Why cigars and not pipes?

[Cool Breeze]

I'm bismokual
I tried "scrap" filler cigars but (1) still ended up with a lot of scrap (yes, I know it's fungible) and (2) I didn't really like the resulting cigars - didn't burn well and were inconsistent flavorwise.

That surprises me.
I figured scraps would burn very good and consistent. I know when you light up a mixed filler cigar they tend to burn very well.

[Bruck]

That surprises me.
I figured scraps would burn very good and consistent. I know when you light up a mixed filler cigar they tend to burn very well.

Right, but your experience is probably with professionally rolled (or machine-made) mixed filler. Even then there's some consistency. My technique isn't exactly "Cuban," and with cigar scraps you get all different sizes and shapes.