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.

[Bkcloud114]

No need to put any addition cedar into the cooler.... grab a couple of empty boxes from your local B&M, that will be plenty.

As for shelves... I used that wire shelf stuff you find at Home Depot or Lowes.... it can be cut down and also lets air circulate

[ReV]

oh snap.... coolidor? i missed that, yeah, just put your sticks in old cigar boxes if you really have to have the wood... thats all i do.

[spiffykyle]

Yeah, I just got a bunch of old cedar boxes from my local B&M.

If you really need Spanish Cedar boards though, I usually go here if I can't find it at a local lumber yard:

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=832

They also have mahogany if you prefer.

spiffy

[bigwhiteash]

Thanks all...

I have about 6 old boxes in there now, and humidity recovers pretty fast after opening, so I think I'm ok.

I may be ordering some boards for an upcoming project though