My latest Humidor finished. ( Now with a detailed description of the build)

[Bill Wyko]

Wow Bill, I might have to try to find a Craftsman's owners group or something to join, that's a lot nicer than what I build!  Great work.  Are you a pro or hobbyist?

Tom.

I'm just a hobbiest. I own a Mobile Electronics business and an Off Road business. Check out my website at www.audio2000az.com or the dune buggies I sell at www.teamjoynerusa.com Sometimes I wonder where I find the time. Wood working is easy, just get the saw dust out of the way and there you have it. ;D

 

[Bill Wyko]

I'M OUT OF TOUCH WITH SMOKING, WHAT MAKES THAT BEAUTIFUL
HUMIDOR A HUMIDOR ? ???
BOB

I appreciate your opinion.  What don't you like about it? I always like to hear others ideas. Please share.

 

[micky]

We 've got the same hobbies  ;D

http://forum.caraudiovideo.com/viewtopic.php?t=47562

really good job and i love 56 ford's kick panel ......

 

[Bill Wyko]

Looks like you are doing some nice work. I wish I could read it. ;D

 

[Bob Swenson]

I'M OUT OF TOUCH WITH SMOKING, WHAT MAKES THAT BEAUTIFUL
HUMIDOR A HUMIDOR ? ???
BOB

Bill,

I don't Think you get the point, beside the fact that that is a beautiful piece of wood working
what makes it a humidor?  Is it lined with cedar, does it have something to keep the
stogies moist or what? In other words, what makes that outstanding piece of craftmanship
a Humidor?
This non Smoker would like to Know.

Bob

 

[Bill Wyko]

Yes, it's lined with 3/8" thick Spanish Cedar and it has a humidity gauge. I let the customer pick their own way of humidifying it but in the mean time it has a container with moisture pellets in it. Right now it's sitting at 68% humidity. The pics were before I added the gauge. Thanks. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

 

[Bob Swenson]

Thanks Bill,
I also went to Wikipedia to check out Humidors. How about
those nasty little tobacco beetles chomping down on those
valuable stogies.
Bob

 

[Per Swenson]

Don't mind Bob,

After all he was born around 1857.

Stogie or Stogy

Slang for cigar, often inexpensive. Invented in 1827 and smoked by frontiersmen heading west, the cigar was said to resemble the spke of a Conestoga wagon wheel. First the cigar was called Conestoga, and then it was shortened to "Stogie".

Per

 

[nickao]

Not to bicker about exact years, but in the 1780's there were already cigar factories in Spain, France and Germany. Cubans were probably smoking them in the early 1700's. Oh I gues I am bickering about the years, oh well.

Encyclopedia:

The earliest cigars were probably those rolled by native Cubans. Columbus encountered Cubans smoking crude cigars, and subsequent Spanish and Portuguese expeditions to the New World brought back cigars to Europe. Many sailors smoked cigars, and brought the habit to port cities, but the habit did not become widely popular until the end of the eighteenth century. Cigar factories existed in Spain at this time, and in the 1780s factories were established in France and Germany as well.

Nickao

 

[Per Swenson]

Bicker all ya want.

We are talking about the WORD  stogy.

People have been rollin crap up and smokin it since one day after the dinosaurs. ;D

Per

 

[Bob Swenson]

I don't remember any one smoking Stogies around any
dinosaurs, you couldn't even smoke in the bars.
We did however smoke in the mess tent at the battle
of Gettysburg.
Bob

This should in no way distract  from the beauty of Bill's Box

 

[nickao]

This is a sweet project for nomination also. Again it was probably done way before Bill new about a contest so progress pics are lacking, but you can not deny the overall look.

The wood selections are right on as far as color and grain and the tricked out dovetails are killer to say the least. I also like the ebony outline on the top to separate the colors and define the wood on the shaped edge from the rest of the woods used on the top, nice detail.

Nominate or not? I say it is in the running too.

Nickao

 

[Bill Wyko]

I didn't know about any contest. Can I still enter? I do have some pics of the build somewhere. I'm also building a jewelry box with the Domino being the main way of assembly. It's a lot bigger than this piece and much more intricate. I'd like to see how my work will do in a contest.

 

[Brice Burrell]

I didn't know about any contest. Can I still enter? I do have some pics of the build somewhere. I'm also building a jewelry box with the Domino being the main way of assembly. It's a lot bigger than this piece and much more intricate. I'd like to see how my work will do in a contest.

Bill all projects by N. Americans in the "members project" section all eligible for the contest. I'd like to see more pictures if you have them.

 

[Bill Wyko]

The first page has most of the good pictures of this project. Now that I know that there is a contest I'll get more pics and pics of the builds. I'm currently working on a turning that incorporates the dominos as a feature ring. I'll start taking pics tonight.

 

[Bill Wyko]

Now that I understand the critera I'd like to mention the details of the use of my Festools to build this Humidor
1st I used my Festool HL-850 Ealong with the bench unit and the angle stop to do all the jointing. I have a large Grizzly jointer but for smaller work the 850 is much easier to use and does a better job.
2nd I used my DF500Q Domino to assemble all the miters on the lid and base in order to create a strong joint that will hold with movement. In addition I used the Domino to attach the Bubinga face frame of the lid and the bottom to the substraight in the middle that has the veneers and Cedar.
3rd I used my ETS 125 EQ sander to do all the larger surfaces. This worked exceptionally well when I was smoothing the transitions of the inlays and making it flat.
4th I used my latest addition to my Festool collection, the DX93 E to do the detail sanding in the tight corners of the inside Cedar.
I'd say this thing will be on Antique Roadshow a few hundred years from now. I only hope it brings a good price. ;D
I'm not trying to be a kissarse but these tools really make the difference between a good job and a fantastic piece of art weather it be my work or anyone here. If there is anything else I should post please let me know, Thanks.

 

[Bill Wyko]

There was a little update applied to this Humidor. The customer (the rep for JET Tools in AZ) asked for a musical note to be added so I rembered David Marks had built a CD case with a Musical note so I made my own version. I also wanted to add a pic of the wooden hinges too. Here's a pic of the Gaboon Ebony Musical note added and the hinges.

 

[Bill Wyko]

BTW thanks for the cigar history. ;D Humidors are very enjoyable to build. I can't wait to build one for myself. I'll build one with a Festool router someday

 

[Bill Wyko]

Hi everyone. I would also like to re-up this project for this monnths contest.

 

[Bill Wyko]

Thanks to Incra, they just put this Humidor in their gallery. There stuff really compliments Festools nicely. If you like, check it out at www.incra.com.