Red Residue from humidor

**BigMacFU** · 08-11-2005, 03:48 PM

New info. After working with cedar shakes today in the rain, I noticed a slightly reddish tint to my hands. After looking at the box, it was red cedar. So, I guess there is such a thing as red cedar and this is of course different than red-wood

. Check out this site for the specifics, ( http://www.humidor-guide.com/humidor...cedar-1-1.php3 ) but basically you probably have american cedar in there and not "spanish cedar." I noticed the listing did not say what kind of cedar lined the humidor. Your best bet is to forget about what you just bought and buy a cooledor/tuppedor: http://www.cigarpass.com/forums/inde...howtopic=13217

**nhcigarfan** · 08-11-2005, 04:05 PM

Diddo, spanish cedar is kilm dried so the sap/pitch won't run. American cider is too sappy for that process (or so I have been told). If the sap/pitch does run, and it runs onto your cigars, they were be ruined. Just as if you got pine pitch on them.

**Jonsey5484** · 08-12-2005, 09:07 AM

I almost wonder if they do a lot of cutting of the cedar where they store their humi's. If there is saw dust in the air and they don't clean the inside of the humidor before they package them, that would explain the red dust.

**arlinliss** · 09-02-2005, 07:36 AM

Respectfully, Spanish Cedar can 'bleed' [ooze sap/pitch] despite being kiln dried. It has happen to me, and I KNOW it happens to ALL Humidor makers occasionally.

Generally, it the liner lifts out, you try acetone to get the sap out, and then lightly sand and reinstall.

**TheSilentChamber** · 09-02-2005, 07:44 AM

Spanish Ceder isnt a true ceder, and it is accually extreamly expensive- most of the cheeper humidors you see are not spanish ceder. I made mine out of pine and its working quiet well.