[pektel]

My vote is for Palio, but I've never tried a Xikar. No need to try another cutter.

[jimdandy]

I love my Xikar X3. Would highly recommend!!!

I Agree, from what I can tell my Xikar cuts as well today as the day I bought it, whereas, my friends palio seems to have lost its edge. Of course he would argue his has seen many more cigars, but I don't think it has seen enough to justify it being a bit on the dull side.

[bobarian]

The sharpness of either Xikar or Palio cutters is a complete non-issue. Both have lifetime guarantee's, just send them back and they will be replaced. Or you can take it to your local retailer and exchange if they are a dealer. :2

[BlindedByScience]

OMG, a religious argument.....:D

I have both, and use both, but there sure seems to be pretty strong opinions on both sides. The Xikar fits my hand very well, and I like it a lot. The Palio is a very sharp, very nice cutter as well; honestly, either should last a lifetime and it's more a personal preference than anything.

One bit of advice I'll offer is no matter what you have for a cutter, you need to clean them every so often. I picked up a pack of alcohol wipes at the pharmacy and they are "the bomb" for this job. What happens is that over time, tobacco oils coat the blades and cutting surfaces, making them appear dull and providing a lousy cut. Clean, either of these cutters should last more than a lifetime, but dirty, neither will do the job satisfactorily.

Cheers - B.B.S.

[Pat1075]

Ah the age old debate begins yet again.
Both are great cutters. I prefer Xikar because to me I like the aesthetics and I find it more comfortable. So I have 3 1 for travel 1 for every day (my nice one) and one that I have left in my car.

[icehog3]

I have 3 Palios and 1 XiKar. I prefer the Palio because it allows me to barely shave the head off the top of my cigars. XiKar is nice, but I feel much more surgeon-like with the Palios.

[dave]

I have both. I use the Xikar. Very nearly exclusively.

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Palio. End of story.

[poker]

I own & use Palios. But then again, I know the owner & he shows up at my house every now & then and I dont wanna piss him off :r:r

[kickerb]

X8 from Xikar all the way.

[icehog3]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/sam.jpg

Sam the Butcher uses Palio.

[cobra03]

Love my Xikar Xi3. With that being said the first one i had completly locked up on me and would not open. I sent it in and with in 2 weeks they had sent a brand new one. no questions asked.

[equetefue]

Just got a Palio to replace a Cuban Crafters and oh my... Is so darn good

[pnoon]

Palio FTW.

'nuff said.

[mahtofire14]

Palio! Cuts like butter every time and if you ever have a problem (you won't) their customer service is excellent.

[pektel]

One bit of advice I'll offer is no matter what you have for a cutter, you need to clean them every so often. I picked up a pack of alcohol wipes at the pharmacy and they are "the bomb" for this job. What happens is that over time, tobacco oils coat the blades and cutting surfaces, making them appear dull and providing a lousy cut. Clean, either of these cutters should last more than a lifetime, but dirty, neither will do the job satisfactorily.

Cheers - B.B.S.

+1. Though I just use a q-tip dipped in isopropyl alcohol, only because those 2 items are always around my house.

[Remo]

Thanks guys...I know this is a Coke vs. Pepsi argument but wanted to hear all sides, looks like I can't go wrong with either. Thanks for the input :tu

[joeobx]

I have 1 Palio and 3 Xikar X8s, 1 in both trucks and 1 on top of my humi.....not sure where the palio is.

[pektel]

I have 1 Palio and 3 Xikar X8s, 1 in both trucks and 1 on top of my humi.....not sure where the palio is.

Someone stole your good cutter. :p

[MurphysLaw]

I have both and I like the action of the Palio much more. The Xikar seems more unnatural to me.

[joeobx]

Someone stole your good cutter. :p

:fu

Serously though the're both good cutter I just perfer my Xikar. The X8 can be picked up on the Monster for around 20 bucks too.

[68TriShield]

Mike,Palio is owned by a member and brother many of us know personally.

Your satisfaction with his product will be complete.Period.

:2

[Remo]

Mike,Palio is owned by a member and brother many of us know personally.

Your satisfaction with his product will be complete.Period.

:2

Thanks Dave

[emopunker2004]

Whichever is cheaper

[icehog3]

Whichever is cheaper

Remind me not to go car shopping with you. ;)

[jimdandy]

Thanks guys...I know this is a Coke vs. Pepsi argument but wanted to hear all sides, looks like I can't go wrong with either. Thanks for the input :tu

Surely the Coke vs Pepsi is a little more one sided... I mean one is delicious and the other tastes like dirty mop water! :D

[macsauce13]

Palio!

[poker]

Remind me not to go car shopping with you. ;)

Or prostitute shopping. :D

[pnoon]

Or prostitute shopping. :D

Or shopping for anything. :sh

[icehog3]

Or shopping for anything. :sh

Or even browsing.

[Blak Smyth]

I think it is a personal preference, I love my Palio but don't have enough experience with the Xikar ones to form an opinion.

[jjirons69]

I was hoping for a poll.

[Brlesq]

I have both, both work just fine, but I like the way the Xikar functions better (I am less likely to take off a finger tip or get my skin pinched!)

[Fuzzy]

Might as well get both and maybe add a punc and CC Perfecto to the order, too. The accessory slope can be as slippery as any other slope.

[pektel]

I was hoping for a poll.

That's what she said.

[greytowhite]

I prefer the aesthetics of the XiKar but the Palio is so much easier to use and handier.

[dozer]

Bought a Palio and have been very pleased.

[Frodo]

I have and use both and although they feel different in the hand, both do the job equally well. I think this is a money issue. If money is really tight, get the Xi2 with the plastic housing - about $5 less than the Palio. If you have the money, a cheap Xi3 does just as good a job as the Palio with a slightly bigger RG (max 56Rg vs Max 54 for the Palio). A Palio sits in the middle of these two costs and (most importantly) feels different in your hand from the Xikars.

If I had to do it again, I would have bought a cheap Xi3 but you can't loose with either.

[oooo35980]

I like my Xikar, if you have a good b&m near you and it breaks, or your son tries to cut through a steel bolt with it. They will just swap it for you and do the paperwork to send back your old one. YMMV of course.

[OpusEx]

One bit of advice I'll offer is no matter what you have for a cutter, you need to clean them every so often. I picked up a pack of alcohol wipes at the pharmacy and they are "the bomb" for this job. What happens is that over time, tobacco oils coat the blades and cutting surfaces, making them appear dull and providing a lousy cut. Clean, either of these cutters should last more than a lifetime, but dirty, neither will do the job satisfactorily.

Cheers - B.B.S.

From your mouth to everyones ears! We have a "Use & Care" section on the Palio website addressing this very thing.

I own & use Palios. But then again, I know the owner & he shows up at my house every now & then and I dont wanna piss him off :r:r

Now you could never piss me off sir :)

Mike,Palio is owned by a member and brother many of us know personally.

Your satisfaction with his product will be complete.Period.

:2

Thanks Dave

I like my Xikar, if you have a good b&m near you and it breaks, or your son tries to cut through a steel bolt with it. They will just swap it for you and do the paperwork to send back your old one. YMMV of course.

We at BOTL, LLC offer the same exact thing and in fact have personally called B&M's to make sure that they knew a Palio customer was going to be coming in and that they were to swap out that persons cutter no questions asked. Once we even had a person who was on vacation go into a shop near where they were staying and made sure to send the version of their cutter to the store, so it was waiting for them.

Lastly, the question in the original post is often asked and to be honest most of the time I see responses that generally say they prefer xikar mostly due to aesthetics.

Though we would never sacrifice any part of what the Palio cutter does for some aesthetic value...

A little teaser for the folks as to what we're working on, thank you all for your support!

[icehog3]

I have seen the future...and the future is Palio. ;)

[OpusEx]

I'd like to add that we're very proud around here to say that of the two cutters referred to in this post, only one is made completely in the USA of 100% American made components. http://www.gadsden.info/i/clipart/American-flag-icon.gif

[Catfish]

A Stainless Palio? I'd buy one.

[bobarian]

Ooooooh, shiny! :dr
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/bigmagico/PalioXL.jpg

[Remo]

A Stainless Palio? I'd buy one.

:tu

[BHalbrooks]

From your mouth to everyones ears! We have a "Use & Care" section on the Palio website addressing this very thing.

Now you could never piss me off sir :)

Thanks Dave

We at BOTL, LLC offer the same exact thing and in fact have personally called B&M's to make sure that they knew a Palio customer was going to be coming in and that they were to swap out that persons cutter no questions asked. Once we even had a person who was on vacation go into a shop near where they were staying and made sure to send the version of their cutter to the store, so it was waiting for them.

Lastly, the question in the original post is often asked and to be honest most of the time I see responses that generally say they prefer xikar mostly due to aesthetics.

Though we would never sacrifice any part of what the Palio cutter does for some aesthetic value...

A little teaser for the folks as to what we're working on, thank you all for your support!

Based on all of this, and to boot you're a CA member, I'm gonna pick up a Palio.

[Catfish]

Based on all of this, and to boot you're a CA member, I'm gonna pick up a Palio.

Soon as I see a stainless one, i'm all over that. :tu

[EricF]

Soon as I see a stainless one, i'm all over that. :tu

Me Too!!! :tu

[lenguamor]

Ooooooh, shiny! :dr
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/bigmagico/PalioXL.jpg

I admit it...I'm a bit hard.

[Zane]

Soon as I see a stainless one, i'm all over that. :tu

Ditto!

[pnoon]

I'd like to add that we're very proud around here to say that of the two cutters referred to in this post, only one is made completely in the USA of 100% American made components. http://www.gadsden.info/i/clipart/American-flag-icon.gif

Palió - A cut above. :)

[cjhalbrooks]

I'd like to add that we're very proud around here to say that of the two cutters referred to in this post, only one is made completely in the USA of 100% American made components. http://www.gadsden.info/i/clipart/American-flag-icon.gif

This alone is the reason I am getting one

[kelmac07]

Soon as I see a stainless one, i'm all over that. :tu

X2 :tu :tu

[icehog3]

Ooooooh, shiny! :dr
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh150/bigmagico/PalioXL.jpg

No brainer....looks like I will be a 4 Palio Man. :tu

[Malakai]

Just got my first Palio in my mailbox this afternoon. The carbon fiber version...but that all stainless steel one looks bad ass and looks like it will be my 2nd Palio.

[Sonic04GT]

Some good opinions in here. I went with the Palio.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=51947