HI papachino

I also make my own cigarettes,, roll them,, you can find many,many boxes on the net that she would like, from 20.oo dollars up..
I also made one out of walnut, but no finish,I use some Johnson floor wax and once it drys out in about a day it will be seal,,to keep the finger prints off..you will see most humidors come with a little device in them to keep the cigarettes fresh,, you can pickup one from almost and Cigarettes/Cigar store.


http://www.humidorvault.com/Cherry-Wood-40-Cigar-Humidor-Gift-Set-p/gft-21-8130c.htm
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/gacimama.html
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/prcima.html
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/rolmac.html
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/cigarettetubes.html

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I also used to roll my own cigarettes until I found an Indian reserve, about 40 miles away, which sells their brand at $20 per carton (you pay no taxes there). I go there 2 or 3 times per year and buy about 20 cartons each time. I put them all in the fridge except one which I open and but the cigarettes in an old jewellery wooden box.

I didn’t know about the Johnson floor wax bobj3. I will give it a try because my jewellery box has almost no finish left and I didn’t want to use any stain / paint for obvious reasons.

Papachino I would love to see your box when it’s done, perhaps it will inspire me to make one to replace my old jewellery box.

Nicolas

 

Hi Nicolas

My smokes cost me a dollar per pack.. sometimes less ..cheap old SOB I am..


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Just a gloat from a former smoker..... been quit for 1 1/2 years now and feel so much better.

Now I don't have to worry about the wood oils, waxes or the nicotine

Okay.... I'll go crawl back into my hole now and stop preaching

 

Hi Bob

Most things you can't take with you but this is one you can


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Hi bobj3

I’m not a reach old SOB either, but you are in USA where everything is less expensive than your Northern neighbours LOL.

But don’t forget the exchange rate either; 1 USD = 1.30 CDN (approx.) so we aren’t too far apart.

Nicolas

 

thanks bobj3, I assume you mean the paste floorwax. I remember in the service we used to use a liquid to do the floors for inspection and the paste to do the wood work in the barracks.

 

If I really, really had to finish a cigarette box I'd use Shellac, it's neutral, no smell or leaching when dry. My last cigarette was smoked at about 3.15 PM 0n the 20th. June 1982, that's when when I had a heart attack.

 

HI Harry

I did try Shellac ,it takes very long time to dry all the way, and you can taste the shellac,, and no I'm not going to quit ...

I have smoke for 51 years at about 2 packs per day..the norm,,my granddad smoke until is was 83 years old and my dad smoke until he was 81 years old,,, don't get me going on about smoking, so many other things can give you a heart attack, get behind a bus in traffic that will give you a heart attack so many things can get you now days..I'm down on anyone that puts down liquor day in day out not to say anything about one that gets behind the wheel.. or the white stuff that many now use..

So many like to bitch about something it's now about smoking but b/4 that it was liquor, they did band it for a little bit but we all know what that did in the states..be-carefully what you ask for..


Many in the US have a coffee thing going on that's to say they must have it,just like a smoke.
Not to long ago they said it will kill you....but now you see a Star Buck on every corner..
The coffee lobby is a strong lobby in the US Cap.and they all drink coffee...some will say but coffee can't harm anyone else , have you every been around anyone that needs a coffee fix.. not very nice people ..


ok, I'm off the soap box


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I read somewhere about using paraffin wax; any thoughts on using for the inside of the box?

 

HI papachino

I would not suggest using paraffin wax and this is why

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin_wax#Wax

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Excellent post bobj3

If what they say about smokes was true, we should have been dead long time ago. I have been doing the same for 54 years and the same for all my family (some in their 80’s) and we are all healthy.

Second hand smoke? That’s a big BS. Close the doors in your garage and let your car running and lets see how long you will last; now try the same with a dozen smokers inside the same space and lets see how long you will last. So which one is more deadly?

As you say bobj3, so many like to bitch about something and now it’s about the smokes.

Nicolas

 

If what they say about smokes was true, we should have been dead long time ago. I have been doing the same for 54 years and the same for all my family (some in their 80’s) and we are all healthy.

The real killer is automobiles but you don't see the good ladies in their Hummers and Suburbans protesting the pollution from automobiles do you. Second to cars is overeating and our sedate lifestyle. My father was a smoker until the day he died at 91. At 89 he was still walking 5 to 10 miles a day and smoking while doing it. The good doctor screwed up the glaucoma treatment. Dad figured that was the end of his sight and he wasn't going to hang around blind.

Allthunbs

 

With the price of cigarettes these days, they just added another tax, I hope you're considering putting a lock on that box!

 

Hello Harry

My posts on this thread were not because you said anything wrong; they were just comments on this subject from my point of view.

I’m sorry and apologize if you got offended.

Nicolas

 

HI Harry

I did try Shellac ,it takes very long time to dry all the way, and you can taste the shellac,, and no I'm not going to quit ...

I have smoke for 51 years at about 2 packs per day..the norm,,my granddad smoke until is was 83 years old and my dad smoke until he was 81 years old,,, don't get me going on about smoking, so many other things can give you a heart attack, get behind a bus in traffic that will give you a heart attack so many things can get you now days..I'm down on anyone that puts down liquor day in day out not to say anything about one that gets behind the wheel.. or the white stuff that many now use..

So many like to bitch about something it's now about smoking but b/4 that it was liquor, they did band it for a little bit but we all know what that did in the states..be-carefully what you ask for..


Many in the US have a coffee thing going on that's to say they must have it,just like a smoke.
Not to long ago they said it will kill you....but now you see a Star Buck on every corner..
The coffee lobby is a strong lobby in the US Cap.and they all drink coffee...some will say but coffee can't harm anyone else , have you every been around anyone that needs a coffee fix.. not very nice people ..


ok, I'm off the soap box


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Are you sure you mean shellac ?,it is dry as soon as the alcohol evaporates and then is so odor free it is used on time release medicines,candy and other edibles. Sounds as if you are describing a varnish ot an oil varnish mix. I also smoked for over fifty years.

Regards

Jerry

 

Ok I had a chance tonight to get some pics. I wanted to secure the top to the base with something more than glue and since the material was a bit thin I couldn't use finish nails so i used glazing points. I wish I would have taken a pic before I glued it on. If you have any questions about doing it i will explain further.

 

Here is another box I did Last weekend

 

Good work. What did you use to make the designs on the front piece?

 

No offence taken Nicolas, whilst both boxes are beautiful, do tell me that the first one isn't to house cigarettes!

 

I initially started it to be a ciggy box but as us say it is to nice for that. I worked the calculations for the size of the box and just in one layer it could hold up to 72 smokes (7.5" x 12" inside)

 

Isn't that quite lovely. It's a shame to cover such nice carving with a finish but, alas, we must. Like Barry, I too want to know how you did the carving.

Allthunbs

 

Beautiful work Jeff and the carving is fantastic!

 

My guess would be the 3D router carver.

 

My guess would be pre made molding/picture frame stock note the corners..but it's very nice


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yeah, as much as i would like to say i carved it myself it is premade molding. I bought it in an 8' length and let the imagination go to work.

 

Bob and Harry (post #27 and 28) you refer to Nicolas. It's not me that I made this box......

Papachino, very nice work. I better get moving and start making a new one for me.

 

Sorry Nicolas, I went back and changed mine. I guess I was following Harry which can be dangerous

 

Sorry Nicolas, I plead the fifth amendment.

 

Ok, I bite: what's the fifth amendment?

Allhtunbs

 

"Sorry Nicolas, I went back and changed mine. I guess I was following Harry which can be dangerous"

Really? Harry dangerous? would never believe it LOL

Nicolas

 

Guys. Harry is only dangerous when awake. When asleep, he has nightmares.