Phillycyclocross Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Grandparents were getting rid of some things and I ended up with a liquor cabinet. Since I don't drink liquor it was kind of pointless. I like the look of it. Great patina and it doesn't hurt that it came over from Cuba with them. Soooo.... I decided that I needed a bigger humidor and a better place to store my wine. SO the plan is to turn this beauty into a humidor/wine cooler. It also helps my dad is a woodworker. I'll post some better before pics and hopefully some progress pics. Anyone else ever attempt the same?
Rushman Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 I am envious - I have no woorworking skills, but looks like a fun project. About a decade ago, I acquired an empty victrola cabinet(in other words, the turntable and elec innards were long since gone). I had a plan to gut it and turn it into a humidor. No wood shop, no skills and 5 moves in 11 years all accross the US didnt help. Cant even remember where i left it or who i gave it to. Enjoy this project with your dad!
Lotusguy Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 I did something similar with one of my built-in cabinets in my house (the house is about 100 years old and has solid wood built-ins in the dining room). A good friend of mine had all the woodworking tools we needed plus some serious skills but it still took months due to the loooooong leadtime on the spanish cedar wood for the shelves and the lining. I also had to install a couple of outlets to power the electronic humidifier and the circulating fan. It was fun and I am very proud of the results! You can see a little bit of it in my "stash" thread. Total cost for materials alone was about $500 (not counting the humidifier). My first piece of advice: When working with spanish cedar wood, wear a mask at all times - the sawdust is toxic! Good luck and have fun with the project
Phillycyclocross Posted March 4, 2012 Author Posted March 4, 2012 Cabinet humidor project finally got started this weekend. Kinda excited.
Phillycyclocross Posted March 5, 2012 Author Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks guys. Half the fun is designing it and watching it come together. Can't wait to fill (albeit slowly) it up with boxes upon boxes of CC's.
MrFriday Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 very nice. That will make for a beautiful humidor.
Phillycyclocross Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 Weekend #2. Coming along nicely. Need to add a drawer for the singles and a shelf. Also need to add cedar to the doors.
Phillycyclocross Posted March 15, 2012 Author Posted March 15, 2012 Looks very nice how you going to control humidity Thanks. Right now I'm going to try a few bags of the beads. I'm just trying to avoid cutting a hole in the beautiful antique exterior for a fan. I'll see how the beads do and go from there.
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