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Hi guys,

I was recently at an art fair with my wife and came across a woodworker with some beautifully inlaid wooden boxes. We got to talking and I asked him if he would help me build a humidor. I've always wanted to get into woodworking and I've always wanted a custom humi, so I figured it would be a great project.
We went back and forth a bit and finally settled on a price. So now its up to me to design my perfect dream humidor.

So my question to you guys is: What kind of features would you guys go after in a humidor (that you would keep for the rest of your life)?Assuming you only keep about 200 cigars at any given time, what do you think about the design of the humidor I attached to this post? How many drawers would you allow for? Would you make some bigger drawers (boxes) and some smaller (singles)? Would the bigger ones be on top or bottom? Would you integrate an electronic humidification system? Would that go on the bottom or top?

Basically describe to me your perfect dream humidor, wood, and all...and Ill send the best design author a few Partagas Serie D for their effort.

Thanks!
Jake
 

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I really like glass front designs like this, so I definitely think you should build on this. Personally, though, I would want at least one shelf to showcase my HTF/aged/rare singles. So maybe one slanted shelf on the bottom that is open, then a couple of 100-ct drawers above it?
 
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Assuming you only keep about 200 cigars at any given time
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I would have to do some SERIOUS downsizing!!!

:hysterica

In all honesty, after seeing and "inspecting" the one at Tampa Humidor, my ideal Hmi would be just like this -

 
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If I were making one (and I have thought about it a lot), I would do a Birds Eye Maple for the exterior and front of the drawers. With some sort of steel insect drawer pulls (a tobacco beetle would be appropriate and I think humorous)...haven't been able to find any that weren't kiddish though. The edge of the glass would end up with some sort of cigar related decals...or some sort of frosted, cigar related design. As for the 200 cigar limit, if I was going to do one it would probably be larger than that...let's face it, there's no illusions about what happens when you take up this hobby.

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Well, that's tough. First of all, I would say more information would be needed. You make the statement, "Assuming you only keep about 200 cigars at any given time." Well, we've all made some sort of statement along those lines at some point or time in our "road to ruin", lol. Where are you in the hobby? Have you been doing this for a long time and are you fully settled into the hobby where you want to be? Because if not, you will look back on this and wish you had gone bigger. Just sayin'.

Beyond that, what do YOU want? What's important to YOU? For sticking with 200 sticks, I wouldn't bother with the electronic humidification. They are overkill for anything shy of a cabinet humidor which I would say doesn't start until you are looking at something with AT LEAST 500 sticks, probably closer to 1000 (see Avallo for example).

Do you tend to store boxes, or just singles? If you store boxes, I would either design a drawer at the bottom big enough to handle a couple, or decide the humidor is only for singles (again, thinking of the 200 stick qty) and store any boxes in a coolidor or the like.

Wood is way too personal of a choice for me to offer you any suggestions. If I were to do something like this I would probably spend weeks agonizing over that detail.

If possible, being a guy who is into the informative side of storage, I would want a built in electronic hygro that I could read without opening the humi. There are a few options out there for such a thing, but making it look nice would be the trick.

Best of luck!
 
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Having owned several wood humidors that don't hold humidity very well through an East Coast winter (low ambient humidity), my first consideration would be thick walls and a very good seal.
 
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My dream humi would have a beautiful mahogany semi gloss exterior that had a beautiful dark glass door with an etching of some of my favorite cigar bands I have collected over the years (I would position them at an angle) I would have 4 top drawers that held a single stack of cigars up to 8 in long and maybe 20 cigars wide. I would make space on the bottom for some larger draws, large enough for a box in each drawer. Maybe 6-8 draws ,square, two by three or two by four. All Spanish cedar inside with a humidification system in the back behind all of the drawers so it has access to all of them. The drawers themselves would have solid cedar sides but the backs and bottoms will be slashed in a cross pattern to allow proper circulation without worrying about your sticks falling through. I would also put a compartment (separate from the humidor but built into the wood) on the top that opens up to expose my cutter and lighter combo ... That is my dream ! Smoke on !
 
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A few thoughts. .. I'd follow the advice offered and go bigger than you now think you need. I'd avoid glass because over the long run light is not good for your exposed sticks. If you're storing boxes glass is ok IMHO.

Think thick wood sides and top...if you're going custom why not make it better than what the big manufacturers do? Thick sides, floor and lid will be more stable in terms of humidity and temperature. As for the inside, if its a vertical arrangement with a door in front go with slide out shelves. If its horizontal go with lift out trays that stack with space between them for circulation.

Build in well ventilated spots for bead bags... at least space for two pounds or so for a 200-300 count. This would look clean and could help keep humidity stable.

The interior must be Spanish cedar. The exterior is too personal a choice for me to add much.

Great quality piano hinges and handles. And most of all a great seal all the way around.



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A timelock that wont open for 5 years.

Maybe then I won't be so tortured looking at boxes I know are already smoking well but really could use some age.
 
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If I could build what I wanted I would build a cabinet. It would have an upper drawer that could be opened from the outside without opening the main humidor, this would house my main daily stock. Under that the main compartment with three shelves for box storage, and one more drawer for singles. I think more box storage is important. You can always throw singles in an old box if need be.
 
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