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This was my first humidor. Black walnut (my favorite) outside with of course the spanish cedar on the inside. Should hold 50 cigars. I thought I had made a mistake with the grain pattern going from front to back instead of the traditional long ways. The lid started to bow a little at first but then relaxed. I thought I was going to have to start over or otherwise fix it but it turned out the way I wanted it after all. The finish is hand rubbed lacquer.
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Jim Crockett (USN Retired)
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#1 posted 1620 days ago
Beautiful humidor. Black walnut is also one of my favorites and your hand-rubbed lacquer finish looks great. Nice job!
Jim
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DaddyT
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#2 posted 1620 days ago
Love the wood. Love the finish.
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angelis
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#3 posted 1617 days ago
Love the humidor, I was wondering if you got plans for it somewhere? I have been wanting to construct one of these but want to get the construction exact so I don’t potentially ruin a bunch of cigars.
dustygirl
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#4 posted 1617 days ago
Great job on the humidor.Love the choice of wood and the finish is great.
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Shadowbox
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#5 posted 1615 days ago
I don’t have any plans for this box, but the basic dimensions are 11 1/2×9 x 2 1/2. If I were to do it over, I would make it a little deeper than 2 1/2. At least 3, maybe even 3 1/2. Once you add the spanish cedar, the humidifier and the hygrometer, it eats up a lot of the useable space.
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VerteramoFurniture7
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#6 posted 1417 days ago
Great Humidor!!! I love how simple it looks. The mistake of the grain on the top turned out really cool. You thinking of making another one?
a1Jim
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#7 posted 1414 days ago
good job
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Shadowbox
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#8 posted 1414 days ago
Update – I visited the friend I made this for and looked it over while enjoying a fine cigar. The lid is bowing again. It still seals, but I plan to make another one with more material around the lid to give it more strength. Thanks all for the comments!
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