How To Build A Cigar Humidor

Next you ll take the remaining cedar and cut them to fit the bottom and sides.

How to build a cigar humidor. Typically people will make their own humidors for economical reasons as they tend to be cheaper. Is there another way to make a cheap humidor without any cigar specific products cuz i have no access to any. To test a hygrometer take a small neutral container like a bottle cap sprinkle some table salt in the cap and wet the salt so that it is partly dissolved. A walk in humidor is easier to plan and build than one might think.

This 120 cigar humidor comes with a brass analog hygrometer a large rectangle humidifier and a spanish cedar tray with a divider on the top and two. And because it is an unwritten rule that sooner or later every humidor becomes a bit too small the idea of a walk in humidor is suddenly not so far fetched after all. Basic steps cutting spanish cedar by hand is pretty easy to do if you have a table saw. I want to make a diy humidor tupperware cooler style or sth but cigars here in egypt aren t popular in any way so getting humidifier packs isn t possible.

The largest piece you ll cut will attach. Keep in mind that sanding something by hand. Spanish cedar has a lot going for it when it comes to the housing of fine cigars. The hygrometer should now read 75.

If you find a fine cigar box that closes tight you can buy a humidor kit hygrometer and humidifier and stick it to your box with non odorous glue or double face tape. Quality importers tuscany cigar humidor. Build a walk in humidor for owners a large cigar collection cigar shop owners who don t want to deal with contractors or cigar aficionados who have a spare room and have been itching for a new home improvement project building your own walk in humidor can be a cost effective and rewarding experience. Put the cap and your hygrometer in a zip lock bag for 24 hours.

Spanish cedar has a lot going for it when it comes to the housing of fine cigars. Thanks to stogie guys for the salt tip. You will need to sand them down by hand. Most humidors are constructed of spanish cedar with linings composed of the same species.

In fact diy humidors are a popular alternative to wooden humidors that you can buy online. For cigar geeks the path from table humidor to cabinet humidor is basically predestined. For proper humidification to happen roll the cigars individually gently in between your fingers so that the tobacco can breathe other than that note remember to keep the humidor in a very warm place keep the sponges moist and let some fresh air in the humidor from time to time once every 5 7 days for 30 min every time i hope.