What can't you make with wood?

Here's a quickie.

A friend of mine has a beautiful walk-in humidor. Fully stocked and simply beautiful. He has all the walls lined with Spanish Cedar and has glass racking for all of his trays and boxes. Marvelous.

Only one problem... can you tell me what is wrong with this picture?

If you said something like "WTF is up with that cheap oak looking lightplate?" you were on the right track.

Now... bad wood is better than no wood in this case, but the glaring issue is obvious. When working in an environment this beautiful, it is important for the finishes to be well taken care of.

Enter one lonely scrap of cedar from my pile, and 15 minutes of quick work:

That's a Spanish Cedar plate which was hand fabricated by yours truly to solve this very specific problem.

If I can get a shot of it installed, I will update the post. It just goes to show how a little wood, and a little time can add beauty to any situation.

See you next time.