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As you can see, cutting curves got good to me. I began making these bad boys. It's called 'Intarsia' and it requires patience, perseverance and a lot of wall space.

I forget who I made this for, but it was just another experiment.

And this was Luke's bear....each of the kids got their own teddy bear, along with a number of other things. I made cows and chipmunks and raccoons and you-name-it. Their walls were getting a little crowded, that's for sure.

And, of course, I had to add to Lori's snowman collection....

...and of course, Timmy's raccoon.

This was the first of the hundred or so I've managed to create over the last 7 or 8 years.

I have approximately 35 to 40 hours invested in each and every humidor you see here. Most of the labor involved consists of the finishing......each is given 12 to 15 coats of clear Polyurethane and hand buffed between coats, then re-applied again the next day. Finally, after the last buffing, they are rubbed out with pumise and then again with rottenstone....then waxed and buffed to a sheen that defies description. They do become slippery at that point, I must admit. But they feel like nothing else in the world.

All right, time for a commercial. This website is approximately three weeks old as of this writing, and already six different people have asked me if I would make something for them and how much would it cost and etc, etc, etc. I have agreed to make three or four chessboards at this point, so why not make a few more. If any of you would like something that is unique and different, let me know. Just click on the link below and tell me what piece you like and I'll give you the particulars. As a general rule of thumb, I can make you a chessboard for approximately $100.00 (add $15.00 if you would like the chess pieces with it) and a humidor from $300.00 to $750.00, depending on what wood you prefer and how much time is invested. (Price humidors in a Cigar Store and you'll find that even mass produced humdrum little boxes can sell for as much as $1200.00, so owning a one-of-a-kind Phil Hunt original is well worth it. Plus, just to drive up their value, I plan to cut off my ear just before I die, so hang on to it and hold out for top dollar. Don't let the museums pressure you!!

I'll find out what the shipping amounts to for you and let you know.

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"Wooden, It be loverly"

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So I made this butterfly for Erica (or was it Luke?) Anyway, it's hanging on the wall at Lori's house, so it must have been for one of them.

And I know this is Erica's....it's the first piece of this nature that I attempted. Creating Intarsia pieces requires that each piece be cut out, fit, sanded, finished and then assembled. A real test of tenacity, believe me.

Now, here's a real test of tenacity......Lindsey's clown. 76 different pieces went into the making of this little sucker, 76 pieces that each required hours of sanding and finishing. I may have the patience of Job, but this one really tested me. I've always been able to move a mountain a spoonful at a time, and this was the supreme example.

Then, about 1995, the cigar became a symbol of status and suddenly everyone wanted a humidor. I made this one for Garrett and the next thing I knew, I was getting calls from everywhere for more humidors. Here are a few of the hundred or so that I've created.

The thing about these lovely works is that each and every one is unique and different....no two alike. I have turned down countless requests to mass produce these items.....one Company in Florida wanted 500 of them, but I don't believe in mass production of any nature. I leave that to Henry Ford and his minions. I hate the repetiveness of making dozens of anything and insist that each item I produce become one-of-a-kind. How famous would Van Gogh have become if he had painted the same picture over and over? Try to imagine the world filled with statues of David...some even possibly with the arms intact. Thanks a lot, but no thanks. The future exhibits of my work would look rather silly if you saw the same thing everywhere you looked, right??

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