Humidor build - mahogany finished exterior but not interior?

I have been building humidors for a number of years and have always lined them with Spanish cedar. I am also a cigar smoker, and think that the Spanish cedar not only repels tobacco boring beetles, but it also imparts a pleasant aroma to the cigars, making the lining a 2 for 1 deal. I personally would use a liner, keeping the interior moisture from the humidifier device away from the outer box. Most humidors are stored indoors in controlled temperature and humidity environments, minimizing the movement of the wood. Unless you live in a very humid area and plan to keep the box out of heat and AC, I would not worry too much about the movement. I have an African mahogany with ebony accents (G and G finger joint joinery) on my bench right now that I an finishing up. It is lined too. That is just the way that I prefer to add value to my work, especially when commissioned. Hope this advice helps.

-- "Now I'm just another old guy wearing funny clothes"

I don’t smoke exept the ocassional treat of a few cigars once every few years and no inhaling either.So if I took it up seriously, I would like a nicely lined humidor.Once when I went with an friend of mine to Venice in Italy I bought a packet of five large cigars from a small stret vendors cabin.When I got them home I took one out of the box and tried to light it and the cigars all of them must have been on the guys shelf for years as they all crumbled and fell to dust almost in front of my eyes.I don’t know what it was in italy but we were also in Saltsburg in austria were evrything was good and we were treated very well and properly looked after however when we took the train down to Venice, every time, I kid you not everytime, we went to eat they tried to cheat us with the bill.They offered on the menu a price clearly staing including tax, then charge us for the tax on top of this at the end and numerous other scams.Strangely enough the people were very nice just restaurants and some shops too.I never will go back there again.Once bitten as they say and twice shy.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease