Armoire retrofit humidor project

CRIMPS · 06-13-2012, 11:06 PM

To this point, I have built all my panels and have installed them. Now, to confess to a woodworking sin. I didn't use oak for my panels. I used maple. I had a lot of 4/4 maple in house already so I decided I would resaw this and glue up some panels. Both panels will be completely hidden. Sacrilege, I know.

Funny, I cut down all my lumber to about 3/8" thickness. Then, I started looking around for clamps. I don't exactly have a lot of >40" clamps around.

Then, I started resawing spanish cedar. You can see here that I have glued up a lot of the spanish cedar in the top section of the cabinet.

I ran into a couple of problems with the actual glueup of the spanish cedar. First, I cut the spanish cedar down into 1/4" thickness by 3 or 4" wide slats, depending on the section. When glueing in the cedar, I noticed the pieces started to cup up a little. This shouldn't be too big of a deal and only I will probably notice it. I could sand it down, but probably wont. Next time, I will probably use less glue, instead of rolling glue on the entire surface. Second, because of the slight swelling, getting some of the pre-cut/pre-fit pieces to fit in the back didn't work out exactly. Not sure there is much to learn here other than to plan for it.

This is as far as I have made it. I hope to finish the bottom section as well as cut the wood for the doors. I will also buy the rails for the shelves and start more precisely plan the layout.

Thanks for any feedback.

jluck · 06-13-2012, 11:49 PM

Awesome!

Medwards2020 · 05-11-2013, 07:19 AM

Couldn't see any of the photos, says they were removed?
I am considering the same thing, either building from scratch or retrofitting an existing cabinet.
Also, one big question I have is if I have a double door on the front, instead of a single, how do I detail it for a tight fit to maintain interior humidity?

06-13-2012, 11:06 PM	#1
CRIMPS Benn/Seguin best friends Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Zach Location: North Texas Posts: 1,520 Trading: (50)	Re: Armoire retrofit humidor project To this point, I have built all my panels and have installed them. Now, to confess to a woodworking sin. I didn't use oak for my panels. I used maple. I had a lot of 4/4 maple in house already so I decided I would resaw this and glue up some panels. Both panels will be completely hidden. Sacrilege, I know. Funny, I cut down all my lumber to about 3/8" thickness. Then, I started looking around for clamps. I don't exactly have a lot of >40" clamps around. Then, I started resawing spanish cedar. You can see here that I have glued up a lot of the spanish cedar in the top section of the cabinet. I ran into a couple of problems with the actual glueup of the spanish cedar. First, I cut the spanish cedar down into 1/4" thickness by 3 or 4" wide slats, depending on the section. When glueing in the cedar, I noticed the pieces started to cup up a little. This shouldn't be too big of a deal and only I will probably notice it. I could sand it down, but probably wont. Next time, I will probably use less glue, instead of rolling glue on the entire surface. Second, because of the slight swelling, getting some of the pre-cut/pre-fit pieces to fit in the back didn't work out exactly. Not sure there is much to learn here other than to plan for it. This is as far as I have made it. I hope to finish the bottom section as well as cut the wood for the doors. I will also buy the rails for the shelves and start more precisely plan the layout. Thanks for any feedback. __________________ I'm a Dallas Stars fan. So, yes, this is a confusing time for me.

06-13-2012, 11:49 PM	#2
jluck Way out there Join Date: Jan 2012 First Name: Jared Location: Oregon Posts: 1,289 Trading: (12)	Re: Armoire retrofit humidor project Awesome!

05-11-2013, 07:19 AM	#3
Medwards2020 Just in from the Storm Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 1 Trading: (0)	Re: Armoire retrofit humidor project Couldn't see any of the photos, says they were removed? I am considering the same thing, either building from scratch or retrofitting an existing cabinet. Also, one big question I have is if I have a double door on the front, instead of a single, how do I detail it for a tight fit to maintain interior humidity?