Sharpening a Xikar Cutter?

[carcosa]

According to Cigar Afficianado, Xikar will sharpen their cigar cutters for free if you send it in:

How Can I Sharpen My Cigar Cutter? | Cigar Aficionado

Should I try sharpening my cigar cutter myself? | Cigar Aficionado

www.cigaraficionado.com

However when I contacted Xicar this is what they said:

Hi Sean,



Since the blades are small and not easily reachable we do not sharpen cutters. We would also not recommend to have your cutter taken apart as this would result in the warranty being voided.



If you feel as if your cutter is not working up to standard, you can definitely have it sent in to our warehouse and we can definitely have that replaced for you.



Kind regards,

-Genesis



Customer Service Team

XIKAR, Inc.

3350 Enterprise Ave Suite 120

Weston, FL 33331

866-676-7380





On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 1:38 AM:

Is it true that if my Xi2 gets dull I can send it in to get it sharpened? If
not can you recommend how to sharpen this cigar cutter? I have sharpened my
own knives a couple times

Thanks for your time

I guess either Cigar Aficionado is just wrong, or the customer service rep didn't know what they were talking about. Anyhow the Xi2 is a great cutter, just wish I didn't have to toss it if it ever gets dull. Right now I have cut about half a dozen cigars with it and it works great.

How many cuts can you get out of one of these before they go dull anyhow?

 

[madox07]

Not sure about the xikar, as I only have an ultra combo, which I haven't used extensively, but I do own a Colibri of London cutter since 2006, and it cut hundreds of cigars - especially toscanos being cut in half puts far more strain on a cutter than your regular cigars. It still works great, 13 odd years later, although I do feel that it started to lack that clean of a cut as of late.

 

[mikestanley]

The Davidoff double blade cutters are supposed to be self sharpening. I've had my Davidoff for over a dozen years with no issues. I bought an Xikar for my golf bag last Winter. Used it quite a bit since, that is where I usually enjoy a cigar. No feeling that it isn't every bit as sharp as it was day one.
Mike S.

 

[orobusto]

The company changed hands a couple of years ago. Sharpening may have been done by the old owners, but as the email you received says, you can get it replaced under the lifetime warranty. Mine has been great for many years and cigars.