So hard to let go...

This humidor is the biggest, and I think finest, humidor I have made to date. This was custom designed and ordered by a client of mine. He requested a burl top with darker wood for the carcass. These were the species I came up with…Bubinga for the carcass, chestnut burl for the lid, and sapele edge banding. The box is 17” x 12” x 7.5”. The removable trays are made of sapele for the frame, bubinga finger tabs, and of coarse spanish cedar for the bottom. The trays are finished with danish oil and paste wax in hopes of not imparting any solvent flavor to the cigars stored in this humidor. The box is lined with 1/4” spanish cedar and the dividers in the bottom are removable to customize the size of each compartment. The floor is solid 1/2” granite because it looks cool. This was my first time installing a half-mortise lock and it was much easier than I thought it would be. A sharp set of chisels does wonders. The hinges are Vertex round hinges that have 90 degree stops. These hinges are super easy to install with a 1 3/8” forstner bit. My only advise would be to use different screws than what come with them. The original screws are too short for a heavy lid. The whole humidor is finished with danish oil followed by two coats of shellac and then 8 coats of poly. My initial goal was 4 coats of poly but I would have a blemish, sand and recoat. Blemish sand and recoat. Blemish sand and recoat. Finally I got it right! Anyways, as always I couldn’t have finished this project without all the help of my fellow Lumberjocks. Thanks for all the advise. It was so hard to ship this humidor instead of giving it a home on my dresser lol