moki
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Earlier this year I decided to have a humidor made for me. I have a few humidors that are excellent for singles, but all of my boxes have been crammed into numerous lockers at my cigar club. While the owner has graciously allowed me to use the lockers that aren't spoken for, it's gotten a bit ridiculous.
I've worked with Petroglyph Designs on a few projects before such as the cigar poker sets and also a desktop humidor for my father (picture 1 - picture 2 - picture 3) that was his Father's Day gift this year. I've had nothing but excellent experiences with them, so they were the natural choice.
Petroglyph Designs is run by a wonderful husband and wife team, Sage and Carrie; I've been lucky enough to visit them at their home in California, and tour Sage's workshop. When it comes to choosing what you want in a humidor, it's often a bit difficult to come up with the design from a clean slate... so Sage show me pictures of a number of past works he'd done. They were all very nice, but not quite "it".
Then he showed me a number of furniture designs, and one armoire in particular caught my eye:
That was "it" -- so Sage is making a humidor for me that mimics the look of the armoire. I love nice wood grain, and I like the slightly unusual look of this design... so it's perfect for me. Or rather it will be, once it is done.
It will measure 6 ft (h) x 4 ft (w) x 18” (d) with an external housing and control for the humidification system, and have the requisite nice wood grain veneers and accent trim.
I went with a combination humidification/cooling system in the humidor. It's not much more money to have a humidor made with a cooling system in it these days, and if you really want to protect your investment in cigars (and ward off the cigar beetle demons), it makes sense.
The triple-lock doors swing open, and inside there are 4 shelves that pull out, and also can be locked upwards at a 20 degree angle. In theory, there will be room for 150 boxes (30 cubic feet of space); the actual number will of course vary by the size of the cigar boxes.
When? I don't know. Soon, I hope. Sage does great work, but he's a perfectionist, so projects can end up being a little late; you just need to be patient. I'll post some pics when it does finally arrive.
I've worked with Petroglyph Designs on a few projects before such as the cigar poker sets and also a desktop humidor for my father (picture 1 - picture 2 - picture 3) that was his Father's Day gift this year. I've had nothing but excellent experiences with them, so they were the natural choice.
Petroglyph Designs is run by a wonderful husband and wife team, Sage and Carrie; I've been lucky enough to visit them at their home in California, and tour Sage's workshop. When it comes to choosing what you want in a humidor, it's often a bit difficult to come up with the design from a clean slate... so Sage show me pictures of a number of past works he'd done. They were all very nice, but not quite "it".
Then he showed me a number of furniture designs, and one armoire in particular caught my eye:
That was "it" -- so Sage is making a humidor for me that mimics the look of the armoire. I love nice wood grain, and I like the slightly unusual look of this design... so it's perfect for me. Or rather it will be, once it is done.
It will measure 6 ft (h) x 4 ft (w) x 18” (d) with an external housing and control for the humidification system, and have the requisite nice wood grain veneers and accent trim.
I went with a combination humidification/cooling system in the humidor. It's not much more money to have a humidor made with a cooling system in it these days, and if you really want to protect your investment in cigars (and ward off the cigar beetle demons), it makes sense.
The triple-lock doors swing open, and inside there are 4 shelves that pull out, and also can be locked upwards at a 20 degree angle. In theory, there will be room for 150 boxes (30 cubic feet of space); the actual number will of course vary by the size of the cigar boxes.
When? I don't know. Soon, I hope. Sage does great work, but he's a perfectionist, so projects can end up being a little late; you just need to be patient. I'll post some pics when it does finally arrive.
