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There are basically two different options for making humidors:
• According to medium density of the fiber (MDF), the interior is lined with a Spanish cedar veneer and the exterior is made of a veneer of another type of solid wood like: cherry.
• The interior of the humidor is made of solid wood and lined with Spanish cedar (sometimes humidor is made of solid cedar wood without interior lining).
Contrary to what it is popularly believed, humidors made of solid wood are not always superior to veneer humidors.
Veneer humidors are usually more complicated and exceed higher prices of solid wood humidors. Due to the fact that humidity inside the humidor is much higher than exterior humidity, the internal wood expands and tightens the walls of the humidor. In this case, veneer humidors have the advantage that the internal medium density of the fiber expands less with the increase in humidity.
Thus, the tensions in the inside of the humidor are less developed and can cause cracks and deformations in the humidor. Another advantage of veneer humidors is that high gloss lacquer can be better applied.
Solid wood humidors made of Spanish cedar are prone to dents and damages because it is a very soft wood. As it is mentioned before, the softness of this type of wood limits the gloss and durability of the exterior lacquer.
For these reasons, the manufacture of humidors based on MDF has prevailed over those made of solid wood.
• According to medium density of the fiber (MDF), the interior is lined with a Spanish cedar veneer and the exterior is made of a veneer of another type of solid wood like: cherry.
• The interior of the humidor is made of solid wood and lined with Spanish cedar (sometimes humidor is made of solid cedar wood without interior lining).
Contrary to what it is popularly believed, humidors made of solid wood are not always superior to veneer humidors.
Veneer humidors are usually more complicated and exceed higher prices of solid wood humidors. Due to the fact that humidity inside the humidor is much higher than exterior humidity, the internal wood expands and tightens the walls of the humidor. In this case, veneer humidors have the advantage that the internal medium density of the fiber expands less with the increase in humidity.
Thus, the tensions in the inside of the humidor are less developed and can cause cracks and deformations in the humidor. Another advantage of veneer humidors is that high gloss lacquer can be better applied.
Solid wood humidors made of Spanish cedar are prone to dents and damages because it is a very soft wood. As it is mentioned before, the softness of this type of wood limits the gloss and durability of the exterior lacquer.
For these reasons, the manufacture of humidors based on MDF has prevailed over those made of solid wood.