Howdy,
Relative newby here. I'm looking to make a humidor for my father in law
for Christmas. Anybody have advice? In particular, I'm not sure what kind
of finish to use that would hold up to the higher humidity and wouldn't have
the potential to change the taste of the cigars.
As for wood, I keep flip flopping, but a few candidates are maple and
walnut. I was also thinking of something more exotic, like zebrawood.
Anybody know of a reason why some woods would be better than others for this
particular project?
Thanks in advance. Any advice is much appreciated.
Victor
Where can I buy Spanish Cedar to use for a liner?
Thanks
"wch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Victor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Howdy,
> > Relative newby here. I'm looking to make a humidor for my father in
> law
> > for Christmas. Anybody have advice? In particular, I'm not sure what
> kind
> > of finish to use that would hold up to the higher humidity and wouldn't
> have
> > the potential to change the taste of the cigars.
> >
> > As for wood, I keep flip flopping, but a few candidates are maple and
> > walnut. I was also thinking of something more exotic, like zebrawood.
> > Anybody know of a reason why some woods would be better than others for
> this
> > particular project?
> >
> > Thanks in advance. Any advice is much appreciated.
> >
> > Victor
> >
> >
>
>
Alas I cannot claim origination of the ice box humidor, as I derived the
original idea from someone who had done something similar to an ice box
of their own. They however did not modify their ice box at all. They
only used the it for storage and didn't bother to line it with anything
or make any alternative form of storage. It seemed to be just a semi
sealed place to store boxes of cigars for them, but their idea triggered
the woodworker in me to take it to the next level, which I believe I did.
I've deleted the broken link as I couldn't find his new one.
Lee
Carter Products Company
igor wrote:
> Thanks for the link. Brilliant concept and brilliant execution. I've
> looked at all sorts of humidors for years, and while some are very pretty,
> your icebox is much more. Have you considered a whole series in this
> style? You might even be able to get some sort of design protection.
>
> BTW, the STAEBELL & ASSOCIATES link seems broken.
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:13:08 -0400, Carter <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Most hardwood suppliers also carry spanish cedar, just make sure you
>confirm that it is spanish cedar as regular cedar will ruin your cigars.
>Another option some humidor manufactures use for interior liners is
>Honduran Mahogany. In my opinion it doesn't age cigars as well, but if
>your just building a small personal unit, then aging probably isn't your
>highest priority.
>
>For myself I converted an old solid oak 1900's ice box to a humidor. I
>lined the interior with spanish cedar and made some spanish cedar
>drawers for my loose cigars. Boy, it was a ton of work, but well worth
>it. It holds about 1000 cigars and has computer humidity control. If
>anyone's interested you can view it on my personal site at the following
>address:
>http://pweb.netcom.com/~raptorlp/humidor.html
Thanks for the link. Brilliant concept and brilliant execution. I've
looked at all sorts of humidors for years, and while some are very pretty,
your icebox is much more. Have you considered a whole series in this
style? You might even be able to get some sort of design protection.
BTW, the STAEBELL & ASSOCIATES link seems broken.
Most hardwood suppliers also carry spanish cedar, just make sure you
confirm that it is spanish cedar as regular cedar will ruin your cigars.
Another option some humidor manufactures use for interior liners is
Honduran Mahogany. In my opinion it doesn't age cigars as well, but if
your just building a small personal unit, then aging probably isn't your
highest priority.
For myself I converted an old solid oak 1900's ice box to a humidor. I
lined the interior with spanish cedar and made some spanish cedar
drawers for my loose cigars. Boy, it was a ton of work, but well worth
it. It holds about 1000 cigars and has computer humidity control. If
anyone's interested you can view it on my personal site at the following
address:
http://pweb.netcom.com/~raptorlp/humidor.html
Lee
Carter Products
Dave wrote:
> Where can I buy Spanish Cedar to use for a liner?
> Thanks
>
"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Where can I buy Spanish Cedar to use for a liner?
> Thanks
snip!
Any mail-order wood supplier will probably have Spanish Cedar in the cuts
and sized you want.
Ed
Any wood that you would use for any box will do... as long as it's one that
YOU like. I'm working on a humidor in mahogany with a crotch mahogany veneer
for the top and bottom. The entire humidor is lined with Spanish cedar...
now THAT imparts a sweet smell to the cigars!
When the frost comes, I'll pull it out to get it finished... until then, I
play with my Alfa Spider.
"Victor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Howdy,
> Relative newby here. I'm looking to make a humidor for my father in
law
> for Christmas. Anybody have advice? In particular, I'm not sure what
kind
> of finish to use that would hold up to the higher humidity and wouldn't
have
> the potential to change the taste of the cigars.
>
> As for wood, I keep flip flopping, but a few candidates are maple and
> walnut. I was also thinking of something more exotic, like zebrawood.
> Anybody know of a reason why some woods would be better than others for
this
> particular project?
>
> Thanks in advance. Any advice is much appreciated.
>
> Victor
>
>
"Victor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Howdy,
> Relative newby here. I'm looking to make a humidor for my father in
law
> for Christmas. Anybody have advice? In particular, I'm not sure what
kind
> of finish to use that would hold up to the higher humidity and wouldn't
have
> the potential to change the taste of the cigars.
>
> As for wood, I keep flip flopping, but a few candidates are maple and
> walnut. I was also thinking of something more exotic, like zebrawood.
> Anybody know of a reason why some woods would be better than others for
this
> particular project?
>
> Thanks in advance. Any advice is much appreciated.
>
> Victor
>
>
"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1RiBc.85279$Sw.71549@attbi_s51...
> Where can I buy Spanish Cedar to use for a liner?
> Thanks
>
>If you have a Rockler's wood working store near you try there, that's where
I've gotten mine.
--
Paul O.
[email protected]
Victor wrote:
> Howdy,
> Relative newby here. I'm looking to make a humidor for my father in
> law
> for Christmas. Anybody have advice? In particular, I'm not sure what
> kind of finish to use that would hold up to the higher humidity and
> wouldn't have the potential to change the taste of the cigars.
>
> As for wood, I keep flip flopping, but a few candidates are maple and
> walnut. I was also thinking of something more exotic, like zebrawood.
> Anybody know of a reason why some woods would be better than others for
> this particular project?
>
> Thanks in advance. Any advice is much appreciated.
Spanish Cedar is the traditional wood for humidors--you can either make the
whole thing out of it or use it as lining.
> Victor
--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
Spain? :)
"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Where can I buy Spanish Cedar to use for a liner?
> Thanks