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djkeith
Enthusiast Topic Starter

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:21:50 PM

Not sure if this has been asked wasn't able to find much using search. I have some decent Woodworking skills and plenty of room in my garage. I am thinking of building my own Humi. I know the outside wood part is simple enough. Question I have is. Is Spanish Cedar necessary or is any kind of Cedar ok? Also is Cedar even needed?

tonyt722
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:24:08 PM

Regular cedar is too aromatic. Spanish cedar will help hold humidity better

tcostyn
Aficionado

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:25:24 PM

I'm sure a lot of people can give you a way more informed answer than I can, but my understanding is that Spanish cedar is desirable not only for humidity characteristics but also because it's fairly neutral with regards to aroma/anything it might add to cigars. Dunno if there are any other woods that would provide similarly beneficial characteristics.

djkeith
Enthusiast Topic Starter

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:27:08 PM

Regular cedar is too aromatic. Spanish cedar will help hold humidity better

tonyt722 wrote:

I was wondering about the Aroma being a factor. Hmm now gotta find a place to get Spanish locally.

tonyt722
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:27:31 PM

Good luck, it can be expensive

HockeyDad
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:33:10 PM

I thought this thread was about seeing a really, really nice humidor.

Thunder.Gerbil
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:39:16 PM

A lot of the confusion with the oft asked question of "can I use red, aka: aromatic cedar?" stems from the fact that Spanish cedar isn't a cedar at all. It's in the same family as mahogany; it just happens to have a slight cedarlike odor. Mahogany is perfectly ok to use too, it just costs even more than Spanish cedar.

BuckyB93
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 1:00:49 PM

Spanish cedar dust is an irritant so if you are sensitive, it is suggested that you wear a mask when you are working with it.

ZRX1200
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 1:03:01 PM

I'm with HD, I though maybe the skipper let someone see his stash....

daveincincy
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 1:18:59 PM

#10

There's a couple woodworking guys on the this forum that could probably give you some tips and provide some links on where to buy the cedar. I know I have seen threads on this before. USAhog is one that used to provide this info, but he doesn't come around anymore (that I know of), and the info he provided was on the old forum setup so trying to find his old posts may be futile. 🤔

Thunder.Gerbil
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 1:31:16 PM

#11

Like www.woodfinder.com is so hard to remember... *rolls eyes*

richokeeffe
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 1:54:08 PM

#12

One caveat - working with Spanish Cedar dust can be toxic, so make sure you have adequate safety systems in place and wear a mask while creating dust

BuckyB93
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:04:22 PM

#13

Spanish cedar dust is an irritant so if you are sensitive, it is suggested that you wear a mask when you are working with it.

BuckyB93 wrote:

One caveat - working with Spanish Cedar dust can be toxic, so make sure you have adequate safety systems in place and wear a mask while creating dust

richokeeffe wrote:

Is there an echo in here?

Echo…

Echo...

Thunder.Gerbil
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:20:43 PM

#14

Bucky, you write that like you expect people to actually read the entire volume of information already presented on a subject, or in this case, a thread.

Sheez, what are you, an engineer or something? 😉

delarob
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:45:45 PM

#15

Sometimes I get humidor wood. Standing there looking for a certain stick I find one I forgot all about and I...

:-s Oh wait, that ain't the type of wood you're asking about is it?

BuckyB93
Herf-A-Holic

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:48:05 PM

#16

Well I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Now excuse me. I have to draft a post about using humibeads vs gel vs PG. I don’t think that’s been brought up before and I never know how to use a search tool or even Google for that matter.