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. :tu

 

[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. :tu

 

[bobarian]

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

 

[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]

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]

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.
:tu

 

[pcozad1]

Yes yes lots of pictures please, How air tight do you want this ?

 

[Lorglath]

Yes yes lots of pictures please, How air tight do you want this ?

I finally got the wood in and started working on it so more pics will be up soon, I want it pretty darn air tight as I want it to keep the humidification for a while without dinking around too much with it.

-Matt

 

[pro2625]

Wow that is going to be awesome! I wonder how many smokes will fit in that monster

 

[Lorglath]

Here are some posts of me preparing the Spanish Cedar for placing into the Humi....

Seeing which edge was straighter to straighten with the table saw...

Sawing the boards parallel

Notice the pusher for safety and the goggles

Next step is jointing the edges for a smooth gluing surface

Take a few passes with a very thin setting to ensure you don't lose too much wood and it doesn't gouge the wood

Use Wood Glue to join them together

Measure to ensure the pieces are large enough

Use clamps... make sure to use a piece of wood as a buffer if using metal clamps

I set some weight on top to ensure that it doesn't pop up in the middle or bow...

Another view of the clamps...

I have been gluing 2 boards a day... at this rate I should be able to do some boards at the next step and keep gluing to get this project done in a hurry!!!

The reason it has taken so long to this point is that I closed on a new house on the 30th of June and spent my time fixing it up to move in ready condition so I could get out of my old place... Hope you all enjoy these and I will try to post the next update within a few days when some more progress is made! I am enjoying your comments so far so keep em up!!

-Matt

 

[Savor the Stick]

:tuAwesome Idea!!!

This is a project I really want to see at the end.

Keep us updated

Thanks,

STS:ss:ss:ss