Cypress Weber Performer 26"

[ryan.frischhertz]

I'm making a cypress table for my 26 kettle... It's most of the way there.  Just have a couple of things to wrap up to make it a true performer.

Started with very expensive cypress 1x6's and 2x4's and a brand new 26" kettle.  I installed the table brackets I bought from unknown bbq and clamped it down to make sure I had the right depth measurements.  The table would have been too wide for my side gate if I overlapped the 2x4's, so I joined them with a kreg jig.  The frame came out super strong, btw. 

I bolted on the casters and started trimming the 1x6 boards for the top and bottom.  Had a quick test for to make sure everything would fit and look good.  I wanted to make sure I got a coat of varnish on every side before I screwed everything together.

I thought about screwing the boards down from the top with stainless deck screws, but I decided it would look much better if I used the kreg jig again and fastened them from underneath.  Finally screwed it all together, and put two coats of glossy spar varnish on.  Added a bottle opener, which got put to work approximately 30 seconds after installation.

Smoked some wings and corn for dinner and I got a shot of the water beading up on the surface after a little rain tonight.

Still need to add gas assist, a handle to move out around a little easier, and another coat of varnish.  But it came out great and even the cover I bought seems to fit well.

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[MagnoliaTom]

Looks amazing. Nice carpentry skills!


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[qwesthunter]

Very cool — what info do you have on that cover?


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[Walchit]

Oh yeah! That looks really good!

[ryan.frischhertz]

Very cool — what info do you have on that cover?


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https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B010MTZRJW?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Found it on Amazon, it's intended for an egg table.  I actually found it before I got started, so this sort of dictated the overall dimensions.

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[Jtayres]

I normally hate wood tables with kettles... normally. This is a totally different beast. Love the look and it looks modern and clean.


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[JEBIV]

Beautiful craftsmanship right there, I love the Kreg system it is strong as hell. Cypress ain't cheap

[ryan.frischhertz]

I normally hate wood tables with kettles... normally. This is a totally different beast. Love the look and it looks modern and clean.


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it certainly has a green egg table look to it.  i used a performer for 10 years before i decided to get a large green egg last year.  i intended to build a table for egg (simialr to the one i just made), but i always hated cooking on the egg and missed my kettle (i have a 22" wsm that handles my heavy smoking duties better than any egg anyway).  anyway, i like the egg tables and i wanted a big performer style setup... best of both worlds.

[ryan.frischhertz]

Beautiful craftsmanship right there, I love the Kreg system it is strong as hell. Cypress ain't cheap

thanks, kreg is no joke.... agreed on the cypress, but i dont want to rebuild this in 5-10 years, which would almost certainly be the case if i had use treated pine.  price on cedar in SE louisiana is higher than cypress.

[Firemunkee]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

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[DaveG74]

Nice build!

[WNC]

Really awesome!
Good call attaching the top from the bottom


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[regdunlop]

Awesome! Do you have any plans drawn up? Would love to see them.

[inkaddictedchef1]

Nice build

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[jhagestad]

What a beautiful table - great work and thanks for sharing!!