deadeyedick wrote:A couple of thoughts. Maybe you are cutting too deep into the shoulder of the cigar which would start to unravel. The other thing is your cigars may be too wet and expanding in the dry air as you smoke.
^This was my initial thought.
I was having similar issues and burst wrapper problems a month or two ago.
I analyzed the situation, applied my deductive reasoning skills, read literature, consulted experts, and came to the conclusion that it could be that the cigar is too moist or too dry. Or that my humidor is too moist or too dry. Or that the ambient air outside the humidor is too moist or too dry.
My conclusion was the the wrappers were brittle because they were too dry, so they would putz up when I tried to cut or punch them. Even if they didn't mess up on cutting, the cigar would expand and bust the wrapper during smoking because the wrapper is too dry and not supple. I added more humidity, and the problem has been mostly solved. I think I've only had one screw up on opening, and that was last night, and I think it was because I let the humidity drop.
Or maybe the humidor is too moist.