Advice on converting furniture into a humidor.
reddit.com/gallery/ynbhqqPosted Nov 6, 2022, 12:21 AM UTC
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Don’t listen to the haters. You can seal all the seams with caulk, put gaskets around the doors. I’d do glass inlay on the top. Would be easy with a router and jig saw. led lights to display the cigars. You could have a circulation fan on a timer. Buy Spanish cider to line the interior. Drawers could be installed. A little time and money that would make a fantastic humidor, and could hold 100’s of cigars.
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I have an end table sized cabinet humidor so if I look at that and compare I’d add Some soft stripping on the doors to help try and seal. I also have magnets on top and bottom with plate on door that helps with seal as it’s hard to tell if those latches are helping. Can’t tell if the inside of your cabinet needs sealing but with little investment you could test how it holds humidity to help you decide.
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The inside seal is fine but I will test it before hand. I had not thought of magnets and I think that's a great idea.
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I recently purchased a replica white clad ice box to covert into a humidor and was hoping for some advice from those of you that have made your own humidors using furniture.
My plan is to cover the back panel with a thin layer of cork to both insulate it as the back panel is thinner than the other sides and to bring the back panel even to make it easier to cover in cedar. The one shelf is not removable as it is flush with both doors so I may need to cut them back slightly before covering the inside with cedar. After it is complete I intend to keep full boxes on the bottom, open boxes on the top as well as trays for sticks that I bought loose packs of and then a smaller humidor running at a lower RH on top for sticks I intend to smoke soon.
My main concerns are properly sealing the doors and how to control temp and RH once they are sealed. I was also thinking about drilling a hole out the back to run electrical for a couple of small fans or lighting.
Again, any advice on how to troubleshoot any issues that may arise would be very appreciated. Currently smoking a Diamond Crown Julius Caeser, watching the World Series and waiting for some replies, ;)
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Gut the inside, caulk corners then line inside with Spanish cedar all around and use Spanish cedar for shelving. Use felt to seal the doors. Awesome project. See my post
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An ice box is good but that one would definitely need quite a bit of sealing.
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See my post.
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Don’t.. it will be a pain in the ass
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Just don’t.
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honestly, use it to store tupperwares. trying to seal that and make it hold humidity would be a nightmare.
This. Keep your tupperdors in it if you're keen to it.
My wife has told me if it looks like it's not going to work it would make a great fish tank table so there is that.
I have a mid-century lowboy dresser as part of my bedroom set. 9 drawers and perfect place to stash my tuppers. No reason you can’t keep tuppers on the bottom and fish tank on top