Cigar Caddy Custom Trays

[DonnieW]

I love my Cigar Caddy's to death. Those of you who own Caddy's know their pros and cons, so I won't dwell. Personally, the only thing I dislike about the Caddys are their foam trays. They certainly have form and function, but handling them is another story. They're flimsy and can be a challenge to shuffle or pass around. Looking at some of the comments in " What do you DISLIKE about your Cigar Caddy?" thread, I realized there were a couple other things I wish the Caddy had. While I've got my lighter and Palio on me all the time, it would be great to have a backup lighter and cutter in the Caddy. So with a VERY rare quiet day, I got to work and built myself some trays.

The ubiquitous Cigar Caddy:




The stock foam trays:




Custom made 1/4" Spanish Cedar Trays:




The bottom:




The middle:




The top is all business :




The trays are fitted and relieved to the Caddy so that they don't move around, just the same, the foam on the top stays in place to add a little down-force. While I've found the sticks are perfectly fine moving around a bit, I have some foam 'bumpers' that will go on the inside of each cigar slot. I have a small tube of beads that fits in one of the cigar slots which provides plenty of humidification. Overall I've officially lost 3 cigar slots, but am happy to have traded that for the cutter and lighter section. More importantly... I now have STURDY trays and my Cigar Caddy has never smelled better.


Donnie

[Cyanide]

Great trays you got there. Very stylin'

Where did you get the spanish cedar? I am in Alberta and have been looking all over the place for some. Is there a national sized retail store that carries it?

I have been wanting to experiment with some humi ideas. But until I find the wood, the ideas are 'on hold'

Cheers

Cyanide

[madurolover]

Nice looking trays Donnie!

[CosmoKCohiba]

Looks great bro! Especially the Canadian Flag

[ucla695]

I don't know what looks better, the trays or the cigars. This is the first time I've seen something like this done. Very nice!

[DonnieW]

Originally Posted by Cyanide

Great trays you got there. Very stylin'

Where did you get the spanish cedar? I am in Alberta and have been looking all over the place for some. Is there a national sized retail store that carries it?

I have been wanting to experiment with some humi ideas. But until I find the wood, the ideas are 'on hold'

Cheers

Cyanide

I get all my specialty wood from Exotic Woods in Burlington, ON. http://www.exotic-woods.com. Family business and the quality of wood is exceptional.

[ThreeSheets]

Very nice work. Someday I will get my wood shop out of storage, someday........