| Overall Box Construction Technique
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| | inside the lid 1/2" when closed. The lid
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| Boxes can be any creations that have
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| | is also recessed 1/2" to allow the
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| three or more sides and are meant to be
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| | linings and the lid to fit together
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| displayed either laying flat on a 180
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| | tightly.
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| degree surface or standing or hanging in
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| | If a cigar humidor is opened and closed
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| a 90 degree horizontal upright position.
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| | {used} frequently, there will be no
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| Johnny's wood box creations can take
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| | problem with mold. Because Johnny's
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| 175-250 separate steps or procedures from
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| | humidors are a fully self contained
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| start to completion. His more intricate
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| | separate environment, there is no air
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| jewelry box creations that have
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| | exchange what so ever between the outside
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| partitioned trays, a musical movement,
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| | and the inside environments. If not
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| are lined with velvet, have partitioned
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| | opened and closed {used} very much, they
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| lids with stained glass and mirror panels
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| | should be opened every two weeks or so
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| take over 250 separate steps or
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| | for a couple of minutes.
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| procedures to complete.
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| | Spanish Cedar, the traditional lining for
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| Johnny selects the wood for each and
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| | humidors, is in the minute wood movement
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| every one of his creations, based on its
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| | category, it does not expand and contract
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| grain, figure patterns {reading the wood}
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| | as much as the majority of woods do.
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| color, and how much it moves in service
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| | Johnny either leaves the Spanish Cedar
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| {expands and contracts} with temperature
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| | linings floating or he slots the linings
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| & humidity changes. Lumber is checked
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| | and uses stainless steel screws to affix
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| with a moisture meter, only lumber with
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| | them so as to allow the two woods to
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| moisture content of 6%-12% is used.
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| | slide along one another resulting in no
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| Lumber in this range is extremely stable.
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| | damage to the humidor when it expands and
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| Each box creation and all its wood
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| | contracts. To leave floating, Johnny cuts
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| components come from either one
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| | the corner joints at 45 degrees making
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| individual piece of wood or from woods in
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| | them fit somewhat snugly. Humidors are
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| the same movement category thus allowing
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| | kept at 70% humidity. Most houses and his
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| the whole unit to move the same amount.
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| | shop are kept at 50% or less humidity. At
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| The sides of the boxes, trays and Spanish
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| | 70% humidity, the Spanish Cedar linings
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| Cedar linings {cigar humidors} are cut in
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| | will then expand a little more, thus
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| an order which allows the figure and
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| | making the linings fit even more snug.
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| grain patterns of the wood to be
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| | Spanish Cedar gives off a fragrant scent,
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| continuous {wrapped around.} All corner
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| | because of the oil inside which can also
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| joints have hidden biscuits and are cut
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| | ooze out {sweating} of the surface and
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| at a mitered angle appropriate to the
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| | appear as a sticky resinous type
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| number of sides the box creation has. 3
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| | substance. This is not good if it gets on
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| sided - 60 degrees, 4 sided - 45 degrees,
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| | the cigars. Johnny checks and makes sure
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| 5 sided - 36 degrees, 6 sided - 30
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| | that the Spanish Cedar that is used for
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| degrees, 7 sided - 25.71 degrees {26 is
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| | linings that go into each of his humidors
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| close enough}, 8 sided - 22.5 degrees, 9
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| | do not have the oils oozing out
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| sided - 20 degrees, 10 sided - 18
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| | {sweating}.
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| degrees, 11 sided - 16.36 degrees {16 is
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| | Johnny has lined, custom made humidors
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| close enough}, 12 sided - 15 degrees, 15
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| | with Aromatic Cedar, because the client
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| sided - 12 degrees, 16 sided - 11.25
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| | did not want their cigars smelling like
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| degrees {11 is close enough}. This
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| | Spanish Cedar. He has also lined the
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| technique, produces a very strong joint.
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| | entire inside of a humidor with velvet,
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| Box Construction Technique Featuring
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| | because the client wanted their cigars to
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| Stained Glass & Mirror Panels
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| | smell natural.
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| Any box creations with back to back wood
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| | Whether Aromatic or Spanish Cedar wood
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| and stained glass, wood and mirror glass
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| | linings are used, Johnny leaves them
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| or stained glass and mirror glass panels
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| | unfinished, because any type of coating
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| are done utilizing a technique, which
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| | would seal the wood thus stopping it from
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| separates the two panels with a soft
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| | giving off the fragrance. Also, the finer
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| cushiony type material that under normal
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| | the sandpaper used to sand the linings,
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| use, absorbs the impact of any sudden jar
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| | the less fragrance either wood will give
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| and will keep the glass from breaking.
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| | off.
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| Music Box Construction Technique
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| | Wood Finish Technique
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| With music box creations, if the wood is
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| | There are numerous techniques and
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| left unfinished there are woods such as
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| | finishes for finishing wood, a true wood
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| Mahogany, Alder and Spruce that will
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| | artist develops their own techniques and
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| produce a richer sound {tone} than
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| | finish to bring out the beauty of their
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| others. When left unfinished, harder
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| | works.
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| woods will not absorb the repercussions
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| | Johnny's technique for finishing wood
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| of the notes as much as softer woods,
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| | {small pieces that are not handled or
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| therefore producing a fuller, louder,
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| | used a lot} is not to fill the pores,
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| richer and crisper sound {tone}. When the
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| | thus showcasing the intricacy of his
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| wood is finish coated with lacquer,
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| | designs and the natural character,
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| shellac, polyurethane, etcetera, it will
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| | distinction and depth of the wood making
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| cause the sound to bounce off the coating
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| | each piece one of a kind, just like your
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| instead of the wood, so even softer woods
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| | own fingerprint does for you.
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| will have a richer sound {tone}. A softer
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| | Wood is such a beautiful medium to work
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| finish coating such as Tung Oil will
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| | with he does not wish to hide its natural
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| produce a mellower sound than lacquers
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| | beauty by utilizing numerous coats of
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| and shellacs. To make the sound
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| | lacquer, shellac, polyurethane, and
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| repercussion even richer, Johnny
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| | etcetera. He handcoats and rubs in the
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| surrounds the perimeter of the musical
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| | first coat, then adds two more handcoated
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| movement with wood, leaving the top open,
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| | topcoats using a clear marine grade
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| so the sound is bounced off the perimeter
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| | polyurethane spar varnish which is
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| sides {funneled} to the top and then out.
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| | impervious to most liquids including body
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| Cigar Humidor Construction Technique
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| | oils and some mild acids. It also has
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| His cigar humidor lids, have to be
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| | ultraviolet inhibitors in it to repel the
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| slightly pressed closed the last 1/2" or
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| | suns UV rays. Johnny adds a couple of
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| so creating the swoosh effect. This
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| | other ingredients to make it easier to
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| indicates and insures the humidor has an
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| | apply and be worked into the wood with a
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| airtight seal thus making the inside a
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| | cloth thus allowing the finish to
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| fully self contained separate
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| | penetrate the wood but not thick enough
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| environment. Without the swoosh effect,
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| | to take away the three dimensional look
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| all it would be is an ordinary box. This
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| | of the surface or giving an effect of
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| is accomplished by cutting the linings 1
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| | looking like a piece of plastic.
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| 2" taller to allow them to stick up
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