What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Time for a blow. Let someone else have some fun.

 

Did the flashlight test about 15 minutes ago. Sides are tight and just a little light leaking from the hinge area. Also across the front. Not bad for mass produced from China.
I also did some rough figuring. The box will accommodate 6-6.5 inch sticks. Looks like 10 across and three layers with plenty of room for the hygrometer and beads.

 

Season the humi after you get it dolled up. I would leave a shot glass with distilled water in for a few days or lightly wipe the sides with a damp cloth of distilled water.

Wood when dry will pull humidity from anything it can. So when you place cigars in an unseasoned humi it will dry out the sticks pretty quickly. By seasoning the wood has no need to pull from the cigars.

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I have s several humidors, and have seasoned each at least 1 week, prior to sticking any cigar in them.

 

Enjoy some down time.... you deserve it.

 

Thanks. I've been reading up. Who'd a thunk it would be so involved.

 

Thanks Scott.

 

Concur!

 

I tried to work, on my days off, but they ordered me to take my two days off, along with others. Many looked like zombies.

 

This is for all my brothers and sisters, but especially for those in the Great State of Texas!

 

So true, brother! Just have to remember it's a calling... not a job!

 

Gotta admire the dedication to duty.... but you gotta recharge your personal batteries so you can dive back in with a full-charge. If you're worn out you're not doing anyone much good. Sleep, relax, drink coffee and have a nice shave!

 

I went to work, I came home from work.
When my new Mora 511 arrived, I filed down the spine to be able to cast sparks from a ferrocerium rod. I forced a protective patina on the edge and stropped it for good measure.

 

I made a Star Trek communicator, with my 3D pen.

 

Did a little more sanding on my humidor project. Checking it over I found a couple of rough spots. Got an email from Heartfelt. My beads and hygrometer are on the way. I may start staining on Friday. There's no rush, as I still need cedar for the interior.

 

Don't stain the inside. If I were you, I wouldn't use the cedar inserts, unless you have to. Instead I would go to your local cigar shop, buy a couple of extra cedar cigar boxes. Usually they will either give them away, or sell them for a couple of dollars. I would then take the boxes apart, fit the pieces to the dimensions of your humidor, and glue them to the inside, on at many sides as possible. This will lessen the chances of smells from the original wood seeping into your cigars. This will also thicken the box and help keep humidity inside. But, it's your box, you do it your way.

 

Designed and 3D printed some brackets to connect to the corner of tables to easily align them... nope... no OCD to see here...

 

Great minds think alike. I'm waiting for my local guy to come across with some boxes for me. On Saturday he said it might be a couple of weeks. No rush.

 

Cleaning up the kitchen, and adding a few more layers of seasoning to my cast iron wok.

 

Unloaded the dishwasher, reloaded, and re-seasoned a cast iron skillet. Actually just adding to it, like Chris.