cigar tubes

[mithril]

that's what i thought. i was thinking about having my friend make me a wooden tube. he's really good with lathes. just thought it would add a nice personal touch. would cedar be the best wood to use? or would another wood be more prefferable.

[wrath186]

If he's going to use wood it should be Spanish Cedar. Red Cedar or the Cedar used to make furniture will impart a foul taste to your cigars. Spanish Cedar has a slight scent to it that seems to enhance the flavor of any good cigar.

Please post some pics of the tubes when you get them I would be very interested to see how they turn out.

[mithril]

ok, i'll see if i can find some spanish cedar for him. i still haven't asked him to make one, but i think he will since he's into cigar smoking too.

[CoventryCat86]

I highly doubt you'll be able to find Spainsh Cedar stock thick enough to put on a wood lathe and if you did, it's much too soft and delicate to try and turn on a lathe and yield an acceptable result.

Use a hardwood like Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Cherry or Walnut.