Bubinga, Ebony & Spanish Cedar Humidor

[Ed Sallee]

The dimensions are 16" x 11-1/2" x 7-1/2". It's made from Bubinga, Ebony & of course Spanish Cedar.

Finish is Teak Oil, cured for 4 days. 15 Coats of gloss, Deft lacquer, wet sanded between every other coat up to 1500. Buffed out and then waxed with butcher's bowling alley furniture wax.


After visiting several Cigar Shops in the Atlanta Metro area, and listening to what the folks had to say and what they are looking for in a humidor..... I came up with this....

I was lucky.... it sold even before it came off the bench.... thank you Miss Sarah! I hope your man will enjoy his humidor for many years to come.....

Thanks for looking....

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[Larry Fox]

Ed - that is beautiful. Care to share some construction details?

- Is it solid Bubinga or is it veneer? If the later, what is your substrate? Spanish Cedar?

- Is the center panel in the top floating?

- It appears to be very well hinged - what drove the choice of the barrel hinges with the keepers as opposed to a quadrant hinge?

- How thick is your lining?

I am working on one of much simpler design at this point.

[John Thompson]

Very nice Ed. Hmmmmm.... that Spanish cedar looks just like the stuff I re-sawed for some home-less man that showed up at my shop door recently with a stash of Spanish Cedar. You didn't by chance purchase that from a home-less selling door to door did you? :D

Sarge..

[Ed Sallee]

Larry,

Thanks.... It is solid Bubinga. I prefer working with solids (my way of saying that veneering scares the crap out of me)... The top is indeed floating.

On the top, I cut a 3/8" rabbett, 1/2" deep, leaving a "tongue" all the way around the bottom. Then, on the lid frame, I matched up the groove - centered on the 3/4" frame. That raises the middle up enough to get a bite for the bevel.

I love the look of the hinges..... that was pretty much the deciding factor.

The lining is 1/4"

I did another blog on the build over here at this link... (http://waxingmoonwood.ning.com/profiles/blogs/project-log-bubinga-humidor)

John,

I don't know if the guy was homeless.... but, he was driving around in a green mini-van, with a bunch of what looked like 3/8" slabs..... He wasn't sellin' door to door, I think he tricked me... Sent his wife down to pretend she had a flat out in front of the house.

[Westley Rosenbaum]

Ed that is a nice humidor. I Like the ebony in there, and I like how you've beveled the top lip of the cedar lining, instead of rounding it over like you see so often. Looks sharp!

[Mike Wilkins]

Beautiful work. I especially like the description of the finishing process, which I may have to utilize on my next box project. Being a lover of the hand-rolled product myself, I can really appreciate this type of project.
Keep up the great work and watch those fingers.

[Jason Tuinstra]

There's just no getting around it, you're the man! That's a great looking humidor. I love the look of the wood. Just perfect. Great job.

[Jim Becker]

Very classy looking, Ed!

[Jim Kountz]

Ed that looks fantastic!! The wood is just amazing and your work is just beautiful!!

[Mark Valsi]

Wow !! WOW INDEED !!


Great work !