From log to a humidor (mucho pictures)

[BehikeLover2]

So in 2012 I decided that I need a real humidor.
Something that will relieve my boxes from the airtight containers where they have been previously kept.

I got an offer from a passionate cabinetmaker located in stuttgart (schwaben-humidor.de).
The Humidor is made from solid sapeli mahagoni wood, using real cedar wasnt an option because it can smell real heavy sometimes.

My goal was a humidor that is almost airtight with a passive humidification (turned out I don't really need that much humidification since the solid wood is a pretty good buffer) for long term ageing. I placed the humidor in my cellar where the temperature is kind of stable (14-22°C/57-72°F) and so is the humidity, between 65 and 69%. Since its all wood the humidor reacts very well to differences of humidity and acts as a buffer.

I added a few things over the time like a fan for air circulation, some LED lights with a switch connected to the door and 2 trays for singles.

If you think that is big think again, in 2014 it is full and I need to store in lock&lock boxes again..sight, its able to contain around 150 boxes.

enjoy, cheers.

[Paul3]

Fantastic pictures and a beautiful final product. Great craftsmanship. Amazing how fast you can fill up a humidor that size. . Thanks for sharing.

[BehikeLover2]

Fantastic pictures and a beautiful final product. Great craftsmanship. Amazing how fast you can fill up a humidor that size. . Thanks for sharing.

As it was in the build I already collected for a few years so I had a good amount of boxes to decoraate it

[leftimatic]

Nice piece for sure. Nice collection. Thanks for the pics they are way easier to digest than an 8 page play by play.

[Ryan]

That's a fantastic piece of work. Well done.

Great pictures too. Good choice of wood with the Sapele.

[CUBANO]

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing

[CaptainQuintero]

Gorgeous, it's lovely to know that you've got something that will last you out too, family heirloom style

[PigFish]

Fantastic, and beautiful creation… Thanks for sharing.

While my passion is for these sterile and highly controlled humidors, there is something about these lovely wooden creations that just really choke me up when I see them…

Beautiful, just beautiful work!!! -Piggy

[Optic101]

Very nice project and very nice collection !

[REASON]

Very nice, thanks for sharing.

[CanuckSARTech]

Absolutely stellar. Great step-by-step progression to the pictures as well. A shame it's full and you're back to your old storage method again, LOL , but this is a damn nice and gorgeously-laid-out cabinet.

Thanks ever so much for sharing!!!

[srbbones]

I salute you, sir

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyf059psVew

[tmac77]

very nice. looks like you might need to build another one soon.

[BehikeLover2]

Thanks guys. Its also a very good anti theft systems because this thing weights a ton

Iam actually thinking about selling it and getting a new one built that is bigger and merges a few mistakes that I made with this one (shelvs that slide out for exampl would be nice). Thinking about 2,5x the size...

As you said this is a furniture for a lifetime and longer.

[FredClever]

Very nice thing. I love that it's handmade and you actually have pics from the production.

Although... I don't see enough Behikes in there! ;-)

[FredClever]

Very nice thing. I love that it's handmade and you actually have pics from the production.

Although... I don't see enough Behikes in there! ;-)

[Lotusguy]

We need to fly him out to US to do a series of custom humidors over here

His new ashtrays aren't too shabby either.

[BehikeLover2]

We need to fly him out to US to do a series of custom humidors over here

His new ashtrays aren't too shabby either.

He said he would deliver to the us

Very nice thing. I love that it's handmade and you actually have pics from the production.

Although... I don't see enough Behikes in there! ;-)

I have a couple boxes from the first year of release far back in the humidor.

I used to smoke the 56 so often I had to hide them

Very nice thing. I love that it's handmade and you actually have pics from the production.

Although... I don't see enough Behikes in there! ;-)

We need to fly him out to US to do a series of custom humidors over here

His new ashtrays aren't too shabby either.

[tjohn7]

Now that's a humidor. Great work!

[CanuckSARTech]

We need to fly him out to US to do a series of custom humidors over here

His new ashtrays aren't too shabby either.

Tried looking at the site, but only found the one style?

[Lotusguy]

Tried looking at the site, but only found the one style?

He's still in the prototype stage - more to come, if I read his posts on the German forum correctly.

If you're really interested, just contact him through his website "Kontakt"

[JPS72]

Beautiful humidor - thanks for sharing.

[Blippio]

This is awesome! I love Sapele (and also your Festool sander!)... very well done!

- The 11th pic down, is that aluminum angle you used to lock the carcass together (to prevent movement from moisture?)

- Also, do you have any sort of humidification device in this?

Your last pic is hilarious... that thing is STUFFED!

[BehikeLover2]

This is awesome! I love Sapele (and also your Festool sander!)... very well done!

- The 11th pic down, is that aluminum angle you used to lock the carcass together (to prevent movement from moisture?)

- Also, do you have any sort of humidification device in this?

Your last pic is hilarious... that thing is STUFFED!

Yes the angle is for stability. Who knows what can happen due to humidity etc.

I had a humidifier but took it out cause I needed the space. It keeps the humidity very good.

[soutso]

Man if you put that up to show off and get lots of credit you did damn fine. I'm giving you all the credit in the world. Fantastic piece of furniture. Beautiful. Makes me feel so hopeless lol