mhollowa
Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:40:00 AM
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/w00069.asp . Search the board for materials sources.
RICKAMAVEN
Thursday, February 14, 2002 7:41:00 AM
excellent site. i guess i am more handsome than handy. dado and rabbets and grooves, oh my!
mhollowa
Thursday, February 14, 2002 8:25:00 AM
You can always forget the joinery and grab the duct tape.
mmay
Thursday, February 14, 2002 4:58:00 PM
Thanks for the reference. Nice article, and my admiration to those of you that are this handy. I was thinking of making my own, giant humidor. LMAO about using duct tape. Now I understand why the better ones are expensive. This article reminds me once again that I am not that handy and I how much golf I can play in the time it would take mess up a lot of good materials.
bud451
Friday, February 15, 2002 3:21:00 AM
The easiest thing to do, for the non-handy men, is to buy a upper kitchen cabinet and line it with Spanish Cedar or Mahogany. You can find them on clearance at many stores. Mistakes from installers etc. Very easy to do and makes an attractive wall-hung humidor.
mhollowa
Friday, February 15, 2002 4:48:00 AM
With some extras -- a latch that wedges the door close, odorless adhesive to attached the cedar and Credo -- those cabinets are a great idea and a notch above an igloodor. Thanks for the idea.
bud451
Friday, February 15, 2002 5:21:00 AM
You don't really need to latch the door closed. I found a little air circulation is good and easier to maintain a consistant humidity.
mhollowa
Friday, February 15, 2002 7:25:00 AM
Sounds like you've built one of these. What did you need besides the cedar (which I hear is available from Rockler)?
bud451
Friday, February 15, 2002 8:02:00 AM
No, I haven't built one, but I did convert an old armoire. Basically the same steps of lining an inside of a cabinet. Works great. Send me an email if you want more specifics and pics, don't want to bore everyone.
bud451
Friday, February 15, 2002 8:04:00 AM
Duh....give me your email address or here's mine [email protected].
bud451
Friday, February 15, 2002 8:06:00 AM
I am loading a picture in the "picture post" section.
mhollowa
Friday, February 15, 2002 8:08:00 AM
Thanks. Home Depot, here I come.
mhollowa
Friday, February 15, 2002 8:50:00 AM
Bud:

Beautiful work. That's not a converted contractor kitchen cabinet. That's nearly a work or art. Thanks for posting the photo. It gives me something to shoot for. I've seen photos of homemade humidors on other sites. I'll post them as I come across them.

bud451
Friday, February 15, 2002 8:54:00 AM
Thanks, no problem. The refinishing of the outside took the longest(it was painted black!). The inside was fun and easy.
mhollowa
Friday, February 15, 2002 11:07:00 AM
Bud:

Is that your shop in the background?

RICKAMAVEN
Friday, February 15, 2002 8:28:00 PM
mhollowa: credo? make your own, cheaper and better than that overpriced toy humidifier.
mmay
Saturday, February 16, 2002 6:40:00 PM
Rick, I made several humidifiers following the suggestions on cigarnexus.com (thanks again for the post) and bought the PG ($10 pint undiluted) and Oasis very inexpensively. Do you have any other suggestions/improvements over what is suggested at cigarnexus.com? [email protected]
bud451
Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:22:00 AM
Yea, it's pretty small.