Need help with old humidor

T.G · 12-06-2011, 12:43 PM

Can't say that the manufacturer name rings any bells.

The odor, or lack thereof could be due to the age or usage and/or storage conditions over the years. A close examination of the grain might help you to determine what it is lined with. When doing this, keep in mind that spanish cedar is not the only wood that you can line a humidor with. Mahogany, which is the family from which spanish cedar comes from (yeah, spanish cedar isn't really cedar, it just smells that way), is also perfectly acceptable, possibly even superior, and was somewhat common until it was displaced by it's lower cost cousin, SC.

This is Spanish Cedar:

More info: http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-...spanish-cedar/

This is Honduran Mahogany (which is grown in Central America and the Northern end of South America)

More Info: http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-...uran-mahogany/

This is Santos Mahogany (South America):

More info: http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-...ntos-mahogany/

Note the similar grains.

Other Mahogany woods:
http://www.wood-database.com/wood-identification/#m

Other woods have been used in the past too, and there is nothing wrong with them, they just weren't all that common for one reason or the other.

Big Maduro · 12-06-2011, 01:03 PM

This is the exterior

The inside

I was told that the wood is definately not cedar,but some type of South American wood. It kind of reminds me of Pecan. There are some drips of a wood stain in it. I've been sanding it down. I love the box. Very heavy and nice looking.

12-06-2011, 12:43 PM	#1
T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,590 Trading: (37)	Re: Need help with old humidor Can't say that the manufacturer name rings any bells. The odor, or lack thereof could be due to the age or usage and/or storage conditions over the years. A close examination of the grain might help you to determine what it is lined with. When doing this, keep in mind that spanish cedar is not the only wood that you can line a humidor with. Mahogany, which is the family from which spanish cedar comes from (yeah, spanish cedar isn't really cedar, it just smells that way), is also perfectly acceptable, possibly even superior, and was somewhat common until it was displaced by it's lower cost cousin, SC. This is Spanish Cedar: More info: http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-...spanish-cedar/ This is Honduran Mahogany (which is grown in Central America and the Northern end of South America) More Info: http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-...uran-mahogany/ This is Santos Mahogany (South America): More info: http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-...ntos-mahogany/ Note the similar grains. Other Mahogany woods: http://www.wood-database.com/wood-identification/#m Other woods have been used in the past too, and there is nothing wrong with them, they just weren't all that common for one reason or the other.

12-06-2011, 01:03 PM	#2
Big Maduro Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Ohio Posts: 479 Trading: (14)	Re: Need help with old humidor This is the exterior The inside I was told that the wood is definately not cedar,but some type of South American wood. It kind of reminds me of Pecan. There are some drips of a wood stain in it. I've been sanding it down. I love the box. Very heavy and nice looking.