Dont worry all of it will be going in, once I get the humidity up a few percent(which i looks like Ive accomplished) everything will be going in. But I was to give it a week or 2 to make sure it stays stable.
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Remember the turnover in those walk ins is usually pretty high so the cigars don't have time to pick up the flavors. As long as they are in boxes who knows but long term you may see some transfer. Love your cab. IndyRob did something similar with an old china hutch he bought for nothing. Sealed it and put it to use.
I did a custom TV cabinet but did line it. Love the smell but the cedar was pricey.
I did a custom TV cabinet but did line it. Love the smell but the cedar was pricey.
Agreed. The only cedar in my local shop's walk-in is in the shelves. There's another place close by that doesn't even have a walk-in. The whole store is humidified, and I don't even think their shelves are cedar. I'll have to double check that next time I'm in there, but I'm pretty sure they're not. I've seen their hygrometer on the wall, and it says it's right about 70% in there. Spanish cedar is a substance that helps retain and regulate moisture and humidity, but it's not needed. I have an acrylic display humidor that stays more stable than my other two humidors that are lined, and there's not a matchstick of cedar in it.
I've been looking into doing this same project, because I think it would be the best bang for the buck for a cabinet humidor. However, I do plan on lining the cabinet as well as using cedar shelves, and maybe building cedar drawers, but that's mainly just for the appearance and the aroma.
If you do want to line it I think you can put mahogany on the interior to save paying for cedar. That is if you just want it for humidity absorption and such. I figure since most boxes are cedar or at least cedar lined you're fine with out cedar inside. Hell old humidors used to be copper lined. If you really want cedar bad you can always take the really thin sheets they separate rows of cigars with and cut them to fix your boxes. Obviously that'd be for the paper boxes and obviously non cedar boxes.
I too have been considering a project similar to this. I've been looking at TV cabinets though. In two years when I'm not in college I might attempt something like that.
I too have been considering a project similar to this. I've been looking at TV cabinets though. In two years when I'm not in college I might attempt something like that.
Mine is not. We used a floating design to allow for expansion. The sealer for the corners was also oderless and non-toxic.
Id probably need to ask someone thats aged cigars in both a cooler and a cedar lined humidor if theres any issues with aging in a non cedar environment. Aside from absorbing moisture and making the environment more stable and of course the aroma I dont see how Cedar does anything else for aging besides the cigars picking up a bit of the aroma at the most. Which after I put 4 trays and 2 drawers all made of cedar inside the cabinet I think the aroma from the cedar will be quite prevalent.
I have done both. The difference is that the cooler was hard plastic. Washed and let dry in the air and it becomes virtually oderless. No smell. Oak on the other hand when it becomes damp from the humidity will. Cedar also repells beetles and holds mositure thus stabilizing. It is all about time. Mine set set and done for 6 months. But it was also pricey to do. Yours will require more maintenance but at that cost... Very cool.
for 48 hours its been at 63-65% so Im pretty happy with it, replacing the oak or veneering it is a possibility if it becomes an issue. I dont have to worry too much about cigars sitting for too long just yet though. My stash just isnt big enough that any cigars get over 6-9 months of aging before I light them up. But hopefully over the next 6-12 months thats going to change.