This was a quickie I did today when I was working on some other stuff.
It only took a half hour or so. I did it because it's a super-cool box and it'll make a nice little gift.
All I did was remove the original hinges, add new hinges, cleaned off old price stickers that were all over it, added a catch, and laid in a gasket. Then I made a robusto sized beadstick, stuffed a few cigars in there, picked out a good bombee, and stuck it in the mail.
It'll make a neat little rough desktop humi. It's cute.

The fit on the box was atrocious. The lid had big gaps on each side.
The closed cell gasket material I use is perfect for taking up gaps and it worked very well. The box ended up perfectly airtight. :-)

That's enough blah. Take a look and see what you think.
I think it's a pretty cool little humi for the money, even if it is a bit crooked and gappy. :-)

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Nice work Professor Scott.


Now who's it going to??:-)
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Looking good.

Somebody gonna get a neat lil shiny box.
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That is very cool Scott! :-)
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When I saw this on Scotts workbench I was inpressed. Its a very cool desktop, Its got the Woosh:-) It will surely make someones day:-)
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Nice work! I've often thought about crafting one, but lack the necessary skills. Your box looks "elegantly efficient" :-) and the cigar bomb looks :-)
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:-) :-) They get to see how their bomb was made! Very nice work! :-)
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Looks fantastic Scott.:-)
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Sweet project it looks slick!

Great for a desk top
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nice work!

what's the cigar in there with the "B"? Haven't seen that before.
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Bahia B Line... :-)

http://www.bahiacigars.com/
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That's a heck of a box, ought to make a real nice humi!
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Scott, it's bombs like that that are priceless. Anyone can buy and ship an item (not t those aren;'t heart felt), but when time and love go into a gift - that can't be replaced. I like my Aunt's Christmas gifts the most, home made blackberry jelly because I know what it takes to make it. Super nice bomb!

I hope this came out like I ment.... I suck at words.
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That's sweet Scott!

Tell me more about "closed cell gasket material." I'm having a bear of a time this winter holding the humidity my desk top humi. I'm wondering if foam will help it seal better.
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thats pretty neat, I like the three cigar box you made, I saw it on a post
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so no hints as to who should be reinforcing their mailbox?
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I get it at Lowe's, Warren.
It's gray. It comes in different widths but few thicknesses.
The cells are closed and they're so small you can't really tell they're there. It's kinda like the memory foam beds. That sort of material.
It will compress, take form, then return to it's original shape slowly.
It's absolutely perfect for humidor seals because it forms itself to irregular gaps and even fills dips and dents and holes.
If you feel the different weatherstripping foams, you'll know what I mean.
It comes in a red brick/brown color, too.
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