I heard that these were popular in the 20s and 30s. Do you think cork would be a good humidor liner? You wouldn't get the cedar aroma but what about cabinets since cigars would stay in their cedar boxes?

You can use most anything, but most good humidors use the spanish cedar for a reason.

For box storage the cork is probably very good as far as its hygroscopic properties go. However, I've bought a couple of the antique copper lined humidors, and, being antiques, are useless because they no longer seal properly. They looked perfect in the store, but just do not work as humidors.

Hmmm. It might be fun to play around and try to make my own cabinet humidor out of MDF and, unless someone strongly oppeses the idea, I think I'll line it with some good quality cork to see what hapens. Heck if it turns out to be a disater at least it won't be a big loss since cork is really cheap compared to spanish cedar. Also if you seal all the joints with silicone sealant wouldn't that make a perfect seal. Anyways it might be a crazy one but it's just an idea.

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Originally posted by cape cod jack:
For box storage the cork is probably very good as far as its hygroscopic properties go.

Is cork hygroscopic? I thought it was pretty impermeable. Thus its use as stoppers in bottles. Whose our materials scientist here?

Apparently in its natural state it is. Now that poses another challenge, where am I going to find natural cork around here?

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Originally posted by Osnat45:

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Originally posted by cape cod jack:
For box storage the cork is probably very good as far as its hygroscopic properties go.

Is cork hygroscopic? I thought it was pretty impermeable. Thus its use as stoppers in bottles. Whose our materials scientist here?

The black cork used in cork sheets is very different from the white cork used as stoppers. It is much more porous.

I'm bored at work so I made a little render of what I plan on doing. Here is a pic

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Originally posted by Dusko007:
I'm bored at work so I made a little render of what I plan on doing. Here is a pic

I mean It looks cool but I am not sire it would be good for humidity could grow mold. It doesn't expand it will soak it up. I mean you can have it in there but I have to say keep with the spanish ceder.

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I'm bored at work so I made a little render of what I plan on doing. Here is a pic

nice picture.. you really must have LOTS of time on your hands...

First, invest in some good cigars. The RC's you show are all a different size. What up with that?

If you are going to go through that much trouble, why not just spend a little more to prevent headaches in the future.

BTW, nice pic! Autocad?

Thanks. Close its 3D studio MAX.

I'd love to use spanish cedar but can't find any except online and I'm not going to buy wood online since I can't inspect it. Even spanish cedar veneer is imposible to find in Ottawa.

What if I just left the MDF unfinished for the interior. Would that be a bad idea?

You are storing boxes, so all that really matters is that it seals well and that there is no residual chemical smell from any material used.
Silicone will exude small amounts of vapor for a very long time.
I've built a few cabinets and I line them with luan. I don't use MDF, I use 3/4 birch plywood and 45 all the joints.

Thanks for the great advice. I'll take a stab at it this weekend.

Try Lee Valley on Pinecrest - they have spanish cedar.

Thank yo poupon I'll check them out.

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Originally posted by ryj7x47:
First, invest in some good cigars. The RC's you show are all a different size. What up with that?

They arn't all a different size, I just moved them around thats all.