My latest large desktop Humidor.

[Tom Hamilton]

Bill, your humidor is beyond superlatives. Beautiful, fantastic, amazing ..... none do the job.

Congratulations on a career piece.

So, I think I understand most of what I'm seeing in the pics...except the corners.

Oh, he turned those. Well, no one doesn't turn corners.

He glued up all the pieces and rounded them with a file. I don't know but that doesn't seem right.

OK, Uncle.

Could you share with us how you did the corners?

Thanks,

Tom

Ah, last guess, a square glue up, rounded on the lathe and split on the band saw or table saw???

[gary Zimmel]

You keep on setting the bar higher and higher Bill.

That is one amazing humidor.
Thanks for the sharing with us.

[Todd Bin]

Bill, really nice humidor. Would you be so kind as to share what router bit you used for the edge profile on the lid.

Thank you,

Todd

[glenn bradley]

That is just wonderful. Very well done.

[Mike Heidrick]

Stunning! So Beautiful!

[Craig T. Smith]

Bill, Great job. As others I'm in awe as to this stunning humidor. Craig P.S. will you post step by step pics. of the Monster Humidor build?

[Joe Leigh]

Speechless....we are in the presence of greatness.

[Michael Stanley]

Stunning!!!!!!!!

[John Thompson]

I'm going to second the question from Tom Hamilton on the corners. I think I know but.. I don't know if I know... Anyhoo.. however you pulled them off is a work of magic to sum it up. I've already commented on this superb piece so this is a side note as I was just wondering the same thing when I read Tom's comment and question.

Regards....

[Bill Wyko]

Thanks again so very much. You guys are an inspiration and my teachers. As far as the corners go, I made the pattern based on the technique done by Jameel. Here's the link http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=51629 Instead of making an inlay, I left them full thickness. Then on the styles, I cut them at a 45* angle. I now glued the design to one side. Now I used my Domino to put the corners together. In order to get the curve I used my PCR (Paint can Radius) and took it to the belt sander and rounded it over.

[Ed Sallee]

Thanks for posting that link Bill - I don't know how I missed that one.... I 'spose things move too fast in the General Woodworking section.

I might have to give that a try!

[Larry Fox]

Bill - that veneer is outstanding as well. Is that stuff from that giant score you made a while back? Someone asked about it and I would also like to see build / progress pics on the big humidor you are building.

As far as getting on the map in the humidor world, I would say that if you are not on it already there is something wrong. Compared to some of the stuff I have seen in cigar shops around here and online I would say your stuff is in a different class altogether.

[Bruce Page]

Yikes!
That is scary spectacular!

[Bill Wyko]

Thanks. Yes it is. This is some of the Koa I got from my friend that use to work for Learjet. As far as the big one goes, here are the jigs I built to make the bent lamination's and a little Bubinga. I've been re-sawing 9 inches of bubinga to make the 1/8th x 9 x length pieces to laminate my curves all week. Tuning the band saw is essential for this process. I got a 9 foot x 4 foot vacuum bag in from Joe Woodworker. This should put it to the test.

[Ed Sallee]

I must say..... That beautiful wood is very much in the right hands.

You're a class act, Bill