Waxing Moon Humidor | Review

Waxing Moon is a different humidor maker.
Unlike most humidors advertising Spanish cedar, Waxing Moon using 1/4-inch thick pieces of Spanish cedar for its interiors instead of thin veneers. Unlike pretty much every desktop humidor sold at your local cigar shop, Waxing Moon offers near endless customizations for its humidors. Perhaps most notably, Waxing Moon's humidors aren't made on some industrial production line in China, rather, they are made by hand in Minnesota.
All of that would suggest that these humidors would be much more expensive than similar-sized Chinese-made humidors, except it's not.
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[@QualeQualeson]

Since so many companies in this market operate with exceedingly greedy profit margins, they open themselves up to competition from independents. The problem is to get the word out. Props to halfwheel for giving one the spotlight.

[@Icedout4real]

absolutely love your detailed reviews man 💖

[@mdelag8800]

That is a serious and scrupulous review. Every aspect has been covered pretty much great work thank you

[@joelwinter4956]

Woodworker here (and custom humidor maker, myself). Regarding the question of cedar veneer vs. solid wood: Using thicker wood (not veneer) theoretically gives you more "mass" to store water/humidity as the humidor is used, while using veneer allows using more dimensionally stable (but less porous) MDF. Neither is wrong to do, and both have advantages--but I use veneers for the OUTSIDE of my humidors for beauty, and solid spanish cedar for the inside lining (or even the entire box!) for function. [Spanish Cedar actually really, really easy to work with. MDF is probably easier in some sense, but cedar is very soft, has quite straight grain, and is a dream to work with--sorry to correct you!] The sap from Spanish Cedar is not a big deal at all--but it also isn't . The only real risk is that the resin might stick to a bare naked cigar and tear the wrapper. Seeing it in the lip of the is of absolute zero consequence for Waxing Moon's humidor. You don't store your cigars there--don't worry about it at all. Like Waxing Moon, I build my lids for a significant friction fit. The entire of a humidor is to have a great seal. Sorry you have to "fulcrum" to open it--but it's my preference to give you insurance that the box is actually doing what you paid for it to do. The fit for the lid is tight. www.etsy.com/shop/WinterWoodCo if you're interested in discussing something custom with me. Lead times are usually about 6-8 weeks, and prices are very reasonable--I do this more for passion than money.

[@Halfwheel]

I appreciate the comments. I should have more specific, my main point is that MDF is easier. I should have been more careful about the other stuff. - CM.

[@MrBigPlush]

Love your reviews!

[@user-tr2ry4wn3y]

thanks for upload a video! Could you review a Klaro humidor of Cigar Elegance?

[@davidpatterson5617]

Solid review.

[@123valve]

Very helpful thanks

[@micahpbt9638]

Charlie, thanks for the review, would you be able to to review a humidor from Der Humidor by Marc Andre? I've heard some good things about it, but there don't seem to be many reviews online about them. Cheers!

[@Halfwheel]

It's on the list, perhaps for 2024. - CM.

[@micahpbt9638]

@@Halfwheel woo!

[@ZiggyFS]

I have one and he has a great solution for the spanisch cedar "Problem". He puts wood over de cedar. In this wood he made groves, so the cedar is visible but not touching the cigar.

[@patrickr2686]

The wood is warped That's why the gap is off