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Last post 6 years ago by Brewha. 21 replies replies.
have you made your own humidor?
TXsheepdog Offline
#1 Posted:
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This is my hand crafted humidor. made from birch and lined with Spanish cedar. Keeps a nice 70-72% humidity. Holds just over 100 full size cigars. Currently have Cuban Wheel Torpedos and a few other assorted smokes in it.
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burnem2 Offline
#2 Posted:
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Very nice!!!
Phil222 Offline
#3 Posted:
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Very cool. I have thought about it but fear that I lack the skill set needed to do a good job.
delta1 Offline
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looks good. What did you do to create the seal?
frankj1 Offline
#5 Posted:
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might wanna drop that RH.
hate to see mold on them big stogies.
banderl Offline
#6 Posted:
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Need to drop the RH.

Brewha made a very nice humidor a while back. Maybe he'll chime in.
delta1 Offline
#7 Posted:
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agreed...60-65 is a good range...imho
Ewok126 Offline
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I would love to attempt making one but damn the cost of spanish cedar to do it.

Fantastic job by the way, yep I gots to roll with Delta and the rest of the brothers on that RH. Take it down a bit.
Phil222 Offline
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Really? I recently bumped up my RH to 65-70. Brick wall
bgz Offline
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Ewok126 wrote:
I would love to attempt making one but damn the cost of spanish cedar to do it.

Fantastic job by the way, yep I gots to roll with Delta and the rest of the brothers on that RH. Take it down a bit.


If I remember right, the wood for the drawers in my wineador was about 50 bucks. Not bad.
Ewok126 Offline
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I like a dryer smoke and I tend to have better burns but its just a personal thing. I take pretty dang good care of my cigars but one thing I don't do regularly is turn them. I make it a point to make sure that I do not touch unless its to pack up and ship or to smoke to avoid damage. Besides I will admit I am quirky when it comes to handling my stogies.

With that being the case I have noticed that at higher RH one side tends to burn slower than the other since I do not turn them. One BOTL I know he ain't happy unless his cigars are soggy but if he forgets to roll them, the dang things canoe like a MF. I use to flip chit if she didn't hit 70-72 RH because that was the suggested on the majority of reading/research that I found. Again, just my personal preference after listening to these boys and giving it a go I found these guys advice was spot on (for me.)
Ewok126 Offline
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bgz wrote:
If I remember right, the wood for the drawers in my wineador was about 50 bucks. Not bad.


Man that is not bad at all. Was you able to find the wood local or did you have to order online? I have a solid wood trunk that I would love to convert but after taking the measurements to line it and make the drawers, Yeah, I went looking online to get the wood LOL, well lets just say my arse drew tight.

Here in Memphis there is no spanish cedar to be had locally and with what people want for shipping which is what kills it for me.
banderl Offline
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Ewok126 Offline
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After seeing that....

Yep it moved!
Abrignac Offline
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banderl wrote:
Need to drop the RH.

Brewha made a very nice humidor a while back. Maybe he'll chime in.



For once we agree on something.
Phil222 Offline
#16 Posted:
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Whoa! Brewha not messin around...
TMCTLT Offline
#17 Posted:
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Phil222 wrote:
Whoa! Brewha not messin around...



The only problem I see in hindsight.....it's TOO SMALL!!! fog
bgz Offline
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Ewok126 wrote:
Man that is not bad at all. Was you able to find the wood local or did you have to order online? I have a solid wood trunk that I would love to convert but after taking the measurements to line it and make the drawers, Yeah, I went looking online to get the wood LOL, well lets just say my arse drew tight.

Here in Memphis there is no spanish cedar to be had locally and with what people want for shipping which is what kills it for me.


Ya, there's a couple places here that sell it local. I just called around a bunch of local lumber yards... not of the Home Depot variety, but actual lumber yards. Most of their websites suck and don't have everything they sell, so you have to call them.
Ewok126 Offline
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bgz wrote:
Ya, there's a couple places here that sell it local. I just called around a bunch of local lumber yards... not of the Home Depot variety, but actual lumber yards. Most of their websites suck and don't have everything they sell, so you have to call them.



Man Memphis would not know wtf a lumberyard or Lumber Mill was if it slapped them in the face. I cant help but to laugh because there are listings for lumber companies here. When you get there you see they have 3 2x4's laying on the ground and both ends are pointing south, all of this in a one acre fenced in parking lot and they call that their "Lumber Yard"
banderl Offline
#20 Posted:
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Look for a hardwood dealer in the area.
Or a woodworking supply store, Woodcraft and Rockler carry it.
Brewha Offline
#21 Posted:
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Good job on the humidor! Sliding doors is a good choice. it solves a lot of fit problems.


About the Spanish cedar -

If you don't have a lot of wood working tools you probably need to buy sized and surfaced wood. Buying 5/4 or 4/4 wood from the yard means re-sawing (splitting its thickness) jointing two sides and planning to thickness. So band saw, jointer and planner.

Buying it sized and surfaced (S4S) means other than a saw you just need a router or dado set to put in the rabbits. And do put in rabbits so you can install it as ships lap. The cedar will have a lot of expansion across its width and you don't want things to buckle.

Of course, you really don't have to have Spanish cedar to make a humidor. Tuppadors or anything that is mostly air tight works just fine. Some folks use a non-working wine refrigerator. And you can always just add some cedar as flooring or shelving to help with the fine aroma. The cedar really does the job of acting as a humidity "spring", holding moisture and releasing it when needed. But then so do beads.

Good luck with the building!
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