Pulled the trigger on an Aristocrat
 

I've been hemming and hawing for a while now on whether to stick with the wineador or kick it up a notch with an Aristocrat and finally said "to hell with it". I just got off the phone with Bob and he's building me a black walnut end table with beveled glass door. Now the hard part - waiting.

I happened to mention that folks here on CA had nothing but good things to say about his products and he said "Yeah, there're a great bunch of guys there!" So y'all have him fooled quite well. ;)

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Congrats James!!!

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You're going to love it!

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Congratulations!

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Congrats!

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Congrats Brother! You will sure love it, no doubt in my mind. After many, many, years, I went and done, what you just did, about 5 years ago.

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congrats bro ! please post pics when it arrives

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You will love it.

Bob is great to deal with and a true craftsman.

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My only regret about my aristocrat is not going bigger with it. Can't wait to see yours when it's done. Bob does great work.

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Congrats, James!:D:tu Can't Wait To See The Pics, Brother!

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Congrats!!!! Love my aristocrat, I have the black walnut as well and it's jsut a gorgeous wood!

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Congrats brother! Be sure to post a pic of it empty when it gets done ;)

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:banger:noon:dance::cl

Congrats man! I'm sure you will love it

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Congrats man, as soon as I can I will as well. Very jealous :tu

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Congratulations! Definitely on my bucket list.

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Money well spent. Bob really knows how to build 'em. :tu

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...and the wait is over! She's a beauty and was worth the wait. The black walnut is gorgeous.

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8140/2...3353dfee_c.jpg

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8229/2...48320d3b_c.jpg

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7621/2...5b4db64d_c.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8212/2...8bb02d26_c.jpg

And for you bastages that are gleefully rubbing their hands together, no, that is technically not an empty humidor :D. I have a packed-to-the-gills wineador that will be emptied and put into the Aristocrat after I give it five days or so to acclimate.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8287/2...31740b00_c.jpg

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Congrats :tu

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Looks great, James.
As you now know, Bob Staebell does fabulous work.

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Congrats, James, a purchase you will never regret. :tu

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Looks goooooood - congrats!

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Thanks, men! As a side note, as I'm now going from the temperature-controlled wineador to the Aristocrat that's at ambient room temperature, I'm sending all of my smokes through the freezer. All incoming smokes will be frozen from now on, also. I'm not taking any chances with beetles.

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Congrats James ! Looks great, I may have to get one myself !

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How much bigger is the Aristocrat than the wineador ? More cigar room ? Thanks

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Very nice! It's a piece a heirloom furniture and does its job amazingly.

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Oh yes, MUCH more room. My wineador is an 18-bottle model and I currently have 11 boxes + two cedar tray drawers in it. The 11 boxes are packed in just about as tightly as can be. In the Aristocrat I'll probably have triple the space for boxes even with the space taken up by the Set & Forget humidifier, as well as drawer space for around 300 sticks.

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Looks fabulous. Congrats.

Hang on to the wineador. You'll be able to fill up both the Aristocrat and the wineador before you know it! :tu

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I'm probably going to do something crazy with it like actually put some wine in it. :D Or see if I can fit a small fermenter in it and use it when brewing beer to keep the temps nice and stable.

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Looks Beautiful, Brother!:tu

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looks great brother!

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Looks great and congrats, James :tu

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Very cool, James!

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So what you're saying is you have a humidor 2/3rds empty? I keed, I keed. :r

Looks great, Congrats!

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Looks great, congrats!!!!!

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Sweet !! -(P

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So what you are saying is that you have an empty wineador?

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Sweet! It will bring you a lifetime of happiness.

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Looks great! :xxx

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https://youtu.be/31g0YE61PLQ

:D :D :D