Cigar Humidor Pics or Plans Anyone

[Paul Zonneveld]

I would like to build a cigar humidor (desktop) for my uncle as a gift, but cant seem to find any acceptable examples or plans to follow. Have any of you built one and can provide me with some pics or plans?

[Marcus Carr]

Don't use aromatic cedar. I heard of someone who did that and it couldn't be used for cigars. =] Beautiful box though.

Marcus

[Alfredo Rodriguez Garcia]

Maybe this can be of help

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/woodworking/1273156.html

Saludos cordiales
Alfredo

[Chris Cordina]

The lining should be of spanish cedar. The outside can be anything.

[Chris Cordina]

54282I built this one years ago it came out nice. I could send the plans by email if you like. I also got an email from Woodcraft supply today, they have plans for a pocket humidor on line, it holds four cigars.

[Paul Zonneveld]

Chris I appreciate the offer and sent you an email about the plans.

[Mike Wilkins]

There was a cover story article on building humidors in a past issue of Fine Woodworking magazine. You should be able to find it on their website doing a search.
Spanish cedar only for the interior. Unfinished. Anything else will impart an odor or flavor into the cigars that will render them useless. Not a good thing for a H Uppman Vintage Camaroon.

[Darrin Vanden Bosch]

I have built 100 -200 or so humidors over the years from pocket size up to a 78" tall corner unit. It is true you can use just about any wood for the actual box, tho I wouldn't use Purpleheart as it and the spanish cedar seem to react strangely. The spanish cedar should fit snuggly into the box and round over the top edge of it a small hand plane checking it every few strokes, it doesn't take much to go past a air cushioned full close, which is a perfect fit. Don't know of a better way to describe it. I build them like I am going to use them and I do use them.
Let me know if you need any more info, altho I know there is not alot in what I have just written, just a few key points. Will try to post a few pics when I can figure out how.
I'm a woodworker not a computer genius.
Darrin

[Andy Haney]

Here are some links I saved when my son thought he wanted one. Hope they're helpful. I haven't built one yet, as his desire subsided.

Andy

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/w00069.asp
http://cigar-store.port5.com/build-own-humidor-plans.shtml
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=18806&page=2&pp=15