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Sean cant wait to see how this all looks when your done. Looks great so far.
Getting a wineador up and going is the best decision I ever made for cigar storage.
One of the best parts for me has been that with the wineador full and having 2lbs of
heartfelt beads in it I only have to recharge them about once every 9 months or so.
Wow, every time you guys post pics of wineadors and such my jaw drops at the amount of sticks you fellas have. Lol I just counted I have 16 total. Dont get to smoke them much in winter, plan to in summer just started this side of the board. You guys usually but boxes all the time, or a few sticks here and there, everyday lol. They look great love watching the builds. well done!
Thermoelectric - but I never run it, hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Chewbacca
Okay - so at this point, I've put in the drawer and it fits cigars wonderfully. It slides in and out as well. Hasn't been a diff in RH switching from boxes to the drawer in the space, and it holds WAY more cigars drawer-style.
So.... instead of coughing up $200 or whatever for Spanish Cedar. What happens if I just make a bunch more like I already did out of whatever wood I have lying around? Is this going to be a problem? I have plenty of SC inserts from boxes and such that I can line the wood with that if I want to, but honestly, I have a ton of beads and boveda in there.
Thoughts? Suggestions? It literally took like 15 minutes to make the mock-drawer, and we shaved the wood down to desired thickness all the slats and walls. I figure if I do 4 or 5 more, it'll at least make my storage easier, and I can always slap veneer fronts on if I want it to look nicer. Drawbacks to not having real SC? The smell? It smells like cigars in there, and in my coolers. I imagine as long as the other wood isn't gross or pungent, it should be fine too?
I would be very hesitant to using anything but Spanish cedar. Some of the reasons would be.
1- smell... other woods are going to impart their unique smell into your cigars especially if you have any in longer term storage. Honduran mohagany is probably the only other wood I would let my cigars permeate with as it has little to no smell. The wonderful smell of the SC is one I am ok with infusing into my cigars. American red cedar can be used but it has a much stronger odor and many believe it can overpower the cigars.
2- humidity... Most other woods will increase the issues with humidity control. They don't do as good of a job at helping regulate humidity.
3- tobacco worms... It is claimed that the smell of the cedar helps keep the tobacco worms at bay. I don't know if I buy into this because every cigar beetle problem I have seen have been with cigars in cedar humidors. Is it possible the problem could be worse if other wood was used. Well maybe.
Finally. I would guess that the average wineador can have from $2000 to $5000 and up in cigars in it. I wouldn't let saving $200 put my stash in any amount of risk.
Just my two cents on the subject.
When I built mine I think I had about $80 worth (and that's up here in the land of higher prices and taxation). I'm sure if you look around you could probably get it cheaper from a US vendor. Theses guys were recommended to me so maybe check them out Bristol Valley Hardwoods . I think I paid around $5 a piece for 2' x 1/4" planks 3 and 4" widths from Langevin Forest. pretty cheap stuff
Thank you for the ideas for mine!!
Now to find some scrap wood to build my shelves..
The Troll
slap on the cedar strips, for sure
Waited to by the Spanish Cedar Wood. Found a local supplier I could pick up from directly. Cost me less than $30 for the amount of wood I needed to make not 7 (as I originally planned), but 8 drawers for this beast!
Pictures to follow. It has been quite a weekend. Picked up wood Saturday - Built shelves Sunday - Started seasoning today - Will update tomorrow!
Super quick work there...looking forwards to seeing the pix.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeanTheEvans
I'm also looking forward to seeing the results.