I have been looking at humidors for quite some time now and have yet to find one that is exactly what I want so my wife suggested I build my own. My wife's grandfather builds custom mesquite furniture and mills all his own lumber so I figured structuraly he can help make it look nice. I have found plenty of plans and suppliers for the hardware and Spanish cedar so that is covered. Basically I will be building a 100 cigar humidors out of mesquite. After this I am open to suggestions on design or additions to it. I want to do it right the first time so give me all the suggestions you have.
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I've been thinking about this for some time now, but haven't started the project becuase of "paralysis by analysis". Going to be watching this thread closely for any tips and tricks.
Anyway, if you're wanting some design inspiration, do a search on "humidor" over on sawmillcreek.org. Those guys have been making some absolutely incredible looking ones lately.
Cory
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This is a great idea; just make sure it seals really well. The flatness on the lids will be really important. I work in the machining industry, so let me know if you need any tips on how to do this. My only suggestion is that if you are doing it, you might as well make it bigger. a 100 cigar humidor rarely holds 100 cigars. If it were me, I would go ahead and build a 250...but I keep a lot of cigars. Great idea!
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Originally posted by hillcountryhunter View PostVERY NICE!!!! That is exactly why I want to build my own. You can't buy anything that has the character that mesquite does. You don't have any pictures of the inside do you? Do you have a hard time keeping the humidity at a constant level or does it seal well?
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