China Cabinet Conversion into Humidor (work in progress)

[Lorglath]

Well, I love the look of Aristocrats so I decided to make a poor man's Aristocrat and convert a China Cabinet into a humidor... I just ordered the Spanish Cedar for it today, so it won't be done for some time, but I got a head start today so I figured I'd share.

The outside




Doors open




Top of the left side


Bottom of the left side


It comes with lights that I will be replacing with LED's as they create less heat to run, I can install them on each shelve level, and they are AWESOME


Hole for the lights that still needs to be sealed up


Initial placement of Clear finishing, low smell caulk


What it looks like when wiped and still wet


I sealed all of the openings on the inside aside from the glass as I feel it has a descent seal already, however if it fails to maintain humidity, that is the next step to seal, but I feel it is a wast right now. After I was done sealing the inside and wiping away the excess and pushing it down into the cracks I moved to the outside... back mostly.


Don't forget the little cracks in the wood!


And along the bottom.


Like I said this is a work in progress, and I will take more photos as this comes along... when I finish I might link it all into one post for easy reference later on. Any questions / comments / concerns?

[Opusfxd]

This is going to be very cool to watch! Nice start.

[awsmith4]

Good Luck

I can't wait to see the results

[JordanWexler]

cool project, i was thinking of doing something similar on a smaller scale, curious to see how it works out!

[mikeandshellie2]

Great progress, can't wait to see the finished product.

[SmokinApe]

Nice!

[smokeyscotch]

Looking good. Look forward to watching this.

[bobarian]

A nice piece of furniture that will look even better filled with cigars! Keep us updated on your progress.

[groogs]

That looks like a great project, I can't wait to see how it turns out.

[shilala]

Congrats on your project.
I can't wait to see how it works out.

[SouthsideCigar]

That looks like an awesome project. That will fit a ton of smokes.
What are you going to do for humidification?

Dave

[sailchaser]

project are always great to watch come alive,have fun look foward to see the end results

[Lorglath]

Originally Posted by SouthsideCigar

That looks like an awesome project. That will fit a ton of smokes.
What are you going to do for humidification?

Dave

Haven't put too much thought into it... I was thinking beads and oust fans.. but I might make a more active system.

[rack04]

Originally Posted by Lorglath

Haven't put too much thought into it... I was thinking beads and oust fans.. but I might make a more active system.

I would guess you'd be better off with active humidification in that beast. Hydra is a good one to look at.

[Jay Hemingway]

this is exactly what i want to do at my place.
i am searching for an nice oversized china closet so i can convert it myself into a humi.
i seen one done amazingly from a fellow at FOH. it is my inspiration.
this is a perfect cabinet to make into a humi. plus it will look great anywhere in the house!
good luck and please post pic's as you update it.