Cigar clipper and cigar clipper sharpener

Abstract

A cigar clipper sharpener includes a guide plate having a plurality of slots cut therein as well as a central sharpener support opening. A slender, angled sharpening tool can fit into the sharpener support opening, which may, itself, have a guiding surface to guide the sharpening tool at the proper angle for sharpening the blade of a cigar clipper. The plurality of slots allow cigar clipper supports to adjust to hold various sizes of cigar clippers on the guide plate. The retention members slide in the slots and can be positioned to hold both the body and the blade handles of the cigar clipper to the guide plate. The sharpener can be used on guillotine style, scissor style, callibri style and hole punch types of cigar clippers. The sharpener may be used on replaceable blades for replaceable blade cigar clippers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cigar cutter sharpener comprising:
 a sharpening tool having, on at least a portion of an outer surface thereof, a sharpening surface operable to sharpen a metal blade;   a base having a plurality of slots cut therein;   one of a hole or a divot formed in a central portion of the base, the hole or divot configured to receive an end of the sharpening tool therein;   a plurality of clamping members slidable within one or more of the plurality of slots, the plurality of clamping members operable to fix a cigar cutter on the base.