UPDATED** Humidor pics...scroll down...

[jaylax5]

UPDATED HUMI PICS FROM 11/17/07...PLEASE SCROLL DOWN...

[n2advnture]

» and Lisa is such a sweetie...she is the best!

»

» 9 stick sampler based on the forums advice...got at least 2 of each to get

» a "decent" experience...I know, I know, I should have bought more...but I

» need to keep it low key for the Mrs. sake.

»

» Thanks to all who gave me personal input. Cheers.

LOL! That didn't take long :-D

~M

[jaylax5]

»

» LOL! That didn't take long :-D

»

» ~M

Yeah, I know, haha...I figured you set me up so nicely that I had to go ahead and compliment my new accessories with some Puros.

[Wiley]

Once you've tasted great service, there's no going back!

I get a chuckle out of Rob "testing" the merchandise to see if I should buy it! :-D

[asmith]

» I get a chuckle out of Rob "testing" the merchandise to see if I should buy it! :-D

While Rob is away please don't think the "Testing" or as I prefer to say R&D (We get a tax deduction from the Government for R&D) will slow down. I will make sure there are several new tasting notes on the forum

[Tampa1257]

» » I get a chuckle out of Rob "testing" the merchandise to see if I should

» buy it! :-D

»

» While Rob is away please don't think the "Testing" or as I prefer to say

» R&D (We get a tax deduction from the Government for R&D) will slow down.

» I will make sure there are several new tasting notes on the forum

Looking forward to the detailed analysis of the R & D Smithy. You are so kind to take one for the Team...............;-)

[anacostiakat]

Nice sampler!

I too look forward to the R & D. :wink:

[jaylax5]

The Eagle has landed. My compliments to Lisa and Smithy.

I am a tad bit under the weather today and will start my Puro Experience in a day or two. I am very excited to sample these beauty's out. Cheers.

[Colt45]

» will start my Puro Experience in a day or two.

» I am very excited to sample these beauty's out.

You've probably heard this before - you might want to give them a chance to

acclimate - a couple of weeks, longer is better.

It's tough to wait, but worth it - just my opinion.

[jaylax5]

» You've probably heard this before - you might want to give them a chance

» to

» acclimate - a couple of weeks, longer is better.

» It's tough to wait, but worth it - just my opinion.

Yeah, you are right. I am very anxious, but need to do that. Thanks for the advice. Cheers.

[Mel]

For the Mrs. sake-----DON"T TELL HER! I like wire transfers cause they are like ghosts.

[jaylax5]

» For the Mrs. sake-----DON"T TELL HER! I like wire transfers cause they are

» like ghosts.

Tis true.

I was only kidding, my wife knows about my vice. She's a good woman.

[wp2]

» » You've probably heard this before - you might want to give them a chance

» » to

» » acclimate - a couple of weeks, longer is better.

» » It's tough to wait, but worth it - just my opinion.

»

» Yeah, you are right. I am very anxious, but need to do that. Thanks for

» the advice. Cheers.

You won't be sorry if you let them rest 4 or 5 weeks in your humidor. Nice choices BTW.

[CoryOllis]

» and Lisa is such a sweetie...she is the best!

»

» 9 stick sampler based on the forums advice...got at least 2 of each to get

» a "decent" experience...I know, I know, I should have bought more...but I

» need to keep it low key for the Mrs. sake.

»

» Thanks to all who gave me personal input. Cheers.

»

» EDIT*** Here are the lucky winners...

» COHIBA ROBUSTOS

» ROMEO Y JULIETA EXHIBICION NO.4

» PARTAGAS SERIE D NO.4

» HOYO DE MONTERREY EPICURE NO.2

» BOLIVAR ROYAL CORONAS

» JUAN LOPEZ SELECCION NO.2

» Partagas Serie P No 2

» HOYO DE MONTERREY LE HOYO DU PRINCE

» PUNCH RS 11

Sweet! I can't wait to try it out. I just stocked before I joined but soon, baby, soon. :-D

[Shooter]

My money says you're top 3 will be:

Cohiba Robusto (just got some from Lisa and they ROCK!)

Bolivar Royal Corona

Punch RS11

Enjoy!! Nice selection indeed!

[shrink]

» COHIBA ROBUSTOS

» ROMEO Y JULIETA EXHIBICION NO.4

» PARTAGAS SERIE D NO.4

» HOYO DE MONTERREY EPICURE NO.2

» BOLIVAR ROYAL CORONAS

» JUAN LOPEZ SELECCION NO.2

» Partagas Serie P No 2

» HOYO DE MONTERREY LE HOYO DU PRINCE

» PUNCH RS 11

Simply great selection, Jay. I could survive on this assortment for a long, long time.

[jaylax5]

» Simply great selection, Jay. I could survive on this assortment for a

» long, long time.

I have already had a CoRo and PSD#4...and they were both very nice...what can I say, I am new to this passion (only having NC's before) and couldn't wait the 4-5 weeks...I am in the process of building a collection. I know it will take some time, but I am patient with regards to that. ;-)

My friend and I built a humidor cabinet...when we are finished, I will post up pics. It is 42" H, 22"W, 24" D...we made it out of furniture grade Oak, with solid Oak trim and door. It really came out nice so far...the spanish cedar is on order and we will finish by next weekend. I am in search of a nice 18"X19.5" slab of black granite to place on top within the trim. It is quite unique.

Cheers.

[jaylax5]

» My friend and I built a humidor cabinet...when we are finished, I will

» post up pics. It is 42" H, 22"W, 24" D...we made it out of furniture

» grade Oak, with solid Oak trim and door. It really came out nice so

» far...the spanish cedar is on order and we will finish by next weekend. I

» am in search of a nice 18"X19.5" slab of black granite to place on top

» within the trim. It is quite unique.

» Cheers.

As promised...

I figure it will hold 60+ boxes/cabinets and about 150 loose, give or take. I am happy I went 24" deep...it makes it a lot easier to fit boxes. As you can see from the pics, I only have 8 boxes on the top shelf...for now...it will grow.

It is sealed pretty tight and a very solid piece of furniture. Please ask any questions or give your opinion...thanks.

[Miami101]

You will be happy...these guys are the best I have found.

Also they provide good input when I order.....................

[jaylax5]

» You will be happy...these guys are the best I have found.

» Also they provide good input when I order.....................

Oh, I'm very happy with Club Czar...I was just posting pics of the humidor...didn't want to waste a new thread. Cheers.:-D

[wp2]

Very nice pics, looks like a great piece of furniture.

From your hygrometer it reads a bit high, try to get it down to 65 or below percent. The more boxes you store (here's the catch 22) the more steady the humidity will be.

[Colt45]

Nice job! The glass is wild.

[Mark Twain]

A very nice cabinet!

I love the granite top and the fogged glass.

What hygrometer are you currently useing? Many people keep their Cuban cigars at lower humidity than 72%. It all depends on personal taste, but I think they smoke so much better below 65%.

I noticed you're using humidification beads. You might consider putting them in mesh bags because they tend to get knocked around and are a pain in the arse to clean once spilled (trust me, I know).

I also think that you might better enjoy your cabinet if you moved the metal cans out of the bottom. RH tends to settle at the bottom and those cans often rust easily and I'd hate to see you wake up one morning and see several rust rings ontop of the spanish cedar.

The cabinet is beatiful. ;-)

[jaylax5]

» A very nice cabinet!

»

» I love the granite top and the fogged glass.

»

» What hygrometer are you currently useing? Many people keep their Cuban

» cigars at lower humidity than 72%. It all depends on personal taste, but I

» think they smoke so much better below 65%.

»

» I noticed you're using humidification beads. You might consider putting

» them in mesh bags because they tend to get knocked around and are a pain

» in the arse to clean once spilled (trust me, I know).

»

» I also think that you might better enjoy your cabinet if you moved the

» metal cans out of the bottom. RH tends to settle at the bottom and those

» cans often rust easily and I'd hate to see you wake up one morning and see

» several rust rings ontop of the spanish cedar.

»

» The cabinet is beatiful. ;-)

Thanks to everyone for the advice and feedback...

I will take out a bowl or two of the beads to help lower the RH. Since my adventure has just begun, I haven't acquired enough product to knock the bowls around...not yet at least. And I will definitely take out the cans too. ;-) I didn't think about rust rings.

I bought the hygrometer from Radio Shack.

Thanks again.

[chef2275]

Hey jay...

Very nice man. I have a couple of questions for you. Im planning on building the same almost identical dimensions, for the weather stripping: do you have it on the four sides or just the three, and if it is just the three do you believe the fourth would help? Second, how thick is the marble(or granite)?, sorry lost train of thought. On mine was planning on using Kingswood for the body and for the part you have as granite, i was planning on using either cocobola, bloodwood and thinking possibly Purpleheart.

chef