I Made the Cut!

[El Presidente]

14 minutes ago, Mr. Japan said:

Made in Italy? where?

 

Oreste Frati srl

Via La Mola, 4, 33085 Molino di Campagna PN, Italy

 

Massimo and the team were an absolute pleasure to deal with. 

[MoeFOH]

Here's the little vid and text guide from Massimo on sharpening the Figaro...

You can use a sharpening stone.

You can easily sharpening the cutters without dismantling but it's easy to unscrew the two parts. 

Before sharpening the cutter place the sharpening stone in water about 5 to 10 minutes until it is completely wet and put the whetstone on a damp cloth. 

Keep the blade at an angle of 10 to 15 degrees on the whetstone. 

Apply a bit pressure when you grind the blade forward and release the pressure when you grind the blade backward 

Continue sharpening one side until burns starts to appear on the edge and then sharpen the other side same time. 

The water on the whetstone gets muddy during sharpening. Do not wash the muddy as it helps a knife sharpened. 

[El Presidente]

Thanks Steve 

[unclepauly25]

On 3/10/2021 at 6:30 PM, Smatthews607 said:

About a week for me. Not bad for crossing the Atlantic and moving through New York's facility.

Thank you, definitely going to order one !

I ordered mine this morning! I’ve wanted one of these for a while, I was sold once I saw the bond roberts logo! 

 

[BeerPimp]

Once again this place is costing me more money.  I have been meaning to purchase a new cutter and then I saw this thread.   Ordered one can't wait to get it.

[BigGuns]

Used it a few times now...I love it. Super sharp and ergonomic.  Now if only I can get my ish together and make a straight cut!

[Meklown]

On 3/12/2021 at 6:07 AM, MoeFOH said:

Here's the little vid and text guide from Massimo on sharpening the Figaro...

Okay I'm sold. Place an order already. Been eyeing the cutter since I saw it on this forum in an earlier post/discussion re Fox, but didn't find any shops that ships to HK. Hopefully if this sharpens as advertised, this will be the last cutter I need to buy, though need and want are two different concepts altogether. 

[Joeyjojo]

Got mine today and used it as soon as finished work.

 

Really clean cut, and fantastic value for money compared with some of the other more gimmicky knife style cutters out there.

[bassistheplace]

just ordered 2.

i love this community

[BeerPimp]

Got mine yesterday.   I was super impressed with the finish and craftsmanship.  Had to test it out right away.   It is definitely sharp.   Also I will say the way that it was designed was well thought out.   You can really see what you are doing compared to my Xikar cutter.

[unclepauly25]

Got mine Monday! Very high quality and sharp, love it! 

[Habana Mike]

Very nice cutter. Slices just the cap off perfectly with the right technique. Takes a little practice, a good eye and a little sobriety.

Surprised no fez monkey logo though! Foxy got the fox

[La_Tigre]

Not the cutter to be used on the second cigar of the night....  🩸 🩸 🩸 😉 

 

***Edit: Just saying! Cannot stop tinkering with it!

[El Presidente]

On 3/27/2021 at 9:45 AM, Habana Mike said:

Very nice cutter. Slices just the cap off perfectly with the right technique. Takes a little practice, a good eye and a little sobriety.

Surprised no fez monkey logo though! Foxy got the fox

maybe a Fez Monkey a little later in the year 

[mprach024]

4 hours ago, El Presidente said:

maybe a Fez Monkey a little later in the year 

When that happens I’ll place my order

[La_Tigre]

51 minutes ago, mprach024 said:

When that happens I’ll place my order

One for each hand... 😂 

[Corylax18]

12 hours ago, El Presidente said:

maybe a Fez Monkey a little later in the year 

Damn. I wish I'd known. I would have waited, ordered the set and saved on shipping! Haha

[La_Tigre]

On 3/31/2021 at 7:36 PM, El Presidente said:

maybe a Fez Monkey a little later in the year 

Would love for this version to be the Damascus steel.