White Oak, Teak and Holly Humidor

Congratulations on a very nice execution. Love the choice of woods and the inlaid top.

-- When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt! Henry J. Kaiser

Very Nice! Excellent job.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I’ve been wanting to build a humidor for a while now, and this is a beautiful inspiration. Can you give us some insight into the functional design of this piece?

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

very nice work

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

That’s a very nice box!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Beautiful humidoor!

A couple of elements intrigue me:

1) What are the materials and construction details on the top?
2) what method did you use to cut those large miter key slots?

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Wow, very impressive.

I just love your work.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Here are some answers to your question.

I’m not sure what to say about functional design. I’m not clear on what that means. Re: materials and construction details on the top – Long story made short, I used some remaining teak wood that I obtained from the re-commissioning of USS WISCONSIN BB 64 in 1987. I used strips of Holly to create the sense of a ship’s deck. Re: method used to cut those large miter key slots – I created a 45 degree slanted finger jointing jig to run the mitered box over the stacked dado blades. I have photos of the jig but, I still need to figure out how to post them in these comments! I’ll send them. Max

-- Max the janitor at www.hardwoodskeletonclocks.com

great project. wondering about the background graphics in the photos.

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

looks great…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

Beautiful humidor. Thanks for your service to our country.

-- Maplewood, MN

beautiful. Nice gift to yourself

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very nice box…Love the top.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Very, very nice

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

I’ll be more specific. Is the lining Spanish Cedar? Where is the humidifier? How many cigars will it hold? Things of that nature.

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

JP,
The lining is Spanish Cedar. I did some research and learned that Spanish Cedar was the best wood for maintaining the consistency of humidity inside the box. Seems to work well but, I don’t like the wet spots that appear. I think that means the cedar is not dry enough. I can deal with that. Re: the humidifier, I have yet to buy one! They’re pricey so, I’ll hold out until later. You can find them online or your local smoke shop. Since my wife doesn’t appreciate my once in a while cigar smoking habit, I only smoke them when my navy friends stop by or the NY Giants win – not often! This could be a smoking year however, if Manning keeps the offense moving. Re: how many cigars will it hold – That depends on the size of cigar you store in it. I never filled it but, I believe you could get 30-40 (6-7”) cigars in this box. If you’re interested in building this box I can draw up some plans for you. Most of what I do is in my head! I seldom draw detailed plans. I make gestural drawings only. Max

-- Max the janitor at www.hardwoodskeletonclocks.com

Best humidor I’ve ever seen. Outstanding design and execution. This one is destined to my favorites.
I too thank you for your service to the nation.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Very nice, I’m sure it’s past due for one of your own.

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Great looking humidor. The design, wood selection and attention to detail pulled it all together in fine fashion.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

did a search on humidors – really like the one you built, I am sure you got to enjoy a few cigars after the super bowl.

-- Marge, Colorado

I just stumbled across your humidor, and your invitation to stop in for a cigar if I’m in the neighborhood. I’m thinking that a humidor that nice is worthy of some first rate Cubans… Makes me wish I was in the neighborhood to find out. -SST

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

Very nice work. I’m intrigued by the holly. Didn’t know it was useable for woodworking.