Out West We Call'em...................

[1buckie]

  .......................the Bone Daddy Faux Copperhead.............

So I've these friends that have a giant backyard.
I cooked for their wedding there.
They cooked for my wedding there.

Every last Sunday of the month I cook up a bunch of stuff
for a large group (could be anywhere from 35- 75 people).

They already have 3Webers & a"Kingsford" kettle & I bring
3 or 4 more kettles & maybe a gas box for heating/warming.

My good friend Patrick is a tremendous handyman/jack of all trades type guy, but I could never get him to fix this:


One of the old used Webers had a block bolted on top of the handle; nothing on the
underside where your fingers wrap around....I've burnt myself numerous times forgetting that it was like that.....

I got to thinking (there's that thinking problem again...)
after I cooked some beef short ribs awhile back & I saved the bones in the freezer.....


Break out the Dremel & go at it( thought of just boiling them, but I went for that authentic "just cooked"look...

Then the old German wood chisels



Some fitting & paint on the bell...



And....


We're back in action !!!!
~~~>K
This is minor Weber Mod #2

  Here's the recent update....today ~~~> 

Welp.......
The dawgs ate the bone, so I had to chisel out another one!



Start by marking off the slot & Dremel out the four corners, then Dremel across the end dimension.............


Softly vise up & chisel out the fitted slot for handle.....


Double check for tight fit.....




Went ahead & painted the whole kettle with hi-heat primer & copper this time, it was only the lid before....






Quick assembly to check fit & then layer the bone w/ several coats of spar varnish......




Should be ready for heat setting the paint by noon tomorrow......

[Duke]

Well the symptoms are definitly there.

[1buckie]

Well the symptoms are definitly there.

symptoms of........?

[Craig]

I remember the bone handles. Those handles are cool! How did the paint on the lid hold up with the high heat primer? Looks like a genuine copper kettle. 

[Duke]

Well the symptoms are definitly there.

symptoms of........?

Weberitis my friend! You definitly got it now!

[1buckie]

I remember the bone handles. Those handles are cool! How did the paint on the lid hold up with the high heat primer? Looks like a genuine copper kettle. 

don't know how the new paint job will do as it's just done in the last few days, but the old one, minus the undercoat, under fairly rough conditions, lasted several years & had very few scratches..............

Well the symptoms are definitly there.

symptoms of........?

Weberitis my friend! You definitly got it now!

AHhhhh.....could have swore I had it all along.........I'm just gettin' started with the painted ponies........

[bob hope]

Just a thought, ( I know, I'll be careful ) What about a clear cote on the handle? It might help with preservation from weather and dogs.

[1buckie]

Just a thought, ( I know, I'll be careful ) What about a clear cote on the handle? It might help with preservation from weather and dogs.

Gotcha.........

"then layer the bone w/ several coats of spar varnish......"

Really helps with weathering, the dawgs just plain don't care, they'll eat it anyway......

 Same stuff  Brian"the Man" is using on his really nice ones.........

[Duke]

I have a near new can of high heat clear if you want it Buckie. Just email me.

[1buckie]

Thanks for the offer.....there's already two coats of clear on it......

[Kilted_Griller]

Nicely done, Buckie! I think I'm going to need to do something like that on that Hunters Pink kettle I picked up a few weeks ago.

[1buckie]

 
 If you're going to do a whole paint job, it's best to "rough up" the surface of the porcelain 1st.....gives the paint something to stick to.....

Find ceramic based hi-heat....automotive stores have some, maybe a large hardware place.....

You don't have to do the primer, but the color  takes quicker & looks more even with it.....


Clear coat (hi-heat)  over the color really makes it jump !!!

[reillyranch]

Buckie, you are dropping tag lines all over the place!  You're making it rain tag lines up in here...

"The dawgs ate the bone, so I had to chisel out another one!"

"Ahh.....could have swore I had it all along....I'm just gettin' started with the painted ponies..."

[1buckie]

Buckie, you are dropping tag lines all over the place!  You're making it rain tag lines up in here...

"The dawgs ate the bone, so I had to chisel out another one!"

"Ahh.....could have swore I had it all along....I'm just gettin' started with the painted ponies..."

Yeah, those are pretty OK....didn't really notice  it at the time......

A+ on the fireplace, man !!!!

[reillyranch]

Thanks, now I have to sell one of my kidneys to pay for it....