well this one is finally completed... 6 coats of Shellac and all I have to do now is Rub it out...

Hog

Very nice Russ, very nice.

Awesome.....just great lookin' wow, how many cigars (robustos and bigger) do you estimate it will hold?

Charlie

Simply put what a piece of cigar beauty, very nice work

Charlie,

I have to guestimate between 75-100? LOL

I know it seals great... I did the flashlight test on it LOL

the dividers are removable..

Hog

Wow, i love the marbling effect!

Great job on the humi!

R

wow, it looks GREAT. Dang, how long does it take you to make?

Thats awesome Hog, high quality humidor.

bet a few people are rubbing one out , wishing this was theirs 🙂

that humidor is SEXY

Very nice - always admired guys who could do this type of work.

Bro, you're an artist!

Where can I order one ?

Usahog... Have you ever thought about making Spanish ceader trays that would be a generic size that would fit cooledor specs ??????

I have all these 5 packs in baggies but like to keep them seperated by dates as opposed to "loose" with no I.D. as to when I bought them.

A basic tray W/ air holes would really sell well to the cigar crowd especially w/ basic 48 Quart dimensions that would stack easy w/ dividers.

Any thoughts?

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Hello Mr. Jones...

To answer your question.. I have done trays for different types of humidor's.. cabinet's, wine coolers and coolerdor's

Spanish Cedar is very pricy when you can locate it.. My local bends me over the counter with no lube.. when they see me coming (I recently posted a rant thread on this) So I purchase alot from other sources (shipping costs)going rate is usually around $6-7.50 a bdft=(board foot= 12"L X 12"W X 1"T or 144 sq inches) rough sawn or sanded 2 sides... once that arrives I then have to rip it to thickness IE: 3/8", 1/4", 1/8", plane it to smoothness 4 sides just to have it ready to be worked into a project... this all takes electricity, wear on equipment and man hours to get completed... then comes completed trays and shipping costs count in the packing materials so no damage occurs.. and anything in a shipping box/container 24" or longer the postage has a surcharge added...

Now granted if I had mass orders for coolerdor' trays it would be worthwhile to both myself and customers because I could then round the total costs in and keep overhead lower...

Please don't take this post as me being an **** about this, but that is what I have to look at when doing a project...

Now how much would you be willing to pay for these trays for your coolerdor? and are you going to keep your cigars in a coolerdor through-out your cigar smoking life? or one day pull the trigger on a nice size Cabinet Humidor where added custom trays would get the view and Aw of friends and neighbors?

You may want to look into local shops and grab some empty cigar boxes to slide those five packs into your coolerdor'.. this would be more cost effective...

Hog

Folks, I had the pleasure of seeing one of USAHOG's humidors up close and personal at this weekends eHerf gathering in St Louis. The humi in the above picture looks like the same one. I have NEVER had my hands on a humidor that had a better seal. This was a beautiful humidor. I put most of my raffle tickets in the bucket hoping to win this work of art but didn't. The guy that did win it was absolutely tickled.

I tried to open it gently and initially thought it was locked. Finally determined it wasn't locked, it just had a great seal. Awesome workmanship!!!!

Hog thanks for the reply.. no offense taken to answer.. I understand only too well the additional costs when producing hand crafted items. I'm a ceramic artist with lots of experience in commission pieces.

I was just curious ... but the empty box idea was one I was already mulling over. Being a craftsmen is always a process of many variables vs. the feasibility.

You make excellent works, keep producing.

I too was able to see this humidor in person, what a thing of beauty, and a friend of mine actually won it in a raffle. He is really excited to get it home (it needed to be shipped back here to Nebraska). USAHog does good work, no doubt about it. And he and his wife are two of the nicest people you will meet.

JDL

100% agree with ya John. Wait...did I just say that?

Russ and his wife are such nice people. I really enjoyed meeting them.....just awesome in every way. Thanks Russ!

NICE. I have a humidor started. A friend gifted me some 100 yr old oak from some old church pews.(hope this isn't sacrilage). It is absolultely beautiful tight grained wood. Hope to finish it soon.