Big Mike

Art of Making A European Hand-made Wooden Humidor

The selection and preparation of the solid wood used are of great importance. Indeed, before it can be used, the wood must cure for at least ten years in the open air, sheltered from bad weather. It must neither be cracked nor warped. It must be uniform and have a fine grain.
The beauty of an "objet de luxe" also depends on the way the essences of precious wood veneer are used. Certain natural imperfections in the wood, such as knots, dark spots, holes, cracks, are part of most veneers, notably burls. Only the most beautiful grained veneers is chosen to avoid what the uninitiated might consider a "defect."
Marquetry is made by assembling and gluing together different essences of geometrically cut precious wood, creating, through their varying tones and forms, a multitude of motifs.
Numerous fine coats of varnish is applied to every one of the creations. Their inimitable brilliance and transparency are obtained by successively sanding and polishing eight times by hand.

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