Cigar Humidor & Whiskey Cabinet Dove Tail Build

I finally made the time to build something for myself. I've made so many whiskey cabinets for other people, time to do one for myself, plus I needed a bigger humidor for all my cigars. These cabinets are made from Ash and Walnut. Just over 1.25 inches thick. The dovetails aren't that impressive, but it still turned out alright. Follow my IG to stay up to date on all my other projects.
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[@llllll5115]

That's MY neighbor and brother veteran and friend who did this!!!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Hey Hawk!

[@bobhood4482]

I love it finally found someone that has all the same tools and problems i have when it comes to woodworking! Great project you should definitely be proud!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for the kind words. Yea I definitely wish I had my jointer when I did this. It would have saved a lot of sweat! I'm thinking about selling them and building new ones.

[@dominickdicerto9794]

Love how real this video is

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks! Let me know what you think of my other videos

[@cruzmzuniga8400]

Good morning it looks amazing. I really appreciate your honesty and sincerity. Despite the challenges you kept working through them. I have been tinkering with some small projects but get intimidated and I stop. Seeing your video using simple tools is inspiring. Thank you

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for the kind words. Just power through the tough projects knowing that you're going to learn a lot. No one gets better by doing the same thing over and over again.

[@nicknelson3006]

Excellent work. We all started from humble beginnings. Keep on Keepin on 🤙🏽

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks man. I kinda want to sell these and build better ones !

[@sylviacrossman4562]

Hey, Mister, if I had produced dovetails like that on my second go, I would be made up. Don't be so hard on yourself. They are two beautiful pieces of art. 🙏✨️🙌

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@CrowOnTheWall]

Seeing videos like this makes me wish our school systems gave more freedom to explore. I was a terrific brass musician. But having to pick between music, which I was already good at, and new things likes shop classes for woods and metal makes me feel like a lot of people get robbed of finding things they could be passionate about. I haven't played in 15 years, but I imagine building things like this could have been something I would have continued to pursue. It would have been nice to have at least had more opportunities to dip our toes in things outside standardized courses. Thank you for documenting and sharing your work with the world.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching. It's never too late to get started. Get some tools and use youtube as your learning guide like I did. let me know what you think of my other videos

[@ronhagelstein5701]

Beautiful work my man !

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks! I'm thinking about selling them so I can make new ones!

[@johnnyphelan75]

These look great! Your process to learn and improve is what’s inspirational here. You deserve some of that Basil Hayden!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!

[@kbach2946]

I like the splined miter trick. Im happy when i learn something new

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

yea it's way easier than having to build a jig but the down side is that if you need to shave the door down to reverse fit it, then it can be problematic because of how the splines are set in on a curved cut.

[@uriel-heavensguardian8949]

✊🏾Awesome job 💯🫡💯🫡

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching

[@sicboy83]

Man that humidor is a work of art. Never thought of one on the wall. Great job

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching! Let me know what you think of my other videos!

[@boukal76]

Well done Mister Man!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching, let me know what you think of my other videos

[@hottrizzle]

One hell of a job looks great and great taste on the bourbon..

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching Rod!

[@kenc3305]

Beautiful job👏🏻

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching!

[@sinjunkoppi4160]

Nice work man! Now time to add some Weller to that bourbon collection!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Send me some!

[@patrickfalgout1]

Very nice because most of the video's I see are just Tupperware or sealed acrylic. Also mounted on the wall makes a great show piece! And it is your work. Enjoyed your video very much!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching Patrick. Let me know what you think of my other videos!

[@jtp208]

That is phenomenal. great work man!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching! the only bad thing now is, I find myself drinking too much whiskey!

[@Hamrik_Oswald]

The picture in the thumbnail looked like a clamshell like cabinet. That could be a sweet project idea. You did a pretty sweet job.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Yea you're right it does. Thanks for watching! Let me know what you think of my other videos

[@Oddzilla51]

Those look pretty dang amazing to me. :D We are always hardest on ourselves, but I gotta say if I had those hanging in my house I'd be more than happy with them! Great job!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching!

[@PJ321100]

Well done sir. I enjoyed watching this. 👍👍

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching!!

[@DASWEDE420]

amazing!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching, let me know what you think of my other videos

[@timfowler7728]

Alot of time and effort in that project....Good job man

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks Tim! Doing dove tails in that thick of ash is a nightmare. I also didn't have my jointer at the time which would have made life a lot easier for me.

[@jonreistad2536]

Man your to harse with yourself! Turned out to be a great built! Keep up the good work

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching! I get mad at it every time I take a cigar, my next one will be better. Let me know what you think of my other videos.

[@erinwnash]

Most of the woodworking videos on youtube make me feel like shit because everything is executed with absolute machine precision under perfect lighting. This one made me more confident in pursuing projects that are a bit of a reach for my own skill sets. Just attemped my first dovetails yesterday. Thanks for that.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

That's awesome to hear Erin. Keep it up. Let me know what you think of my other videos!

[@davidsears5576]

Beautiful job

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks David!

[@deanssculpturedesign8137]

I’m currently planning out my own humidor build. Came across this video while searching for inspiration. Really love how those turned out. great work brother.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks! Go check out my instagram, I recently made another one that turned out really nice. Similar design but box joints instead of dovetails.

[@treybonds4359]

Nice!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks man

[@scottsmith182]

Im making a Bourbon Cabinet to hang in my office with standard box tail joints. It didn't occur to me to use cleats like you did. It's a great tip. I like your idea of adding a shelf for glasses. Wish I would have thought of that before I started. This is my first piece, a learning process. Thanks for the video.👍

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching Scott. Yea those french cleats are great for making flush mounted cabinets. I use them all the time. They can hold a lot of weight as well.

[@scottsmith182]

I sent pic's of the finished project on FB.

[@livetroy]

Nice work! Thanks for sharing

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching. Let me know what you think of my other videos.

[@birdbandit9]

Dang man, well done on jointing those edges by hand. Definitely appreciate all your honesty in the video. Extremely relatable. ☘️🪵🪚🤘

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

it was a nightmare! It was before I had my jointer too, that would have saved a lot of time and frustrations.

[@corycutz2910]

Super dope. Very nice.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching Cory, let me know what you think of my other videos

[@MsGavbo]

Good job Sir.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thank you! I've been thinking about selling these and making new ones

[@philipfrigon4144]

Wow, nicestly done

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching, Philip, let me know what you think of my other videos

[@Kaizen-berg]

Lovely mate ✊🏼

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching!

[@joewhitt2394]

This is so cool

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks Joe! Those dovetails were a pain!

[@metalliequus3343]

I’m the first one in line I’ll take one !

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

If you're interested in placing a custom order shoot me a text 484-547-5346

[@RuckusRocks]

NEED!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching. I may end up selling these and building myself new ones.

[@noyolabassist]

Who else is smoking a cigar and watching this video?

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching!

[@Roger-pv7jj]

Me

[@kennethricher45]

I gotta be honest, with as much $$$ I have invested in cigars, I woulda spent the extra on the Spanish cedar.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

yea that's a good point. It would probably be around 100 dollars for the Spanish cedar, and I doubt anyone could taste the difference between a cigar stored in American Cedar or Spanish Cedar.

[@StevenLNew]

Well, whenever you decide to get rid of that garbage let me know!!! ;) Because... One man's junk is another man's treasure... And I think they look GREAT!!!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks Steve! Everything in my house has a price lol Gives me an excuse to make an even better one.

[@onehandedmaker]

Hi, Just found your channel and love the cupboard build. Have subscribed and will be checking out your other videos. Regards One Handed Maker Australia James

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching and subscribing! Feel free to reach out with any questions. I checks comments almost daily

[@jesseg3672]

In retrospect, would you have built the carcass using box joints, or any other type other than dovetail? Awesome build! 👌

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching. Box joints and any other joint would have been much easier but I did dove tails intentionally for the challenge.

[@stephensnoke8658]

My question is why 6/4 wood? 3/4 or 4/4 would have been plenty strong enough and dovetail joints wouldn't have been so hard

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

You are correct. However that's the stock I had and planing it down all that way would be a waste of wood, plus the bigger dovetails look cooler, but you're right, it would have been much easier

[@aoibasara7695]

かっこいいですね

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching, let me know what you think of my other videos!

[@ZebraMedic35]

I think it's nicely done sir. Like someone else mentioned, box joints? I might suggest a hollow silicone tube around the inside of the door to ensure a good seal?

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

I've done box joints on whiskey cabinets before, they look great, but for this one I wanted to try something new and challenging. Box joints are very easy....once you build a nice jig and it's perfectly dialed in. I ended up putting silicone inside, which was a HUGE MISTAKE! Silicone really stinks and even after letting it air out a few days it still have a gross silicone odor. Luckily I can taste it in the cigars but you can definitely smell it when you open the door. When I get some time I'd like to gut the inside and add a new lining. Then use thin weather stripping to seal it.

[@ZebraMedic35]

@@KeimpieceCarpentry weather stripping is what I had in mind.

[@jeremyv2040]

where did you find a dust collection port for your planer? enjoy'd the vid

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching Jeremy, I got it online. It was one for a different brand, I don't remember off hand but it fits perfectly on my model. I'm sure if you do some research you'll be able to find it.

[@josephjeffers825]

That looks amazing! I just wanted to ask what angle are the inner cigar shelves? Is it 45 degrees? The reason I ask is because a very good friend of mine is retiring from Active Duty soon and I wanted to make him something like this as a retirement gift. Again, aweome job! Keep up the good work.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for the kind words. I don't recall what angle I used. I think it was random.

[@richardbaron3921]

you know what goes with a good cigar is captain Morgan private stock!!!!!!!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Ya aint wrong there Rich! Thanks for watching.

[@toddagers7464]

do you have any plans for the final product sketch up or anything? I’d really like to duplicate this. I think it’s an excellent design that you finished with. Also, thank you for your service.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching. No plans for this one. I figured it wouldn't make sense for most people because they won't have access to thicker hardwoods like this. If you follow my instagram you'll see I've made a few whiskey cabinets and humidors with a similar design. Check it out.

[@406751]

Oooooh you’re a bourbon guy, huh? Nice job!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

I normally don't drink too much liquor, Busch Light is all I deserve, but now that I have a cabinet full of bottles I've been drinking more whiskey lol. I still think I prefer scotch over bourbon though.

[@406751]

@@KeimpieceCarpentry I’m actually not much of a drinker myself lol. But I do enjoy a good bourbon every now and again, definitely some scotch. I go to Kentucky a few times a year for it. huge cigar guy also! and hey… Nothing wrong with Bush light. About to start binging all your content, hehehe love your channel!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

@@406751 If you haven't tried NUB cigars, give them a shot. They're short and fat but they are a solid hour smoke.

[@406751]

@@KeimpieceCarpentry one of my favorites! Ashton is usually my go to, but recently I just tried Oliva… loved them

[@markgibbins4143]

👌

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching, let me know what you think of my other videos

[@carterknott9404]

How well sealed is the cabinet? Does it hold moisture at all?

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

How you see it in the video it was holding 50% humidity. I recently used some silicone to seal all the joints and now it's holding at 70% which is right where I want it.

[@dirtybird1933]

Bro, how much for a full ash humidor?

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Shoot me a text if you're serious about a custom order. 4845475346

[@marcnelson2645]

I got it. stomach still not 100

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching

[@Mario-sx7dm]

❣️ promo sm

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

thanks for watching!

[@ctrl8337]

Good job, that's a beautiful humidor. Are you still using it, and how well did it end up maintaining your preferred RH?

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching, yep still using it. I added some silicone around the door to get a better seal, big mistake, silicone stinks and introduced a poor smell for a while. I should have designed it with a recessed rubber gasket.

[@ctrl8337]

@KeimpieceCarpentry that's awesome! Thanks for the reply. I noticed a couple of your other replies where you expressed that you might be interested in building others and selling them. Did you pursue that? If so, I might be interested in buying 2 of them, or a single one that's twice the size.

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

@@ctrl8337 I run a custom woodworking business so I'm always taking on new orders. I recently stopped to work on my latest youtube video, which will be a diy backyard pizza oven build. But I'm slowly accepting new orders. Just shoot me a text if you want to put in an order for a custom humidor or whiskey cabinet. 4845475346

[@ctrl8337]

@@KeimpieceCarpentry I'll do that. We can discuss specifics. Thanks again!

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

@@ctrl8337 of course

[@gregmartin1757]

All that work and you stick low proof sh#t whiskey in the cabinet? Maybe you don't actually drink whiskey and it's just a prop for the video but if you actually want to impress up your game just a bit .nice build on the cabinets though !

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

Thanks for watching Greg. I've had plenty of the good stuff in my time. Not really the type of guy to justify spending 150 bucks on a bottle. Four Roses works out just fine for me. If you want to send me a bottle I'd be more than happy to store it in my cabinet lol

[@andy7501]

Greg is a pretentious troll, your craftsmanship and modesty is admirable. I am here for the humidor anyway

[@KeimpieceCarpentry]

@@andy7501 Haha Andy you're awesome! Thanks for watching. Let me know what you think of my other videos.