Project of the Day : Desktop Oak Humidor

[gnukfu]

Nice Scott!! There's some good stuff in that raffle.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by gnukfu

Nice Scott!! There's some good stuff in that raffle.

It's getting really nice and I have a bunch more stuff to add tomorrow.

[dwhitacre]

[SIZE="6"]Very nice job!!![/SIZE]

[zipa]

Nice work, although won't the hygro reading be a bit off since it'll essentially be squished in between the beads if it remains placed as it is? Or does this not create a big enough difference to be of any concern?

Also, how does oak react to what could possibly be a big difference in RH on the inside and the outside of the box? I know some folks who have made a humidor out of birch, and those have all somewhat warped lids now due to our very dry winters.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by zipa

Nice work, although won't the hygro reading be a bit off since it'll essentially be squished in between the beads if it remains placed as it is? Or does this not create a big enough difference to be of any concern?

Also, how does oak react to what could possibly be a big difference in RH on the inside and the outside of the box? I know some folks who have made a humidor out of birch, and those have all somewhat warped lids now due to our very dry winters.

There's plenty of clearance for the hygrometer, although it really doesn't matter anyways. Even if it was face down in the beads it'd give an accurate representation of the RH%age in the humidor because the beads and cigars and box seek equilibrium. I took great pains to size the bags and drilled holes in the partition to allow airflow.
Oak reacts to dryness just like any other wood. It shrinks.
Being as the outside is sealed with poly and the inside is humidified, it's also not an issue.

[zipa]

Originally Posted by shilala

There's plenty of clearance for the hygrometer, although it really doesn't matter anyways. Even if it was face down in the beads it'd give an accurate representation of the RH%age in the humidor because the beads and cigars and box seek equilibrium. I took great pains to size the bags and drilled holes in the partition to allow airflow.
Oak reacts to dryness just like any other wood. It shrinks.
Being as the outside is sealed with poly and the inside is humidified, it's also not an issue.

Thanks. The reason I'm asking is because I've been toying with the idea of building a little something for myself as well. Sealing the wood from the outside sounds like a reasonable way of keeping the wood from warping, but I'll see how I'll tackle it if I actually ever get around to making something...

Again, that's a really nice piece of work!

[Munt]

Does Oak give off any odour inside the humidor, when full humidified?

Munt.

[zamco17]

beautiful work, looks awesome

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Munt

Does Oak give off any odour inside the humidor, when full humidified?

Munt.

No. Not unless you poop on it.

[Munt]

So let me get this straight, no pooping in the humidor? Sounds radical but I'll give it a shot.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by shilala

No. Not unless you poop on it.