I'm starting to build another humidor. (Tease Pics)

[Humidor Minister]

I'm almost done. Should be a week of finish as of tomorrow. To do the finish properly it takes a total of about 2 weeks. 8 coats of Tung oil 24 hrs apart and hand rubbed before each coat, 4 coats of Minwax paste wax. Then a few secret ingredients and whalla! It'll be ok for the camera by tuesday though. I like this lil one. Thanks everyone for the kind words. You all make this fun. Wish we could all get together and empty one of my Humis'. After this I have to finish a Jewelry Box and 2 segmented turnings. When I'm done with those though, I'm building a Humidor for myself. (Gotta quit gettin rid of em' and keep one):errrr:

[Humidor Minister]

Originally Posted by Legion

Very impressive..wish i had wood skills like that.
Do you find any particular wood best to work with?

I really like most any wood with lots of figure. Some woods with figure have iridescence like quilted maple or curly maple. Others have a sophistication like Elm Burl or Burl wood Walnut. That's the beauty of working with wood, there's endless colors and figures to choose from. I use many, many different kinds to achieve a certain look. This Humidor, when finished will have Figured Bubinga, Quilted maple, Bloodwood, Gabon Black Ebony, Mahogany, Carpathian Elm Burl and of course, Spanish Cedar.

[Humidor Minister]

Well, I had a little problem with the lid. When I vacuum pressed the veneer to the lid it cracked in the middle. It ended up being a blessing though. I ended up doing the lid in several types of wood. I think it turned out much better than the original plan. I'll get pics tonight and post tomorrow.

[Humidor Minister]

I'd like to ask you guys something. The piece of cedar I have for the lid has a knot in the middle but it has beautiful figure around it. Should I use it or stay with straight grain? I'd be curious to see how the figure will look after years of use. As the cedar darkens it should look beautiful.

[Humidor Minister]

Ran out of Cedar last night. I'll get some more today and try to finish up in a day or 2.

[lopan-cl]

Wow - that is an incredible box. I just stared at the inlay work along the joints for about 10 minutes. You have talent man.

[Humidor Minister]

Thanks lopan. It's actually A double, double, box joint. This is a structural joint to create as much area for the glue joint as possible. It just happens to look neat.

[lopan-cl]

Wow. Still very cool even though I can't comprehend the amount work that goes into something like this.

[Humidor Minister]

Thanks Lopan. There's pics of it finished on another thread. Hope you like it.

[Network13]

http://www.cigarlive.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17574

just makin it easier for those that have been watching. MAN you have some talent!

[Vanderburgh-cl]

I love the way you use the contrasting woods on the dovetails. really nice!