They Just Keep Coming.....

[Ed Sallee]

Finished up a couple more "customs".... these are going out in the mail today!!!

2 coats of BLO - Dried 3 days. Deft rattle can lacquer - gloss - 14 coats. Sanded to 400 after the first four, sanded with 600 after the next four, then sanded with 1500 between coats up to the end.

Mahogany & Wenge - Was commissioned as a gift. 40 people jumped on board and chipped in! This was a fun project!





Maple & Walnut - I named this box "JK" - Mr. Keeton can tell ya what's behind that story!

[John Keeton]

Ed, that mahogany box is really neat! Did you do the lettering on the front? Stencil? Very nice!

Of course, I am drawn to the later one! Just nothing better than some nice curly maple and walnut!! And, you put them together with STYLE!! I am honored!

[Cody Colston]

Beautiful boxes, both of them. I'd be hard pressed to select a favorite between the two. Outstanding craftsmanship.

[Gene Howe]

Just beautiful, Ed.

[gary Zimmel]

A couple more fine examples of your abilities Ed.

I would be pressed to pick a favorite one.
But if I had to it would be the mahogany/ wenge
Great work again.

[Jon Grider]

Outstanding! Makes me want to take up cigar smoking...well maybe not but those are some beautiful boxes.

[glenn bradley]

Beautiful stuff Ed. I really enjoy your work.

[Jeff Mohr]

As always Ed...great work!

[John Adam]

Ed,

You do great work...inspired by you, I offered to make a humidor for a co-worker who helped me out greatly this year.

I made the mistake of not putting any real constraints...and now I'm building a chairside humidor for him (lesson #1).

So, my question is do you have a post here where you detail how you make these boxes? I'm most interested in how you get the spanish cedar to seal properly, etc. I notice that you bevel the top of the cedar - is that done by building the entire box, then cutting off the top at an angle, then inserting into the humidor, or is there another way?

Any help you can provide would be appreciated, I'll note your contribution when I sign the completed item...

[Ed Sallee]

Ed,
So, my question is do you have a post here where you detail how you make these boxes?

Thanks for the comments to all....

John, I did do a blog of a humidor build, here, on the creek. You can find it here, at this thread....

Perhaps that can help you out some...

[David Christopher]

Ed, youve done it again...2 beautiful humidors..I love um

[John Thompson]

Excellent as usual Ed...

[John Adam]

Ed,

Thanks for posting you're other humidor thread...exactly what I needed!