Spanish Cedar Lining question

[CRIMPS]

I am planning a humidor project, which I will probably document with pics. I am planning on resawing spanish cedar and lining my piece.

I had been planning on resawing 1/4" thickness. I started to wonder... is there any need, or benefit of making the spanish cedar thicker? What would happen if I lined the piece with 3/8" spanish cedar? I realize I would lose some area and my wallet would be a little lighter. Would this actually provide any added benefit to my cigars?

Thanks.

[jjirons69]

Personally I think just a good laminate job would be more than adequate.

[Ranger_B]

It is my understanding that the thicker the cedar the more protection you will have from spikes in humidity. A bigger buffer so to speak.

[CRIMPS]

Originally Posted by Ranger_B

It is my understanding that the thicker the cedar the more protection you will have from spikes in humidity. A bigger buffer so to speak.

This makes sense to me.

[Volusianator]

Anything thicker than 1/4" is not going to give you any more buffer for RH unless you plan to let your humidification run dry for months. Most humidors use veneer, 1/4 lumber is going to be just fine. Just be sure that if you plan on making larger panels, do your glue ups with a bit thicker stock and then run the entire panel through a wide belt sander. Local cabinet shops are usually willing to help you with this if you don't have one of your own.

[CRIMPS]

Originally Posted by Volusianator

Anything thicker than 1/4" is not going to give you any more buffer for RH unless you plan to let your humidification run dry for months. Most humidors use veneer, 1/4 lumber is going to be just fine. Just be sure that if you plan on making larger panels, do your glue ups with a bit thicker stock and then run the entire panel through a wide belt sander. Local cabinet shops are usually willing to help you with this if you don't have one of your own.

Thanks for the info, Wade. This is helpful in my planning of the project.

[Volusianator]

Originally Posted by CRIMPS

Thanks for the info, Wade. This is helpful in my planning of the project.

I've built several, if you have any questions, just hollar!