You have never smelled anything like 24 sheets of spanish cedar plywood and 120 boardfoot of 4/4 spanish cedar boards fresh from the lumber yard. I can hardly wait for the carpenter to finish the humidor. The smell is awesome with the wood sitting in the 1200 sq. ft. store. I bet it will blow your mind when it's squeezed into the 160 sq. ft. humidor. I kept walking out and coming back in just to get that jolt from the smell.
...come in here dear boy, have a cigar, you're gonna go far.....
Posts: 775 | Location: Evans, GA USA | Registered: April 02, 2004
The reason humidors are made out of spanish cedar instead of another cedar is because it is not supposed to have an aroma that would penetrate into your cigars and change their charactristics.
That is why it is called spanish cedar while most other cedars are referred to as aromatic cedar.
However, freshly cut spanish cedar often does have an aroma, but it will fade while the aroma from most aromatic cedars will remain.
Enjoy the smell, because it may not last too long. If the aroma does not fade you may have been taken.
That said, I do not mean to rain on your parade, as i wish i had the means to have a custom himdor built. Have fun with it, and enjoy the aroma from what will be going into that humi, i bet its going to be a beaut.
By the way, what type of wood are you using for the exterior? Mahogany, Walnut, cherry are all popular choices. However, i did not see any of those hardwoods listed in your inventory. Did you decide to do the exterior in cedar too? I'll bet the monochrome scheme of a cedar exterior and cedar interior would look awesome. Although if it is cedar exterior and interior, i wonder if you would have to seal the exterior in polyurethane (sp?) to prevent exterior moisture from seeping inside?
In any event, be sure to post pictures of the finished product when it is done, I am sure everyone would love to see it.
Have fun with your new toy!!
[This message was edited by mors00 on July 22, 2004 at 11:50 PM.]
Glad to hear you got your materials in shorthair.....
I wouldn't worry about being "taken" im sure your fine. Aromatic cedar smells nothing like the spanish variety......Also as im sure you know, the cedar will have the strongest aroma once the room is built, but it wont drastically fade as time goes on.....my personal cabinet humi is 3+ yrs old and everytime I open the door its like a punch in the face
Best of luck
MrR
"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood"
Posts: 261 | Location: philly | Registered: June 06, 2004
Mr R I know what I've got and dang it smells good. I know it will go away. Just like it did in my desk top humi. The outside is sheetrock to match the rest of the store.
...come in here dear boy, have a cigar, you're gonna go far.....
Posts: 775 | Location: Evans, GA USA | Registered: April 02, 2004
My point was simply that you don't want the aroma in your cabinet to be a "punch in the face" becasue as you age your cigars the aroma will seep into your sticks and alter their flavor. The point is well taken that you probably weren't "taken." You want the aroma to fade.
I wasn't trying to start a fight, just trying to help and congratulate you on your new humidor, like a i said before, have fun with it.
It's okay I wasn't offended adn I didn't take as an attack or anything. I was just saying I know these good times won't last forever. So should I wait to put the smokes in it?
...come in here dear boy, have a cigar, you're gonna go far.....
Posts: 775 | Location: Evans, GA USA | Registered: April 02, 2004
Evans is about two hours east of Atlanta straight down I-20. I"m 12 miles west of Augusta.
I paid $49.50 a sheet for the 1/4" plywood (24 sheets). I paid $3.95 per board foot for 122 board foot of solid 4/4 surfaced two sides and one straight line ripped boards. And $99 shipping from Gibsonville North Carolina to Evans.
Every time I go out and come back in Iwant to light up a cigar bad.
...come in here dear boy, have a cigar, you're gonna go far.....
Posts: 775 | Location: Evans, GA USA | Registered: April 02, 2004
