How can you tell if it's Spanish cedar?

[heftysmokes]

lolol...You must be referring to my post about the propylene glycol ....right?
Thanks for the quick replies!

Flying

Wrong.

I was referring to the fact that 7 out of 10 new people on this board are trying to give us a great deal on dog rockets in a glass-top box.

This is also why we like people to introduce themselves and get to know the membership before trying to sell us things...

I'm relatively new to this board and feel that I am still working on building a good reputation with the guys who've been here and made this board what it is. That's one reason why I still haven't tried to sell anything, haven't asked for anything that wasn't offered, and haven't cocked off to a guy who has made more contributions to this board than 95% of the membership.

If you think Lopaka wasn't friendly, make another comment like this.... "Well welllll.....nice hello to you too. Hope everyone else is more friendly then [sic] you. "

You'll find that there are a lot of guys on here who can be much more "unfriendly."

[MCsommerreid]

An interesting thing I learned from a woodwoker around here is that most low end humidors are not lined with actual spanish cedar, but instead a less aromatic ceder or a mohogany. Actual spanish cedar tends to go to guitar makers, because they will pay a much higher price. That's why you see spanish cedar only as a lining, not as the material for the whole humidor.

[FlyingBanana]

An interesting thing I learned from a woodwoker around here is that most low end humidors are not lined with actual spanish cedar, but instead a less aromatic ceder or a mohogany. Actual spanish cedar tends to go to guitar makers, because they will pay a much higher price. That's why you see spanish cedar only as a lining, not as the material for the whole humidor.

Very interesting MC. I can say that the humi I just got does have a very mild cedar smell, and the owner does insist that it is sc lined though I do not see a lining. It appears to be built of solid sc.

Flying

[MCsommerreid]

Very interesting MC. I can say that the humi I just got does have a very mild cedar smell, and the owner does insist that it is sc lined though I do not see a lining. It appears to be built of solid sc.

Was it somewhat expensive for it's size? If it was it's likely solid spanish cedar, meaning that your $100 humidor in pure spanish cedar would likely run $150. I've seen it most often at $10 a board foot.

If not, it's likely something damn close far as properties go. A few mohogonies and cedars share similar characteristics with spanish cedar like light scent and bug repelling properties.

[FlyingBanana]

I love you guys. Great sense of humor. lol

Ok..let's start off again. Hi. My name is Mark and I am a cigaraholic and I don't want to get better.

I apologize if you guys thought I was being sarcastic, just asking questions to get a post up or what not. I was being entirely serious about the spanish cedar question though. I am not referring to only the liner in the humidor, but rather the entire thing being made up of 1/2 inch thick cedar.

Sorry that you guys took me the wrong way. I am very much a cigar guy computer tech budding humidor builder etc.

Flying