Cigar Geeks

Recently got back into smoking cigars the 100 ct desk top I bought 2 months ago quickly filled up so I decided to build a cabinet I do the design & shop drawings for a custom cabinet manufacturer so I have access to everything I need. Decided on a cabinet 20" wide x 18" deep x 32" tall (just a little under 4 sq. ft. inside) using African Mahogany the cabinet box is made using ¾" birch plywood the top & bottom are dadoed, glued, & screwed into the sides ¾" plywood back attached

(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/twslayden/Cigar%20Stuff/tn1.jpg) 

 I then attached the mahogany side panels

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Applied a beaded face frame

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The top is solid hardwood with an ogee profile routed on side & front then applied small moulding under the top & a beaded edged base mould 

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Attached the inset glass door frame did some finish sanding ready for stain & laquer 

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Its been three weeks since the finish was applied & all laquer smell has dissipated

The color is actually a darker red I guess the shop lighting makes it look lighter 

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I was able to get the spanish cedar to line the inside from our lumber supplier, this morning I resawed the 1" thick stock in half & glued up enough to line the sides, back, top & bottom. That is the progress so far, the plan is to have a drawer at top & a center shelf I will add more photos hopefully by next weekend I really need to get this done my emergency coolidor is getting full & I've got more cigars on the way

 

That looks great!.

nice!

Very good looking!

Beautiful work. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Beautiful. Awesome wood work

Great looking unit.  What front are you going to use lexan plexiglass or just have a regular section of glass pane fitted for it?

Great build!

That thing looks awesome, great workmanship :thumbsup:

Quotebigjohn20081983 - 10/25/2014  1:02 PM  Great looking unit.  What front are you going to use lexan plexiglass or just have a regular section of glass pane fitted for it?

 I will use 1/4" thick glass maybe with a slight tint I want to be able to see the hygrometer & thermometer 

Very nice looking cabinet, gonna look better full of cigars though.

Terry, that is a really beautiful cabinet!  I like the color (even with the slight red hue).  Are you going to put an outlet in it to allow for an electric humidifier or use a passive system?  Great craftsmanship!  :thumbsup:

:thumbsup: very nice.

Some very nice work there!

-Paul

QuoteLonghorn - 10/25/2014  1:52 PM  Terry, that is a really beautiful cabinet!  I like the color (even with the slight red hue).  Are you going to put an outlet in it to allow for an electric humidifier or use a passive system?  Great craftsmanship!  :thumbsup:

 I picked up a hydra sm from cigar bid then ordered the LG fan kit to use in it, I was planning on putting an outlet inside, also thought about just drilling hole in back & running power cable through a grommet 

Looks awesome nice work :thumbsup:

Fantastic work!  Looks great!

Nice, taking orders from Geeks any time soon?

Very nice, you do good work.

Beautiful

Very nice work!

That is awesome!  Looking forward to seeing your progress and the finished product.

Looks awesome! Look forward to seeing that thing stocked with some good smokes.

 Sweet cabinet although, a bit on the heavy side I am sure (being an inch and half thick).... Just curious why you chose to miter the door stiles & rails rather than a mortise and tenon joint?:confused:

 I am currently having some doors made for a recessed cabinet I have installed for my stereo and TV components that will only be frames with speaker cloth installed in the panel areas. I asked my buddy for mortise and tenon joints on the frames for the extra glue surface they afford...... (would have done them myself but I am way too lazy and no longer have the patience for fine woodworking)

Are they biscuited or Craig jigged to add strength? Consider how many times this will be opened and closed......... :shades:

 Don't mean to be a downer, I think it is a great job and will be a fine addition to your home, not to mention a killer storage container for a "few" more cigars,,,,I was just curious.......  :?:

 

I chose the miter frame because I could use a more decorative  moulding profile than a traditional stick & cope door, the joints are cut on a cnc miter frame machine that cuts a tenon on one side of the miter & a mortise on the other  there is probably as much or more actual glue surface than on traditional door style. Using a plywood carcase makes the cabinet more stable than affixing  two different hardwoods together in the case of Spanish cedar to mahogany which would expand & contract differently

(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/twslayden/Cigar%20Stuff/MiteredMoulding.jpg) 

 

Wow, that is such a great looking piece you have made.  Can't wait to see some updated pics once you got it filled up

Quoteterrys1991 - 10/28/2014  10:38 PM  

 

I chose the miter frame because I could use a more decorative  moulding profile than a traditional stick & cope door, the joints are cut on a cnc miter frame machine that cuts a tenon on one side of the miter & a mortise on the other  there is probably as much or more actual glue surface than on traditional door style. Using a plywood carcase makes the cabinet more stable than affixing  two different hardwoods together in the case of Spanish cedar to mahogany which would expand & contract differently

(http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/twslayden/Cigar%20Stuff/MiteredMoulding.jpg) 

 

  Nice! :bigthumbs:  

Quotempurtle01 - 10/25/2014  5:42 PM  Nice, taking orders from Geeks any time soon?

Would be more than happy to help out anyone I can, in order to build one for somebody else I would have to run it through the shop as a regular cabinet order & then there would be shipping  I think it would be more cost effective to find a local cabinet shop that  could build something to your specific needs, I would be glad to offer any help or advice that I can.

NOW DAT IS A TING O BEAUTY

:bigthumbs:

Beautiful job! Man it must be nice to have all the right tools at your disposal! Totally jealous!

WOW, Very nice, Keep the updates and pics comming.

Looks really nice.  Great work.  I was thinking the same thing as Vroomp; That's gotta be heavy!

Quotevw77guy - 10/30/2014  9:07 AM  Looks really nice.  Great work.  I was thinking the same thing as Vroomp; That's gotta be heavy!

Yeah it probally is a little overkill I tend to do that a lot & hopefully once its set in place I won't have to move it around. But the way things seem to going its going to be to small before it's done, Thanks to everyone here forcing Encouraging and or Enabling me to buy more & more cigars. :biggrin:

  

 

Wow very cool

Quoteterrys1991 - 10/30/2014  9:56 AM

Quotevw77guy - 10/30/2014  9:07 AM  Looks really nice.  Great work.  I was thinking the same thing as Vroomp; That's gotta be heavy!

Yeah it probally is a little overkill I tend to do that a lot & hopefully once its set in place I won't have to move it around. But the way things seem to going its going to be to small before it's done, Thanks to everyone here forcing me to buy more & more cigars. :biggrin:  

Forcing seem's like such a strong word. Around here we prefer the word Encourage or Enable. :biggrin:

Quotentanner - 10/30/2014  11:48 AM  

Quoteterrys1991 - 10/30/2014  9:56 AM  

Quotevw77guy - 10/30/2014  9:07 AM  Looks really nice.  Great work.  I was thinking the same thing as Vroomp; That's gotta be heavy!

Yeah it probally is a little overkill I tend to do that a lot & hopefully once its set in place I won't have to move it around. But the way things seem to going its going to be to small before it's done, Thanks to everyone here forcing me to buy more & more cigars. :biggrin:  

Forcing seem's like such a strong word. Around here we prefer the word Encourage or Enable. :biggrin:

Your right that is strong post has been edited 

Much better. So have you started on plans for the next, bigger one?
 :angel:

Quoteterrys1991 - 10/29/2014  9:18 AM

Quotempurtle01 - 10/25/2014  5:42 PM  Nice, taking orders from Geeks any time soon?

Would be more than happy to help out anyone I can, in order to build one for somebody else I would have to run it through the shop as a regular cabinet order & then there would be shipping  I think it would be more cost effective to find a local cabinet shop that  could build something to your specific needs, I would be glad to offer any help or advice that I can.

How about for your fellow Texas geeks?  :biggrin: I could drive up and pick it up, and I believe I would be traveling with some cigars!  :biggrin:  :angel:

:cool:

Quotenirab - 10/30/2014  3:24 PM  

Quoteterrys1991 - 10/29/2014  9:18 AM  

Quotempurtle01 - 10/25/2014  5:42 PM  Nice, taking orders from Geeks any time soon?

Would be more than happy to help out anyone I can, in order to build one for somebody else I would have to run it through the shop as a regular cabinet order & then there would be shipping  I think it would be more cost effective to find a local cabinet shop that  could build something to your specific needs, I would be glad to offer any help or advice that I can.

How about for your fellow Texas geeks?  :biggrin: I could drive up and pick it up, and I believe I would be traveling with some cigars!  :biggrin:  :angel:

 Would be glad to dicuss something with you or anyone else, I didn't start this thread to drum up any business but I'd be happy to help you out if I can.

Was able to work on humidor yesterday got the interior Lined with 3/8" spanish cedar, made a drawer with two removable trays,added an adjustable shelf. Took it home & applied "D" shaped foam weather strip to seal door put in the hydra sm humidifer & auxilliary fan, will pick up glass for door tomorrow and in a couple of days should be ready to start seasoning.

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Also haven't decided on type of lock thinking about using a magnetic lock that is used to child proof cabinets it will keep door closed well & wont be visible from the front 

 

congrats, that is a great looking humi and some beautiful woodworking

That looks awesome! Very well done!

Nice piece of work.

Very nicely done. Looks quality. I'll be in the market for one of these in about 6 months time myself.

That's turning out very nice. I seen the other day where boveda packs makes a Seasoning Pack for new humidors says it takes 14days to work but I think something like that may be to high of a cost with the size of this humidor.

That looks great!  Very well done. :bigthumbs:

Man, that looks awesome.

Legit

Beautiful! :bigthumbs:

A work of art.

I'm certain cigars will taste better coming out of this beautiful humidor.

I'd love one just like it, too bad you don't live in Canada :biggrin:

Beautiful work. Can't wait to see it all filled up :biggrin:

Beautiful. I have zero wood working skills, so stuff like this always amazes me.

I started the seasoning process last wednesday, decided to remove the green foam from the hydra humidifer & replaced it with kitty litter, set the hydra unit at 75% RH & put dish of distilled water on the shelf  and in the drawer the hydra unit ran constantly for a full day my calibrated hygrometer showed RH at 84% there was about a 10% difference between the two, I backed off on the hydra unit and just let everything stabilize, and give the spanish cedar time to absorb the moisture, RH slowly got down to 72% by sunday afternoon was able to get the hydra unit & my hygrometer witin 4% thats with both sitting next to each other I also added a second calibrated hygrometer in the drawer removed both dishes of DW & added a small container of KL inside the drawer, I set the hydra unit to 65 & by monday evening the lower hygro was at 72RH the drawer was at 68 RH  I tweaked the hydra unit down a little last night this morning I was at 68% top & bottom going to let this sit for couple of more days & should be moving cigars hopefully by thursday

Can't wait to see it full!

Humidor is staying at 66-68% RH moved cigars in last night I have a lot more room than I thought guess its time to start buying more.

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Looking great!.

Looking good.

That looks great. Awesome job!

Very impressive work!

That's very nice man. Looks excellent.

I don't know how I missed this thread for so long, but that is some very nice craftsmanship!  :bigthumbs:

Wow!  That's one nice humi.

Great looking "box", Terry!  Nice work!  :thumbsup:

Its been almost two months since I started using humidor RH is staying 66%-68% I added a keyed lock mainly just to keep door tight against the weather strip, here is an updated photo:

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Great work brother, wish I had that kind of talent

Beautiful work., nicely stocked as well.  Congratulations

Looks like you fixed the problem of not having enough cigars! :biggrin:

Are you running 2 humi units in it?

Ive got the one hydra unit & kitty litter on the shelf and a small container in the drawer

Very nice work.   When you need room, I can store the Padrons for you. :-)

Hi Terry,
That is a GREAT humidor. I know you will be proud each time your open it to get a cigar. You really should build a few to sell!

Nice craftsmanship Terry, You definitely did a good job filling it as well. How many sticks can it hold?

Quotemchammer - 5/5/2015  8:45 AM  Nice craftsmanship Terry, You definitely did a good job filling it as well. How many sticks can it hold?

Thanks & good question I need to sit down & do a complete inventory I've thought I have it full several times now & keep finding ways to add one more box, mostly using cabinet for aging,smoking out of a desktop & tupperdor I recently had to set up 

It looks even better when filled up! Nice!  :biggrin:  :bigthumbs:

Look's like you have it full enough to keep the RH stable. :biggrin:

Man this is one awesome build. I have been pondering building my own cabinet versus buying a mass produced one

That looks awesome. I wish I had the skills to do something similar.

I wish I had the collection to justify something that big lol. Very nice craftsmanship Terry. That is one sweet humidor

It looks really nice!

Nice looking cabinet.Great job. :thumbsup:

Quotedanb6177 - 7/27/2015  12:30 PM

I wish I had the collection to justify something that big lol. Very nice craftsmanship Terry. That is one sweet humidor

You know, one great way to build a collect big enough to justify a humidor that big is to do it in reverse. Get a humidor that big and next thing you know it will be full. Nothing makes me want to build my collection quite like looking at a mostly empty humidor.

All I can say is wowwww...speechless at the skills to build one of these. After seeing the progress and final results I've come to the conclusion that nothing short of a walk in humidor is big enough for cigar enthusiasts and collectors.  :biggrin:  :biggrin:
I still wish I had one of those, it looks lovely.

Very nice work love the shop what do you guys build nice to see not everything is not built in China.

Nice piece brother, very well done!

Haven't seen terry1991 in quite some time... hope all is well with you, brother.  If you see this thread, maybe post a more recent picture with the current stock of cigars in it!   :thumbsup: