Nothing Severed Yet: Portable humidor in walnut and cocobolo (Plans!)

April 30, 2005

Portable humidor in walnut and cocobolo (Plans!)

It's done! Eleven pages of careful detail explaining how YOU can make a portable humidor just like the one pictured below. The 4 megabyte PDF file has detailed instructions, including diagrams and photos. It's a straightforward project and the results are fantastic.

Download the plans in Adobe Acrobat format here.

I'm also trying something a little different. I've included the source materials that I used to make this: the publisher file with the layout, the text in plain .txt format, all the pictures in full resolution in a giant 20 MB zip file, and even the 3d image file I used to render the images (you need this software to read it). If you want, you "remix" this any way you choose--translate it to ancient greek, fix my typos, or use the pictures as a background for an adult-oriented woodworking site. I have no idea why anyone would want to do this, but there you have it. See the second page of the plans for the details of how this works--it's licensed with a Creative Commons license that allows all this and more.

One more thing--if you do make one, post a comment or send me a picture! I'll thank you for it.

Oh, and here are all the links from page 11 in a click-friendly format:

Nothing Severed Yet, the woodworking weblog
www.nothingseveredyet.com

How to bookmatch small pieces on your tablesaw
http://tinyurl.com/bdsmm

How to apply the lacquer finish
http://tinyurl.com/ahmql

Considerations on working with cocobolo
http://tinyurl.com/8uqjd

Techniques for gluing everything together
http://tinyurl.com/a8ztv
and
http://tinyurl.com/cu3zy

Recommended Sources

Walnut
http://tinyurl.com/8r57h

Cocobolo
http://tinyurl.com/8czqx

Spanish cedar
http://tinyurl.com/dtupv

Cigars
http://www.jrcigars.com