Earlier today, and in weeks past, I've read within several discussions that boxes are readily available in many areas, and pickin's are sparse and slim in others. There are a lot of cigar/tobacco shops in my immediate area, and I visit them regularly to select building materials. The selection is rather varied, and I can pick just the ones that experienced has shown are "better" candidates. I used to grab up 12-15 at a time until I realized that there were always a lot of them available. I typically pay $1 - $2 each, and the shopkeeper seems glad to see me. Not braggin', just stating the situation around here. It seems that some areas just don't have cigar boxes waiting to be bought. Why might this be? Are cigars not sold in certain geographic locations? Is there a return-of-box policy between the shops and the distributors? Are available boxes just too pricey in some locales? Just curious.
I enjoy making my own boxes for license plate git's, but I sure like the ability to form a factory box into a cbg, with all the possibilities they present. Making boxes isn't rocket science, but making a 90 degree corner four times isn't as easy as one might think, especially without a lot of experience and some good joinery tools. Butt joint boxes are easy enough, but a four corner mitered box takes some doing to have everything align top-to-bottom and side-to-side. And as nice as my box might be (at least to me), it still isn't a cigar box.
Whadda ya say?
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another good option is hardwood battens for tile roofs,generally 40 x 19,most home builders have a fair bit of off cuts go in the bin
just left Bunnings. got a 1.2M 40x8 tassie oak for a fretboard and ended up getting another piece 40x18 mm x1.2M for the neck. will get at least 2 fretboards and one neck.
couldnt find any Merbau but they did have Meranti in a 2.7M section at 40 x18. twisted as a dogs hind leg the lot of them... just got to get some fret wire and tuners now and i can start the project....
I find them expensive over here so its cheaper for me to make my own box's.
with all this new fango 'E' cigs theres hardly any tobacconist these days.
all supermarkets sell them but no box's.
these are the cheapest that I've found but still cheaper to make my own.
http://www.humidorsonline.co.uk/empty-cigar-boxes-c-321_548.html
nah, got sent to do a job on the south side of the river...driving through West End in Brisbane i saw a cigar shop Paladar Fumior Salon he has a web site too.. they nly had the one box there cause its a small place. the lady in the store said to email the owner and he could organise a selection. they are not allowed to display the boxes apparently. i dont smoke so no idea.
the Meranti was in the same section as the Tassie oak it was DAR ( dressed all round) so 40 x 18 and didnt seem to be jointed should have been a lot straighter if it was!
Might be worthwhile looking up Penny Nelson Timothy, she's a member here, and knows a lot of CBG people in Brissy and the coast, she ran the "Get Rooted" fest for a couple of years, she might be able to help you
nice one Wayfinder, must buy a cigar to put in the box for 1/2 hour after building so i can honestly say it held a cigar.. ok so i pinched that from someone else but its still funny.
I have two cigar shops near my home. The selection varies from good to sparse. My guess is that I have competition in the area, so it's just luck when I find a stock of boxes I can use. The prices vary from $! to $5 a box, depending on the quality. I'm partial to Arturo Fuente boxes since I've become quite good at building with them, though I will try something different if the box looks really cool.
The most I've built at one time are three guitars. I'm looking at a five guitar build in the near future. Anyway, I don't see a need to keep a large pile of boxes on hand unless I run into a lot at the cigar shop that I just can't pass up.
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