New Humidor

[Martin_F]

I'm excited to show you guys my new humidor I've been working on with a good friend of mine.

Decided a while back, after seeing some of the great humidors @BTWheezy was cranking out, that it was time for me to finish an old project of mine.

It was actually my dad, that started building a humidor for me some 15 years ago. It was meant to be a surprise, but I kinda knew it was happening. Guess live got in the way, and the unfinished box has been sitting around my dad's shop for all these years. I've since moved to a different country, but as it turns out, my friend is a very talented wood worker, always looking for a challenge. He's never built a humidor before, but seeing his other work, there was no doubt in my mind, this project would turn out great as well.

Just before Christmas, I received they old pieces of wood, my dad started working on all those years ago. Unfortunately time hadn't been too kind to some of the parts, and a touch decision had to be made to not use all of the original pieces. This on the other hand was an opportunity to redesign the layout and change the dimensions slightly to feed my current needs.

Here is a sketch of what I came up with:

I wanted something a little different, where the humidification device wasn't in the lid, but actually behind the cigars. This way I hope, the humidity will be more uniform, and not higher on the top tray.

After a couple month of dedicated work on my friends part, I'm now proud to show the finished product:

The inlay in the top is the main piece being reused from the original humidor and also the focus point I would say.

The whole box is built from 3/8 inch Spanish Cedar and 1/2 inch of Sapele Mahogany.

So hopefully retaining the humidity will not be an issue. The seal is also very tight, you almost lift the box off the table, if you're not careful trying to open it up!

After taking the pictures it was time to get the inside cleaned out really well and start seasoning. I will post some more shots once it is filled!

Thanks for tuning in, a very exciting day for me indeed.

 

[PrairieSmoke]

Beautiful! That will be a piece to cherish.


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[KRunch61]

Very impressive. Does anyone keep the trays/dividers in their humis? For me, they take up too much valuable space.

[BlackFriar]

That's beautiful.  I'm glad to see you finished something your father started for you.

[Squarehead]

Excellent work,congrats

[rcarlson]

Holy Cow!  Nice work!

[BTWheezy]

@Martin_F Wow!  That is a beautiful piece of work!  Nice job collaborating with your friend, and also reclaiming the original wood from your dad’s project.  @fastkiller13 and I had an exchange many weeks ago about humidors that take lengthy journies to our homes, and we settled on the term “rescue humidor”...just like a “rescue dog”.  You’ve got one magnificent rescue humidor my friend!

Just need pics when it’s full, and then the new pics when you start the new one because this one is full! Congrats and nice work to you both!

- Wheezy

[THEMISCHMAN]

Great work. That’s a beautiful humidor.

[DevilDog72]

Very nice!! 

[Optic101]

Excellent work !

[Ender1553]

Gorgeous looking humi!

Very impressive. Does anyone keep the trays/dividers in their humis? For me, they take up too much valuable space.

I do keep the top tray in my 300ct thats similar to this one... stacks of cigars on the bottom meant to stay there a while, an assortment on the top of 2 or so from each lot to easily grab and smoke.

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[clutch5150]

VERY nice work. Love the workmanship on the joint mating. Perfect! 

[Martin_F]

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

On 4/28/2018 at 6:46 PM, KRunch61 said:

Very impressive. Does anyone keep the trays/dividers in their humis? For me, they take up too much valuable space.

The dividers were designed to hold one box of 52 ring gauge cigars 6+ inches long, or 2 boxes back to back in each compartment if they're robusto sized.

So the max would be 6 boxes in the bottom for aging purposes. The top tray will hold all my singles and smoking stock.

That's the plan anyways

 

17 hours ago, BTWheezy said:

@Martin_F Wow!  That is a beautiful piece of work!  Nice job collaborating with your friend, and also reclaiming the original wood from your dad’s project.  @fastkiller13 and I had an exchange many weeks ago about humidors that take lengthy journies to our homes, and we settled on the term “rescue humidor”...just like a “rescue dog”.  You’ve got one magnificent rescue humidor my friend!

Just need pics when it’s full, and then the new pics when you start the new one because this one is full! Congrats and nice work to you both!

- Wheezy

Thanks for the kind words, means a lot coming from you!

I like rescue humidor, that hits the nail on the head. If this one gets to small, I'll probably just do a Tupperdor in the basement, while this one will spend it's days upstairs with me!

If anybody is interested in some in-progress pictures, let me know...

On a side note, anyone looking to build their own humidor, I got the mortise system for the solid brass Brusso hinges laying around. I'd let it go on the cheap, if anybody is interested shoot me a PM.