I don't post very often. But I do enjoy looking at all of the fun stuff the people who post on this forum do.
We live in Texas and went to visit our family in Utah for a few weeks. My dad is retired and has a fabulous wood shop. One of the the tools he has is a band saw mill. He enjoys gathering up "trash" wood that would usually go to firewood and using this for his projects.
He has built 6 or 7 sets of kitchen cabinets using this wood. Wood he has used includes elm and locust. This makes beautiful very custom cabinets.
Now on to the grilling part of the post. I have wanted to make a table for my kettle for a while but lacked time, tools, and motivation. While in Utah my dad got his copy of Wood magazines with plans on how to make a table for a kettle grill.
Since I was on vacation at my dad's work shop I couldn't use lack of time and tools as an excuse. So I was able to find the motivation pretty quick.
The first part was to determine what wood to use. We thought of going to Lowe's and buying cedar or redwood. But then decided if we were going to do it right it needed to be "trash wood" if it was going to be made in dad's shop.
In many parts of Utah there is a thorny nasty tree called Russian Olive. It is very invasive and considered a noxious weed in many counties. However, when milled it makes nice lumber for projects. This is the lumber we decided to use.
Here is a picture of the finished product
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It is finished with Spar Marine Varnish.
The only mod I made to the plans from the magazine was to extend one side by 10" to accommodate the Kingsford charcoal bins.
The grill I am using is an AT code OTG.
Now I need to replace the ugly plastic handle with nice wood handle.
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Hey. That is a very nice table. :D
Very nice! I didn't know that sh!t tree has such nice grain. Man, do they bite when mowing...
Gorgeous! Great work, for sure.
You should inquire of the Handle Guru to see if he can perhaps make you a handle from the same wood!
Awesome looking table and it looks great with the blue kettle
You need to get some of that timber to Brian so he can make some matching handles
Very nice, i like it.
That's a super nice table. I love the look of the wood.
Nice work! I presume it has doors or something on the side we can't seen. We need more pictures! ;D
Very nice work! I love how it's not over the top and somewhat understated. Solid construction but nice and clean design... perfect!
That is some beauty craftsmanship! More pics, please. :) :)
Very nice looking table.
Not sure about you, but I love doing projects with my dad. Vacation well spent I say.
That's a nice looking table!!!
Quote from: glrasmussen on July 12, 2014, 01:56:06 PM
Very nice! I didn't know that sh!t tree has such nice grain. Man, do they bite when mowing...
Sh!t is what it smells like when you work with it too. I never knew what it looked like either. But my dad has a gift for seeing the potential of things that many people would look over.
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Thanks everyone for the comments. I will post some pictures of the ends with the doors tomorrow when I can get a decent picture.
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LMAO! I don't remember that smell when I had to cut down my parents 30+ years ago. I was more worried about getting bit by the thorns.
Again awesome cart and craftsmanship.
Quote from: Marshallflyer on July 12, 2014, 09:58:37 PM
Quote from: glrasmussen on July 12, 2014, 01:56:06 PM
Very nice! I didn't know that sh!t tree has such nice grain. Man, do they bite when mowing...
Sh!t is what it smells like when you work with it too. I never knew what it looked like either. But my dad has a gift for seeing the potential of things that many people would look over.
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beautiful work!
That looks awesome!!
As requested here are pictures of the ends of the table. The large side will be used for charcoal.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/13/gahyda2e.jpg)
The shorter side will be used for other stuff.
Here is a picture of the door closed
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/13/e6yja4ez.jpg)
And finally a picture of the "lid bail". I am not sure I will like this setup, but I can probably get used to it.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/13/jehuzamu.jpg)
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That's AWESOME! Nicely done!!
Wish my Dad was still around so that we could build something like that. Enjoy your time with him while you can - sounds like you already do.
I'm curious, you said you used an OTG. How is the kettle supported? I figure the opening in the table needs to have room to allow for the kettle to expand as it heats up or there could be too much pressure on either the kettle or the table. Is the kettle sitting on some kind of gasket that allows for this expansion?
What happened to the handles on the base? Are they integrated into the table top? Are they being used to support the base? I thought about doing that with the table I would like to build but am concerned that the handles aren't designed to support the load of a full kettle, especially when in use; but, I'm no engineer so this is purely unfounded conjecture.
Thanks for sharing!
Again awesome. out of a Russian Olive... Could you mount the lid bale to one of the doors? New style Sequoia.
Marshallflyer
New style Sequoia? So when is he going into production with the Sequoia's so I can place an order.....
Nice job on manufacturing the BBQ table. I like the lid holder down be low.
I wish I had skills like this.
Have you tested it out yet. Will the wood stand up to the heat of the grill?
Quote from: tdw on July 14, 2014, 07:10:16 PM
That's AWESOME! Nicely done!!
Wish my Dad was still around so that we could build something like that. Enjoy your time with him while you can - sounds like you already do.
I'm curious, you said you used an OTG. How is the kettle supported? I figure the opening in the table needs to have room to allow for the kettle to expand as it heats up or there could be too much pressure on either the kettle or the table. Is the kettle sitting on some kind of gasket that allows for this expansion?
What happened to the handles on the base? Are they integrated into the table top? Are they being used to support the base? I thought about doing that with the table I would like to build but am concerned that the handles aren't designed to support the load of a full kettle, especially when in use; but, I'm no engineer so this is purely unfounded conjecture.
Thanks for sharing!
Here is a picture of how the grill is mounted to the table. I am currently using the handles to support the grill. I had/have many of the same concerns you do.
I will probably come up a few more brackets to provide a few other support points.
Also the hole in the table is cut at 24.5", 1.5" larger than the diameter of the kettle.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/4azege9a.jpg)
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Quote from: glrasmussen on July 14, 2014, 08:50:17 PM
Again awesome. out of a Russian Olive... Could you mount the lid bale to one of the doors? New style Sequoia.
I like the idea of mounting it on the door. I will see how this works and make changes as needed.
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Quote from: Cuda Dan on July 15, 2014, 05:41:26 AM
Marshallflyer
New style Sequoia? So when is he going into production with the Sequoia's so I can place an order.....
Nice job on manufacturing the BBQ table. I like the lid holder down be low.
Cuba Dan
I think you'll have to take a number. 😄
He has been busy doing kitchens for people. Here is the kitchen he did for one of my brothers. It is made out of honey locust. Another tree that would usually go to firewood
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/16/pusasu6y.jpg)
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Quote from: Kgo on July 15, 2014, 11:48:36 AM
I wish I had skills like this.
Have you tested it out yet. Will the wood stand up to the heat of the grill?
I have not tested it out yet. The hole of the table is 1.5" bigger than the kettle. Plus I hope with the open bottom the heat will dissipate and not have an adverse affect on the wood.
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Thanks Marshallflyer for sharing! I appreciate your showing how the kettle is supported.
I was thinking of building mine such that the end of the table is open so that the bbq can slide in and be supported by the existing legs. I haven't decided whether to have a lower shelf that the kettle sits on top of thereby retaining the original integrity of the BBQ, or using a custom built tripod as part of the build.
Thanks again!
That's a cools table. Epic kitchen!
What part of texas? We are getting folks together for DFW crew..
Quote from: Marshallflyer on July 15, 2014, 04:53:43 PM
Quote from: Kgo on July 15, 2014, 11:48:36 AM
I wish I had skills like this.
Have you tested it out yet. Will the wood stand up to the heat of the grill?
I have not tested it out yet. The hole of the table is 1.5" bigger than the kettle. Plus I hope with the open bottom the heat will dissipate and not have an adverse affect on the wood.
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Hmm have you thought of putting some metallic or stainless steel sheets siding on the interior where the kettle sits? It would give it a nice metallic look and may help protect the wood from the heat. Lol I'm no expert so I wouldn't know if it would help.
Marshallflyer
WOW what a kitchen.... He does some really nice work!
Thanks for sharing..
Cuda Dan
WOW! That's beautiful, and that kitchen is amazing.
Thank you for sharing, that truly is incredible craftsmanship! Also, I love the storage compartment, intelligent and elegant use of space.
Quote from: MINIgrillin on July 15, 2014, 07:19:13 PM
That's a cools table. Epic kitchen!
What part of texas? We are getting folks together for DFW crew..
Mini grillin
I am in the Dallas area. I would love to come. I am following the DFW get together thread.
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That is a beautiful cart! Very nice, well done!!
I've had mine supported by the handles for well over a year now with no sign of fatigue. I have a stupidly heavy pizza stone I use with it too...no babying it here.
It came out very nice! I love it!
Awesome job !
And extra-special that you sourced your own wood and built it with your Dad !
You will always treasure that table.