I have a 28 bottle vino and my friend made me three shelves out of luan with a spanish cedar veneer, however after letting them sit for over a month the smell of the contact cement is still strong after having them in the vino, I am worried that the smell will affect the cigars. can I use just luan with slots or holes drilled for shelves? I know spanish cedar is important but I store only boxes and some singles in a tray in there so there is plenty of cedar in there already. If not luan, what are some other suggestions, or if you have any experience with the contact cement smell please let me know as well

Thanks
eber
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I use 1/4 cedar cut to length. http://www.woodcraft.com/product.asp...4&FamilyID=680

I use 1 long piece per shelf, leaving space between the pieces for air curculation. You can fit 3 but then you need to cut holes and buy extra cedar.

Otherwise, nothing wrong with the wire shelves.
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or...





http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...hlight=shelves
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using the wood from woodcrafters I made my own. Cost me 60 bucks and about 10 minutes worth of cutting. I cut two boards to size and glued to smaller pieces to each end making a rectangle which allowed them to slip in the slots easy and it has a large center hole for air flow.
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I've gotten it from internetlumber.com as well. This comes in 5/16" thick planks. Its very aromatic.

Spanish Cedar
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Thanks for the plug :-)

Next round begins in a few weeks.

Chas
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You can try some of these places in your area.

http://www.boehm-madisen.com/
Woodcraft
Rockler

Or me.:-)
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yeah I tried those places minus the madison one and all they had was extremely warped, check your PM
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Responded.:-)
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I just went to Lowe's and bought some oak planks. I cut them to size and slid them in. They work fine as long as you don't have a strong desire for cedar.
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that might be my best bet, like I said I really don't need the cedar because I have all boxes in there already, so oak is okay to use?
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All of your cigars will be in boxes right? I don't see a problem as long as they don't contact it. The oak shelves have no to little smell to them. I picked up the 1/4" thick by 6" wide planks and cut two for every slot that way I could leave a gap for air circulation.
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Yeah they will all be in boxes or cedar trays none of them will come in direct contact with the oak
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Tim's shelves rock! I just placed my second order with him for my second Vino. :-) Here's an old picture, but it shows the profile of the full height shelves and the trays. If you would like additional pictures, let me know.

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I too have Mtmouse's shelves, and love them. They are worth the extra chedder IMHO. :-)
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Me three! The unfinished cedar gives a lot of surface area to help regulate humidity quickly. Especially after opening the door.
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Just use the wire shelves that came with the vino.

+4 for Mtmouse shelves
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thanks for all the input guys, I will probably be getting some nice shelves and drawers like mtmouse's or chasden's later on when I have some extra money, maybe sooner if I get some $$ for the birthday next month
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why not use black or clear Acrylic its easy to work with and pretty sturdy. and wont screw with your RH.and doesnt absorb anything.
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