Cedar boards

[bigwhiteash]

I'm putting together a new coolidor, and can't seem to find any cedar boards labeled as "Spanish Cedar". I did find some nice size peices at Lowes, (made for closet organizers), that are the perfect size, and very aromatic.

My question is this: would this red cedar be OK to use with cigars? I don't know much about different kinds of cedar, but this stuff looks quite a bit more red than the inside of any humidor I've ever seen.

[ReV]

no no no... spanish cedar is not like other cedars... i think its technicly a mahogany or something... someone whip out some facts here... i just know, its gotta be spanish cedar or some other specific wood that isn;t a cedar at all, dont remember what though. ...

Edit: Ok i did some digging with the search function and came up with this website: http://www.humidor-guide.com/humidor...cedar-1-1.php3

looks like red cedar is OK, but frowned upon... i found spanish cedar at a little store called 'woodcraft' , but thats kind of a specialty woodworkers' store, there are a few threads about buying it online, use the search to find em.

[bigwhiteash]

Thanks, after doing a bit of google.. you're right, spanish cedar is not t true cedar, its a decidious tree similliar to mahogany

I guess I'll just use a bunch of old cigar boxes for a humidity "buffer".

Thanks

[nhcigarfan]

Some where on the site is a thread about Spanish cedar and where to buy it, decent price per board foot if I remember correctly.

[Shelby07]

The odor of other cedars has a lot to do with using Spanish cedar

[The Korean]

Do not use the red cedar meant for lining closets, trust me. It smells great for closets, but you don't want to use it in a small confined area with cigars, it'll make you ill.
I made some racks for cigar boxes out of the everyday cedar found in wood section, and it works good in my case. Don't know if you want to use a large amount of it, as it does still give off a heavy non spanish cedar odor, not nearly overwhelming as the aromatic though.