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Bobfire · 03-19-2003, 09:04 AM

Saw some nice storage cabs at Oak Express that are made to look like old wooden iceboxes. Seems like I could make it seal tight without much work. The big question would be how to line it with Spanish cedar veneers. The shelves I could make out of whole SC boards.

xrundog · 03-20-2003, 06:31 AM

Why veneer? Line it with 1/4" SC boards. I have no experience with the veneer. But what I have seen makes me think it would be more prone to cupping and splitting. Also, is the veneer thick enough to give you the moisture absorption properties you desire? I would doubt it.

Þgdlou · 03-20-2003, 01:47 PM

I agree with the "Why veneer" comment. SC isn't that expensive, and it's easy to work with. Why add additional worries to something we are always worried about??

Bobfire · 03-21-2003, 05:19 AM

Sounds like a plan. I think I'll attach the pieces with slots in the screw holes to allow for movement.

xrundog · 03-21-2003, 06:15 AM

Might be a good idea Bob.

With slots, you can use some nice brass screws and get a cool decorative effect. Look the cabinet over carefully. I bought what I thought was a solid oak bookcase. Turned out to be particle board with veneer on it. It was well done. The display fooled me(I didn't look that close). I didn't figure it out until I was assembling it. That was okay though, the price was right.

Kramer · 03-21-2003, 07:32 AM

Spanish Cedar veneer is just finish work. Its meant to create a finished look inside the humidor but being paper thin it has no real ability to regulate humidity.

Further, its a mess to apply. Frankly, if you got some unfinished empty boxes from your local dealer, this would work as well as planks.

I had a small fridgador, I used beads and the only cedar buffering was from unfinished boxes. Worked great because the seal on the fridge was perfect!

If your cabinet will not be sealed well, get a Set & Forget humidifier or the one Avallo sells. If it will be sealed well beads or a Cigar Oasis will work.

Bobfire · 03-22-2003, 04:38 AM

xrundog, I'll go back and check it out. For the price it was probably veneer. Kramer, veneer was a stupid idea. I have coolers now with 1/2" thick boards on the lid, and on the bottum, and all cigars are in cedar boxes. With a set-up like that I rarely need any humidification and they both stay around 65%.

03-19-2003, 09:04 AM	#1
Bobfire Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Springboro, OH USA Posts: 209	Advice needed in converting storage cab to humi Saw some nice storage cabs at Oak Express that are made to look like old wooden iceboxes. Seems like I could make it seal tight without much work. The big question would be how to line it with Spanish cedar veneers. The shelves I could make out of whole SC boards.

03-20-2003, 06:31 AM	#2
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Why veneer? Line it with 1/4" SC boards. I have no experience with the veneer. But what I have seen makes me think it would be more prone to cupping and splitting. Also, is the veneer thick enough to give you the moisture absorption properties you desire? I would doubt it.

03-20-2003, 01:47 PM	#3
Þgdlou Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: CT Posts: 500	I agree with the "Why veneer" comment. SC isn't that expensive, and it's easy to work with. Why add additional worries to something we are always worried about??

03-21-2003, 05:19 AM	#4
Bobfire Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Springboro, OH USA Posts: 209	Sounds like a plan. I think I'll attach the pieces with slots in the screw holes to allow for movement.

03-21-2003, 06:15 AM	#5
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Might be a good idea Bob. With slots, you can use some nice brass screws and get a cool decorative effect. Look the cabinet over carefully. I bought what I thought was a solid oak bookcase. Turned out to be particle board with veneer on it. It was well done. The display fooled me(I didn't look that close). I didn't figure it out until I was assembling it. That was okay though, the price was right.

03-21-2003, 07:32 AM	#6
Kramer Starting Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 64	Spanish Cedar veneer is just finish work. Its meant to create a finished look inside the humidor but being paper thin it has no real ability to regulate humidity. Further, its a mess to apply. Frankly, if you got some unfinished empty boxes from your local dealer, this would work as well as planks. I had a small fridgador, I used beads and the only cedar buffering was from unfinished boxes. Worked great because the seal on the fridge was perfect! If your cabinet will not be sealed well, get a Set & Forget humidifier or the one Avallo sells. If it will be sealed well beads or a Cigar Oasis will work.

03-22-2003, 04:38 AM	#7
Bobfire Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Springboro, OH USA Posts: 209	xrundog, I'll go back and check it out. For the price it was probably veneer. Kramer, veneer was a stupid idea. I have coolers now with 1/2" thick boards on the lid, and on the bottum, and all cigars are in cedar boxes. With a set-up like that I rarely need any humidification and they both stay around 65%.