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Got a break with no rain and was able to plane and rough cut the rest of the cedar. In the oven at 180 degrees for a few hours. I don’t want my spanish cedar spotting and sticking to my cigars.
I see a humidor in my future
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This is awesome. I love the updates.
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Mixing up some shellac for the inside to seal the humidor before I install the cedar. Haven’t decided if I’m going to use shellac or tung oil on the outside yet.
Some dry fitting and adjustments with some assistance from my Japanese planes.
Some dry fitting and adjustments with some assistance from my Japanese planes.
I love watching this process!
If I did it, it would be a crude box with butt joints that you hide in the closet.
If I did it, it would be a crude box with butt joints that you hide in the closet.
Outstanding!
My vote is for tung oil over shellac. To me tung oil compliments the wood, shellac makes it pretty, just my .02
My vote is for tung oil over shellac. To me tung oil compliments the wood, shellac makes it pretty, just my .02
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Padauk is an awesome looking wood (it does darken more to a brownish colour over time) and it’s easy to work with but man does it make a mess. Neon orange sawdust everywhere.
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Managed to get a bit of work in on the humidor today. First photo is where I started this morning.
Cut of the door, added some cedar and some padauk ribbon. The recess on the right is for the piano hinge. This photo, the drawer is open. The bottom of the top shelf is flush with the door frame (where the glass starts) and is slatted to hold boveda packs. The bottom of the drawer is also flush with the frame and the space underneath is also for boveda packs. There is about 7/8” clear along the whole back and slightly more along the front for air movement. The lips at the bottom of the display shelves are about 2”. The whole unit is about 17”x31”.
Drawer closed.
Door on. (Just on the 3/8” proud cedar rim, hinge isn’t installed yet)
Same photo but on angle to show the padauk ribbon detail. Also picked up the glass today. This is gonna look great once I start finishing it and add the lighting.
Cut of the door, added some cedar and some padauk ribbon. The recess on the right is for the piano hinge. This photo, the drawer is open. The bottom of the top shelf is flush with the door frame (where the glass starts) and is slatted to hold boveda packs. The bottom of the drawer is also flush with the frame and the space underneath is also for boveda packs. There is about 7/8” clear along the whole back and slightly more along the front for air movement. The lips at the bottom of the display shelves are about 2”. The whole unit is about 17”x31”.
Drawer closed.
Door on. (Just on the 3/8” proud cedar rim, hinge isn’t installed yet)
Same photo but on angle to show the padauk ribbon detail. Also picked up the glass today. This is gonna look great once I start finishing it and add the lighting.
Nice! The attention to detail is superb.
Looks like you are going to store the cigars upright?
Looks like you are going to store the cigars upright?
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Thanks. Yes, the cigars will be upright except for any in the drawer. Each shelf will hold about 70 (40 ring gauge at 3 layers deep) cigars or less larger diameter. The height can accommodate in excess of 8”.
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing your progress with us.
I find myself looking forward to the next post. Very nice.
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3 coats of tung oil and waxed. Ready to start finishing her up.
Some sponges and distilled water to start the seasoning.
Some sponges and distilled water to start the seasoning.
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Mounted to the wall. Pay no attention to the bald guy taking the picture.
The lighting on the inside of the door. Remote controlled of course.
The lighting on the inside of the door. Remote controlled of course.
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Playing with the new toy while I season it up for a couple of days.
That is crazy cool! Excellent!
Wow! That looks amazing! Nice work. 
One item of concern, have you checked to see if the lights emit heat within the humidor?
One item of concern, have you checked to see if the lights emit heat within the humidor?
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No heat. Low voltage/wattage LEDsWow! That looks amazing! Nice work.
One item of concern, have you checked to see if the lights emit heat within the humidor?
I agree!!Wow! That looks amazing! Nice work.
Congrats, well done..
If I did that, the wind could blow thru it...
Are you intending to put in a small cpu fan to circulate the air? Or do you think it will hold just fine?
If I did that, the wind could blow thru it...
Are you intending to put in a small cpu fan to circulate the air? Or do you think it will hold just fine?
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