calstogy
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I've always enjoyed a good cigar. With several excellent stores in the neighborhood, I have the habit of handing a smoke or two to good friends and associates. One thing leading to another, one of my associates brought me back a box of Cuban Cohiba's from Spain. This no longer fit my model of buy it and smoke it. Thus my first humidor.
In my naivete I converted an old Walnut box I kept for sentimental reasons from my Father's estate. In the first incarnation, I made a Spanish Cedar liner from woods supplied from our local hardwood dealer. A couple months later, as I got more interested in building an even better humidor, I discovered that the cedar was actually the aromatic variety used to keep moths at bay.
As shown in the photo, the current liner is the real Spanish Cedar. It does a relatively good job of regulating the humidity. What hydrometer to use is another long quest, but inside this box is a $20 digital-adjustable, calibrated with salt/H20 - good to ~2%. The two piece lid has no hinges: a locking sheet of cedar and a 1/2" of solid walnut to weight it down.
The humidifier is a high temperature porcelain crucible with floral foam and 50/50 solution - I think there are beads in my future.
I'm now on a quest for the perfect humidor and only hope that I can stay ahead of the curve as cigars arrive.
In my naivete I converted an old Walnut box I kept for sentimental reasons from my Father's estate. In the first incarnation, I made a Spanish Cedar liner from woods supplied from our local hardwood dealer. A couple months later, as I got more interested in building an even better humidor, I discovered that the cedar was actually the aromatic variety used to keep moths at bay.
As shown in the photo, the current liner is the real Spanish Cedar. It does a relatively good job of regulating the humidity. What hydrometer to use is another long quest, but inside this box is a $20 digital-adjustable, calibrated with salt/H20 - good to ~2%. The two piece lid has no hinges: a locking sheet of cedar and a 1/2" of solid walnut to weight it down.
The humidifier is a high temperature porcelain crucible with floral foam and 50/50 solution - I think there are beads in my future.
I'm now on a quest for the perfect humidor and only hope that I can stay ahead of the curve as cigars arrive.
