Colibri SV-Cut Cutter Review (Black & Chrome)

2026-07-20  Wouldn't Buy My Money

Filed under: How to Cut

Verdict: Wouldn't Buy Again... half of this cutter is excellent, and the half I'd actually reach for keeps pinching my cigars. The SV-Cut's whole pitch is two cutters in one body: a deep V-cut on one side, a straight cut on the other. The V side has been flawless for ten months. The straight side pinches, the open blades wobble, and the thing weighs too much to carry... and at this price, half-great doesn't get a reorder.

The Setup

• What it is: Colibri's SV-Cut (model CU600T)... a spring-loaded, push-button two-in-one with a deep V-cut on one face and a straight guillotine cut on the other. Stainless Steel 420 blades, black knurled body with chrome ends
• Street price: $75 list, and you'll see it in the $75-90 range depending on the shop
• What I paid: $75 of my own money, ordered September 2025. Nobody sent it
• In service: about ten months. It lives at the house... you'll see why

In Use

Pick it up and the first thing you notice is the weight. Part of that is two full blade assemblies in one body, part is whatever this metal is... it has real heft either way. Closed, the build matches the weight: no wiggles, no rattles, nothing loose. Push the button and it pops open quick and easy every time.

Open is a different story. With the blades up there's a good amount of back-and-forth wobble... not in the body, just the blades. It never affected a cut that I could tell, but on a cutter at this price I notice it every time.

The V side is the reason to own this. It's a good, deep V... the blades are sharp, and it has never cracked a cigar on me. Ten months of use and the V side has worked basically flawlessly.

The straight side is the reason I wouldn't buy another one. It cuts, but it consistently pinches the back of the cigar... a little crimped edge on the far side of the cut. I've tried it on a lot of different cigars and I get the same pinch nearly every time. My theory: press on the back of the straight-cut section and you can feel a little play, so I'm assuming the blade isn't sitting tight against the opposite face, and that gap is the pinch. It has never ruined a cigar. It's just annoying, and I don't like it, and it sends me across the room for a regular straight cutter even when this one is sitting right there.

What Surprised Me

The torpedo trap. Because there's a blade on each face, a long cut can catch both sides. Cut a torpedo and the straight side clips the cap on its way through, and now the piece you cut off is trapped between the two blades... you have to pop the cutter back open to knock it out. Not a dealbreaker, but nobody tells you that in the product photos.

The finish has been bulletproof. Whatever coating Colibri put on this... anodizing, paint, whatever it is... it has held up wonderfully. Ten months of table duty and there's very little wear on it at all.

The rounded ends want to be a cigar rest. Top and bottom are contoured so you could lay a cigar across it in a pinch. I wouldn't trust it... the resting surface is the thin edge of the cutter, so unless you're inside or it's a perfectly still day, that cigar is coming down.

The Weight Problem

This is a table cutter, full stop. It's got too much heft to drop in a jeans pocket for an afternoon. The only carry that makes sense is truck-to-lounge or truck-to-table... any longer than that and you'll leave it home. Which is fine if you buy it as a house cutter, but know that going in.

Bottom Line

Where the SV-Cut shines is the herf scenario: people coming over, you set out one cutter, and everybody gets their choice of a deep V or a straight cut without digging for their own. People rave about this cutter for exactly that reason, and I get it. But for me the straight side pinches, the open blades wobble, and it's too heavy to go anywhere. What's left is a very good V-cutter with a straight side I avoid... and Colibri sells a V-Cut without the straight side. That's the one I'd buy. Whatever it goes for, the V side of this tool is excellent enough that I'd take it on its own.

Would I buy it again? No. I'm not unhappy I own it... it's a great V-cutter and it earns its spot on the table when people are over. But for this money I don't want my cigar pinched, and the two-in-one trick isn't worth it when I only trust one of the two.

Best for: somebody who hosts and wants one cutter on the table that covers everybody's preference... and who mostly cuts V anyway.

Gear gets the same one-question treatment as the cigars... would I buy this again? This one's a no... the V side is great, but I'd buy Colibri's V-only cutter instead and skip the pinch.

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