How To Build A Humidor Box

Add enough hot water to the sponges such that the water stays in them.
How to build a humidor box. Put the cap and your hygrometer in a zip lock bag for 24 hours. I used a router table to make rabbets on all the box sides. Place two of the sponges in a steel bowl. That is to say begin by cutting a fair sized sponge into four smaller pieces.
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. The most common and easiest diy humidor tupperdors are literally tupperware boxes used for storing cigars. How to build a humidor in 12 easy steps. A diy humidor can be as simple as a tupperware with some boveda packs or as complex as an old wooden cabinet with a ventilation system.
Building a humidor the right way requires careful consideration of the wood choice and joinery to ensure the proper humidity for cigars. 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. This plan gives the basics you ll need to successfully build a humidor and from there you can let your design sense run wild. Make sure you leave the box open and allow it to fully dry before you start storing your cigars.
Putting it together 1. Despite the fact that i don t smoke cigars i relish the construction process behind a solid humidor building a box for the storage of fine cigars at a high humidity level poses some serious challenges when it comes to wood movement but by following a few simple construction guidelines you can really mitigate all sorts of problems that lesser humidors. You ll cut the cedar down to the right sizes and line the lid bottom and sides of the box securing them in place using wood glue. After the sides were complete i cut the.
These are most of the materials minus the spanish cedar and inlay strips. The hygrometer should now read 75. How to make a humidor. Using the table saw i cut the red oak into the sides of the box.
Place a small amount of baking soda on any side of of the sponges. Next you ll attach some hinges and a handle and that s it.