As some of you may know, I am in the process of building a frigidor. I have everything figured out except for the lining and if I'm going to do this i want to do it right. At about 4 cubic feet of space it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to piece a lining together from old boxes and have it look good (Its glass fronted and I'm going to have led lighted fans inside). This being the case I looked into buying a sheet of spanish cedar plywood but the shipping makes this option less than ideal. Would mohagany be an acceptable substitute? I know some humidor makers use mohagany but I'd like the opinion of some of you guys. Plus my grandfather who used to do a lot of woodworking has some beautiful stock, so I wouldn't even have to pay for the wood.
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humidor lining substitute?
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While not necessary, spanish cedar does serve a few purposes:
It helps regulate the humidity, discourages beetle infestations (thankfully I've yet to test this theory), and it imparts a spicy flavor to the cigars.
If you plan to store your cigars in their respective boxes, there is no need to line the inside. However, I think lining it with mahogany would really top it off!
It helps regulate the humidity, discourages beetle infestations (thankfully I've yet to test this theory), and it imparts a spicy flavor to the cigars.
If you plan to store your cigars in their respective boxes, there is no need to line the inside. However, I think lining it with mahogany would really top it off!
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After doing some more research, I think I'm going to just use some nice dark prefinished flooring for asthetics and purchase a few premade spanish cedar trays for displaying the sticks. Apparently it can't just be any mohagany but rather honduran mohagany. So I'm SOL on using my grandfathers wood.
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BigTom said:I would not use any finished wood.
I'd rather see plastic as well, cedar shelves is good.
Remember your cigars can be stored in their boxes so you will have spanish cedar in there!
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I would leave it alone but because I want lights inside, I have to have wires and because its a wine chiller, it has a glass door that will show those wires. As far as not using a finished wood, humidity wouldn't be that far off from just a humid location so I wouldn't worry about it not being a normal environment for the wood. As for the sticks, the wood wouldn't promote or inhibit anything any more than the plastic of the interior of the fridge. I think that since the back of the refrigerator has a bump-in from the compressor, I'll just use that to my advantage and build a cigarbox-looking-box that fits in the back to house the oasis and some led tubes I found to use instead of fans.
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Me, I need this more than its an extravagance. Not that I'm the fortgetful type (I'm the woman in an argument) but rather I'm the procrastinating type. Once a year to fill the oasis is about what I'll do. Oh, I'll eye the contents and make sure its clean, in that respect I'm anal, but spending days calibrating hydrometers and crap like that is way past my capabilities.
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My only advise is to make sure that the boxes are not sitting flat against the bottom. Moisture can get trapped and cause mold to form.
A few peices of wood from inside cigar boxes can keep the boxes off the bottom. I had this problem with a coolerdor I had built & would of lost a lot of cigars if I didn't catch it in time.
A few peices of wood from inside cigar boxes can keep the boxes off the bottom. I had this problem with a coolerdor I had built & would of lost a lot of cigars if I didn't catch it in time.
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