For most men who are fond of smoking, cigars represent a status, a class of style. Cigar boxes, as the name suggest, are used for storing cigars. Every time someone heard the phrase “cigar box”, a picture of a wood rectangle box popped into their head. Use of cigars by many have directed to running of lavishing business of manufacturing and fabricating cigar boxes. Wood is by far the most popular material for making cigar boxes. They are manufactured in variety of designs, styles and shapes. They are used in both formal as well as informal occasions. The appearance of cigar box becomes splendid and magnificent due to the rich artwork done with the help of wood carvings. These carvings are done either at center or corners of cigar boxes.

Types of wood
Types of wood used in making of wooden cigar boxes are :

• Redwood: They are light in weight, durable and easy to work. They has a natural resistance to decay.
  
  
• Cedar: They have fresh sweet odor and are reddish in color. They are easy to work and uniform in texture and resistant to decay.
  
  
• Spruce: It is strong and hard. It finishes well and has low resistance to decay. Has moderate shrinkage and light in weight.
  
  
• Mahogany : They are finely grained. They are reddish brown in color. They are very durable and resist swelling, shrinking, and warping.
  
  
• Oak: It is strong with good bending qualities. Is durable and finishes well and resists moisture absorption.
  
  
• Teak: It is hard and durable wood. It resists warping, cracking and decay. It resists moisture as well as rot.
  
  
• Walnut : A fine textured, strong, easy to work with type of wood. It resists shrinking and warping and finishes well.

Production process
Wooden cigar boxes are the easiest and most comfortable props to be build by anyone. They are hand crafted by using finest plywood and wood. They are durable and light weighted. Firstly , wooden pieces are properly cut to provide a frame. Then they are assembled , joints are glued using corner block construction . Corners are reinforced for providing greater strength. All edges are made rounded , then covered with a specially coating that is dirt and water resistant. Finally they are finished with an industrial waterproof clear finish. They are either available in natural finish or any other finishes like shellac, varnishing, linseed oil etc. Their standard dimension are 18.4 x 13.3 x 6.35 cm (7.25 x 5.25 x 2.5 in).


Designs
There are many different types of wooden cigar box shapes, textures, colors, and designs. There are the domed lid wooden cases, the cardboard cigar boxes, and many designed wooden boxes with carvings and engravings featured. They are treated by a variety of alien finishes that also add value to accessory. They are packed in a very artistically and elegant manner as you can get name initials or personal quotes etched on its surface. They seem to be of small size but they are quite spacious and can hold up to 8 to 10 cigar sticks at that place in an very organized way. There are large sized cigar boxes which can store up to 250 and more cigarettes.

Uses
Cigar boxes are absolutely necessary in order to store your cigars. Wooden cigar boxes become very essential, if you do not want your cigars to store in a humidifier or humidor. If chosen correctly, wooden cigar boxes can give an elegant touch to every room. Besides protecting the quality and the freshness of your cigars, the cigar boxes can blend into the furniture, without revealing their contents. A tightly packed wooden box can keep in all the aroma, freshness, pungency of the cigars, and protect them from dust, moisture and stray hands. Wooden cigar boxes are always preferred for they give the cigar experience a very earthy, sensual, and antique mood.

Wooden cigar boxes: Perfect gift for men of all ages
They are perfect match for keepsake, besides an excellent piece of memorandum that can be gifted on special occasions for special people. These boxes also serve to protect the cigars from high levels of moisture and precipitation in the air. They are available in shiny as well as dark finishes. It is like an wooden ornamental accessory that will give you a touch of class and style.