Warning, this will be a very sloooow build. I plan to do it only when time permits (and time often does not).
I promised my boss that, when he retires, I will make him a humidor. Since he retires end of this year, I think I can leisurely build it over a few months.
I planned to make it have a kamagong finish so I got some kamagong, dimensioned it, then sandwiched it in some mahogany planks. Here it is all glued up with epoxy.
When the epoxy was dry, did some more planing and sawing to make sure sides are square.
Then, ran them through my bandsaw. I had just changed the blade and aligned everything. Joy is a well-tuned bandsaw!
Cut them up and treated the mahogany side with Potassium Dichromate to make it dark to match the kamagong side.
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Now, you may be thinking: Why did I not use an all-kamagong plank? Why did I go to the trouble of thickening the plank with mahogany, only to slice it afterwards?
The answer is:
These planks will be the sides of the humidor. Since the kamagong I used is highly patterned, I want the grain to flow from one side to the next. By slicing the kamagong, the bookmatch sides can be cut to achieve this effect.
This is how I cut each mirror-plank.
And this is how it will look when I assemble them into box sides. Note how the grain flows from one side to the other.
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On the corner joints, I initially tried my locking miter bit on the router table. But highly patterened kamagong is very tricky. Twice, because of the curly grain, my planks almost flew away from me. I decided against the router table approach and went for a splined miter joint using the table saw. Much easier.
Finished the bottom so proceeded to glue them.
Note that I put cellophane tape to mask areas where I don't want the glue to spread/spill into. Epoxy is practically impossible to remove neatly so need to make sure it doesn't spill onto wood. Epoxy does not stick to cellophane.
Started to cut away the extra splines.
Here's how it looks so far.
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Did some work on the top yesterday. First the mahogany. I got three pieces that I rabbet jointed with epoxy. Not worried about strength/weakness of the rabbet; I'll be gluing kamagong on top of it.
For the kamagong top, I plan to have symmetrical pieces radiating from the center. So, first, went to the bandsaw and cut a bookmatch.
Then, cut that into triangles, carefully studying the grain for each cut.
If I do this again, I will probably plan more carefully and make patterns. My uwido style right now wastes more than half the wood!
Very interesting project I can't seem to wait the final outcome of it..but i agree its going to be a tough build and still a loong way to go specially if working on these type of woods. I cant imagine how Ding is taking extra care in executing this very intricate project to avoid ending up the woods in the fireplace.
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These planks will be the sides of the humidor. Since the kamagong I used is highly patterned, I want the grain to flow from one side to the next. By slicing the kamagong, the bookmatch sides can be cut to achieve this effect.
This is how I cut each mirror-plank.
And this is how it will look when I assemble them into box sides. Note how the grain flows from one side to the other.
Nice project bro Ding, plus like your well planned assembly regarding the continues flow of wood grains/patterns all over its sides.
Pardon me for my ignorance but what is a Humidor ? not familiar with this word kasi, sooorryyyyy:(
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Pardon me for my ignorance but what is a Humidor ? not familiar with this word kasi, sooorryyyyy:(
I too do not know what is Humidor....:confused:
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Pardon me for my ignorance but what is a Humidor ? not familiar with this word kasi, sooorryyyyy:(
I too do not know what is Humidor....:confused:
Ha-ha. I should've explained. A humidor is a box to contain cigars. It's a humidor because it maintains a certain humidity inside the box to keep the cigars "fresh".
BTW, if you download plans for a humidor, they say it's almost the same plan as a jewelry box (minus the Spanish cedar lining).
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Know I know what is Humidor also Thanks Bro.. Keep up the good work I'm Just excited the Final touch Up...
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Slow progress.
Here';s the top, trimmed and sanded.
Next week, I'll cut the miter joint then pre-finish before gluing.
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Glued and sanded. So far so good.
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Ding ang Ganda!
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Ding ang Ganda!
Salamat, Willy. I know you'd like it because you also try to put a lot of art in what you do (when the opportunity presents itself)). I can still clearly recall that ornate ceiling you did.
As I sit on my moaning chair looking at the box, I realize it may have been better if the top's radiating grains from the center actually "flowed" down into the sides. I am fighting the urge to do it all over again!
Ahhh...maybe next time. Maybe after this I'll make the wife a jewelry box with that pattern. Dangerous lang gumawa ng jewelry box...baka pa-punuin.
Ahhh...maybe next time. Maybe after this I'll make the wife a jewelry box with that pattern. Dangerous lang gumawa ng jewelry box...baka pa-punuin.
Hehe that's a good one 😀
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Ding gawaan mo jewerly chest tapos ibolt mo doon sa dining area na ayw nya pagalaw, tignan natin powers mo hehe
