Brothers,
A friend picked up a humidor for me at a local auction (circa 1920's per Auctioneer). Cost me $45. Wife likes it, so I'm thinking of keeping it, but at the very least need to fix the copper lining. The copper is missing some nails, needs cleaning, etc.. I like the outside, so I doubt I will do anything to the exterior.
I was hoping you guys could help me out by providing input into the overall idea and with any specifics...some of my thoughts are....
:waving: Keep the copper lining instead of replacing with cedar (good idea ? bad idea?) I want to preserve the original character if I can, but won't compromise form for function. At the very least, I will need to clean the copper and securely nail back into place.
:waving: I want to add one (maybe two?) shelves to hold singles while leaving enough room to have a few boxes underneath. To accomplish this, I thought about building a "snug fit frame / skeleton" out of spanish cedar which will be used to hold the shelf. Something simple that would support a prefab'd shelf (forget who sells those) that I could remove to add room for more boxes.
:waving: It does not pass the flashlight test, but I thought I could fix this via the cedar frame and possibly with rubber seal.
:waving: Use beads for humidity(?)
If you see any pitfalls, please let me know. Any advice / discussion will be most appreciated.
A friend picked up a humidor for me at a local auction (circa 1920's per Auctioneer). Cost me $45. Wife likes it, so I'm thinking of keeping it, but at the very least need to fix the copper lining. The copper is missing some nails, needs cleaning, etc.. I like the outside, so I doubt I will do anything to the exterior.
I was hoping you guys could help me out by providing input into the overall idea and with any specifics...some of my thoughts are....
:waving: Keep the copper lining instead of replacing with cedar (good idea ? bad idea?) I want to preserve the original character if I can, but won't compromise form for function. At the very least, I will need to clean the copper and securely nail back into place.
:waving: I want to add one (maybe two?) shelves to hold singles while leaving enough room to have a few boxes underneath. To accomplish this, I thought about building a "snug fit frame / skeleton" out of spanish cedar which will be used to hold the shelf. Something simple that would support a prefab'd shelf (forget who sells those) that I could remove to add room for more boxes.
:waving: It does not pass the flashlight test, but I thought I could fix this via the cedar frame and possibly with rubber seal.
:waving: Use beads for humidity(?)
If you see any pitfalls, please let me know. Any advice / discussion will be most appreciated.
