Recent content by Jason Hixon

I think I am going to try doing it myself. There is a good spice company near where I live (Chicago Spice House) to get cool stuff like that but I am the kind of guy that would rather do it myself. Thanks for the info though

using a NEW soldering iron will heat the the chips to the point of smoking. You have to use a new one since solder contains a lot of bad stuff you would not want on your salt or cheese. Think of it like a wood burning kit. have you ever seen those kits that you can write on or decorate wood...

I was thinking about smoking some salt? I think it would add some nice smokey flavor when cooking not using the grill? I found a little info online about doing it. It has to be a cold smoke and done alone because the salt will pick up other flavors. Just looking to see if anybody has done it...

Sounds good! Quick question do you want them coated in satin polyurethane? I am not sure how well they will hold up outside with just stain. You can email me at wht08tc@gmail.com if you would like 1 or more of these handles in oak. They are 10 plus shipping I should be able to start...

So here is a finished Oak handle it is stained with a natural stain it does not have any polyurethane on it yet though. It doesn't have the screw holding it together cause I bought the wrong length this morning (I was a little out of it had to go to the doctor cause I dropped my Malibu door on...

Yeah I don't have a table saw my goal when I took up woodworking was to do it with minimal power tools. I actually used a forstner bit to rough the slot in each handle then use a chisel to clean it up. I have looked into making the bottomed curved I will see what I come up with tomorrow.

Woodworking is kinda a hobby I just recently took up. I used to be a machinist and my last job I fixed hydraulic and electrical armored doors on military trucks it was awesome but to much travel (wife didn't care for it). I have done quite a few thing in my short 29 years. I love to build...

I will be posting a finished product in the morning before I start to take any orders. I have to run to the hardware store when the wife gets home to get some hardware for the finished products.

Well as we speak I am working on a way to make them so there is a little less chisel time. The bottom piece has a grove cut into it I used a saw and a chisel to make the groove on the first one but that took to long and didn't look to great (I know you don't see the groove but I like to take a...

Yes teak is also pretty the woods I mentioned I have some of in my garage though. I know I need to protect the oak somehow just haven't decided how yet. At least for me the thickness of the bottom piece is perfect feels really balanced (it is the same width as it is tall so square) Thank you...

I will go make a couple and let you know tonight or tomorrow how much.

I was actually thinking of selling some of them. I have to figure out how much to charge for them. Does anyone happen to know how much the weber ones are?

So I decided to make a Oak wood handle for my WSM and Kettle grill. Please don't give me to much crap about the quality I through this together in about 30-45min using a drill press, chisel, hand plane, and Japanese saw. I just wanted to see how hard it would be to make. I will make some more...

I am still waiting on some parts to finish my gas conversion will have 3 burners and should have plenty of power I will have to see what it will hit with all 3 on high. But below 100 is not possible with my burner setup. If you had a different orifice made with a smaller hole (mine are 67#...

He is my small Weber Family (including my One-Touch custom converted to Gas).