HOW IT WORKS

Enhancing your smoke with the best cut.

The XIKARŪ cutter gives cigar enthusiasts the finest cigar cut with power, efficiency and ease of use.

The cutter operates by double-guillotine scissors action, using a bottom hinge point with an internal spring to release the cutter to the open position.

A locking device retains the blades in the closed position after each cut. This feature adds to the safety and portability of the cutter.

Instructions for Use

Cutters:
Hold the cutter on one side in the first crook of knuckles, and on the other side along the length of your thumb. Use a powerful snap squeeze to cut your cigar for best effect. Note the two sides operate independently of one another, so one will always close against the cigar first. Rest assured that both blades meet in the middle and that each cuts the same amount of cigar.

Knives:
XIKAR utilizes the "liner lock" on Xi knives for easy opening and closing. To release the lock and close the knife, simply turn the belly of the knife up so that you can see the blade slot. Then, using your thumb, push the angled liner that is pinned against the butt of the blade sideways toward the knife handle and away from the blade base. Once the liner is in a straight position against the body, close the blade slightly and the lock is released. You can now close the knife completely.

Precautions

Use only as intended. Do not place any object other than a cigar in the opening aperture of the cutter. Do not use knives to pry or puncture. This could be dangerous to you and may ruin the knife's mechanics. XI products are sharp cutting instruments! Please keep all XI products out of reach of children and irresponsible adults. Damage as a result of misuse may void your warranty.

It's Sharp!
Do not test the blades' sharpness with your thumb, it's dumb! You can't feel the edge on the sharpest blades, so you will cut yourself before it "feels" sharp. The proper way to test the sharpness of any blade is to slice a shaving off the side of a lightweight piece of paper (like this one). Angle your blade edge 45 degrees against the paper's edge, and slice. If it cut's it is sharp. If it tears, it needs buffing.

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Suggestions for cleaning and maintenance

We recommend that you periodically clean and lubricate the locking / opening mechanism on XI cutters and knives. Simply place a couple of drops of a quality graphite lubricant (such as TUF GLIDE or LOCK EASE) in the mechanism, and operate the unit for deep penetration. Wipe away excess lubricant when finished. The locking mechanism of XI cutters can be accessed through the hole that appears above the release button when the cutter is open.

Blades may be cleaned of debris using rubbing alcohol. We also recommend using a soft chamois cloth to polish the blade steel.

We also recommend periodic tightening of the body screws. This will keep your tool functioning like new.

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