building a humidor GCSE dt

[jantrit]

well as much as i would like to show you a finished product it is lookign doubtful at the moment as i have just priced up the price of the honduran mahogany lining and it came to £177 or $354. It looks like i may not be going ahead with this project, which is a major major pain as i have done most of the paper work for it I am currently looking out for cheaper deals so i will keep you guys posted. thanks for all the questionnaire responses.

edit: whoops made a small miscalculation its actually nearer to £300 or $600

[spiffykyle]

How big of a box are you building? Because that seems a little ridiculous to me.

Have you called a local lumber yard to see what the cost would be?

I know that Rockler ships internationally as well (www.rockler.com) and they have mahogany as well as spanish cedar. Unless you are building a tower cabinet, then the cost should be much less.

spiffy

[jantrit]

thats what i thought, i had a good look around and found somewhere fairly local that will do it sawn to my dimensions for a good price, and they offer a student discount, so thats awsome and I will be going ahead with the project. I will post up some pics as i go along. Also if any one has any questions or suggestions it would be great to hear them.

thanks for all you help

[mithril]

glad you are continuing on it! and yes keep us updated. are you still going with the mahogany?

[jantrit]

yeah im very happy that i can continue with this project, and i have that the new wood suppliers are very helpful and a joy to work with. I will be using a Brazilian cedar i believe, its basicaly Spanish cedar grown in Brazil, its what the guy at the wood suppliers recomended for lining a humidor so it shoudl be great. I've spent the last couple of days working on getting all the paper work side of the project together, and i am now looking and different finishes and finishing styles. After looking at the thread with pictures of you humidors in it i have i think decided to do a checker board venner finish in two woods , and that will either be french polished (lots of work) or waxed. Any thoughts or ideas on this?

edit: one question i forgot about, my humidor will be made up with a lining of Brazilian cedar and than 3 mill ply and they the veneer, do i need to treat the side of the ply that comes into contact with the cedar to stop it taking on moisture and possibly warping, say with a finishing resin or varnish, or will it be ok left untreated?

Once again thanks for all your help

[jantrit]

Well its been a while since I last posted up, and I figured I owe you all an update
So construction is well under way, and there is only about 20 days until the whole project is due in .

here are a couple of pics, the first shows the box with the lid cut off , and the second shows the start of lining the humidor.

[bhands]

that looks awesome i cant wait to see a finished product i hope you get an A++ on you project