My Cabinet Humi Project

elderboy02 said:
Looks good! I sure hope you aren't storing the Acids with the rest of your cigars.
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Nah all of my Acids are with other Acids. I do have a few Drew Estates Naturals with some of my acids but all of my other brands are in a separate humidor. I have stored them together before and never noticed any ill flavors or anything, after all they are stored together in my local cigar shop and nobody seems to mind. Have you ever had ill effects from it?
 
Rolando said:
If I were going to build one (ie have it done by a professional) I would have the cabinet with 8 inch shelves on either side with a drawer at the bottom of the shelves for accessories on one side and similiar size (to the drawer) cedar lined humidor cabinet on the other for aging dark chocolate. As pipe smoker I'd love to have a big drawer under the cabinet, unhumidified of course, that was capable of storing many tins and mason jars.

Yep that would be ideal.
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That sounds cool. I have already found different things I want to change/do different next time. Hind site is always 20/20 and I am figuring out more and more things that I want to add. I guess it will have to wait untill the next one.

Hey if everyone likes it I might start building them for other people.
 
Here are some more updates. Here is a pic with the top drawer and both shelves in.

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Pic of the cut outs and tray in the drawer.

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Here is part of my hind sight! I decided to cut the top open and put a piece of beveled glass in it. Hope you like. I also put LED's in it to light up the loose sticks!

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Top and the trim piece I made for it
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Top with the trim under it
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LED's for the top
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Here is what it looks like mounted with the drawer underneith
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Here is the LED's on the bottom of the drawer that light up the top shelf.
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This is a shot of the jack that will supply power to the top shelf LED's. I will post some more pics of how it will work soon.
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This is a shot of the power jacks on the other side of the drawer that will supply power to the top lights and the drawer lights.
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Here is the power jack on the back leg that will bring power inside to the whole lighting system. The idea was to keep everything stealth looking as possible. As the drawer and shelf slide the wires stay hidden.
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Here is a shot of what the light looks inside.
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That is all of the progress I have so far. More work to take place this weekend. My wife ordered the glass for the top today and it will be ready on Monday. I hope to get it ready for stain this weekend.
 
Wow! The lighting has my wheels turning now. That just made this beautiful piece really pop! I have a end table cabinet with a glass front and now you have me thinking about L.E.D lighting for it.
 
neoflex said:
Wow! The lighting has my wheels turning now. That just made this beautiful piece really pop! I have a end table cabinet with a glass front and now you have me thinking about L.E.D lighting for it.
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I love LED's! I think I have an addiction to LED flashlights or anything LED for that matter. SO it seemed only right that I use LED's in my Humi. They also use very little energy, last forever, produce virtually no heat, and they dont give off any UV light (so if I was to leave them on they would not damage my precious sticks). Woo Hoo!

Check this site out http://www.superbrightleds.com/ hey have everything!

Thanks for the support!
 
I got the first coat of sealer on the inside today and finished most of the sanding.

My wife is picking up the glass for the top tomorrow:tu

Started testing some stain samples to see how it is going to come out. I am using ebony stain and it does not seem as dark as I thought so I am giving it some more coats to see if it is going to work out.
 
Hybridtuner said:
I got the first coat of sealer on the inside today and finished most of the sanding.

My wife is picking up the glass for the top tomorrow:tu

Started testing some stain samples to see how it is going to come out. I am using ebony stain and it does not seem as dark as I thought so I am giving it some more coats to see if it is going to work out.
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i find with ebony stains that the longer i let it sit, the darker it gets, might have to 0000 it a bit more but it works.

did you seal the spanish ceder on the inside? may I ask why if you did? or did you seal the wood before lining it?
 
Darb85 said:
i find with ebony stains that the longer i let it sit, the darker it gets, might have to 0000 it a bit more but it works.

did you seal the spanish ceder on the inside? may I ask why if you did? or did you seal the wood before lining it?
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I have not sealed the cedar yet but I plan to. I am only sealing the side of the cedar that contacts the red oak. I have sealed the red oak on the inside so it will mate up with the SC. I want to prevent any moisture from getting to the oak. Since it is separate shells I wanted to seal the SC so it will hold in the humidity.
 
Hybridtuner said:
I have not sealed the cedar yet but I plan to. I am only sealing the side of the cedar that contacts the red oak. I have sealed the red oak on the inside so it will mate up with the SC. I want to prevent any moisture from getting to the oak. Since it is separate shells I wanted to seal the SC so it will hold in the humidity.
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Got ya, I dont know if it will be necessary to seal the back side of the cedar. ive built a few things for my smokes and while I sealed the wood from the back side, the cedar i left raw, no issues yet. My thinking was that the quarter inch SC would lose some of its expansion capabilities but who knows. your project looks great!

Brad
 
Darb85 said:
Got ya, I dont know if it will be necessary to seal the back side of the cedar. ive built a few things for my smokes and while I sealed the wood from the back side, the cedar i left raw, no issues yet. My thinking was that the quarter inch SC would lose some of its expansion capabilities but who knows. your project looks great!

Brad
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You are probably right, it is probably not necessary to seal the SC but I fugured what the hey it cant hurt. I kinda got the idea from some of the less expensive makers of humidors. They make their smaller ones out of just SC and then seal and finish the outside. It seems to work fairly good on them to controll humidity so I figured I would try it.

Thanks for the advice:

Originally Posted by Darb85
i find with ebony stains that the longer i let it sit, the darker it gets, might have to 0000 it a bit more but it works.

But what do you mean by 0000 it?

Andrew
 
I got the glass in today for the top. It looks awesome. I will post up some pics as soon as I can. I am not sure if you will be able to see the beveled glass or not.

Still working on the stain. I cant get it dark enough:mad: Anyone have any tips for getting ebony stain to look black?
 
4 aught steel wool or 0000 steel wool best way to finish stains before you gloss em. even gloss finishes, one coat, rub it down, another coat, ETC...
 
Hybridtuner said:
I got the glass in today for the top. It looks awesome. I will post up some pics as soon as I can. I am not sure if you will be able to see the beveled glass or not.

Still working on the stain. I cant get it dark enough:mad: Anyone have any tips for getting ebony stain to look black?
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more coats, one coat, 0000 it, another, let it sit for a while, just dont let it dry. after 3 or 4 coats, it should get close to black as possible... ebony stains are a pain like that though.
 
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