My first score of the new season


 
Cody, you find me a Genesis 1000 in the same condition as this Gold is and you have a deal. I will even throw in some new wheel inserts, they are pretty nice.
 
Steve Hoch said:
Cody, you find me a Genesis 1000 in the same condition as this Gold is and you have a deal. I will even throw in some new wheel inserts, they are pretty nice.
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That exact condition is pretty tough to find. What if it was a Genesis 2? But in better condition?

Edit- I shouldn’t have said that. That 2 is going to be too hard to part with.
 
Cody Bratton said:
That exact condition is pretty tough to find. What if it was a Genesis 2? But in better condition?

Edit- I shouldn’t have said that. That 2 is going to be too hard to part with.
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If you have a Genesis 2 that's in better shape than this Gold is, I wouldn't part with it either. I would like to see pictures though. I don't really like the long frame versions of that grill too much for some reason. They just don't look right to me.
 
Steve Hoch said:
Ok, I remember that one now. It is a very nice grill, but it's still going to need a full restoration including all new wood to make it really nice.
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Yeah. I’ll have to channel my inner wood worker. I’ll probably toss durawood on the 2000 and attempt to restore the wood from the 2000 for the 2.
 
Looks great Steve. You might get a serial number on the control panel tag. Pull the side burner and see if it's still legible. My guess is 2002 to 2004.
 
Cody Bratton said:
Yeah. I’ll have to channel my inner wood worker. I’ll probably toss durawood on the 2000 and attempt to restore the wood from the 2000 for the 2.
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Woodworking is easier than welding and I don't know how to weld. I had to find someone to do some welding on my last project, which I did no shame. I guess it depends on what your goal is with these older grills. There is money to be made with them if they are done right and look right. It does take a lot of work and sometimes additional money spent to achieve that however. If you want to just flip grills you are better off looking for newer stuff that just needs to be cleaned up really well and maybe needs just a new part or two. Just don't be a hack, there's already plenty of those out there.
 
Steve Hoch said:
Woodworking is easier than welding and I don't know how to weld. I had to find someone to do some welding on my last project, which I did no shame. I guess it depends on what your goal is with these older grills. There is money to be made with them if they are done right and look right. It does take a lot of work and sometimes additional money spent to achieve that however. If you want to just flip grills you are better off looking for newer stuff that just needs to be cleaned up really well and maybe needs just a new part or two. Just don't be a hack, there's already plenty of those out there.
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I know how to finish wood. Cutting it isn’t my forte. I can slice and dice metal in my sleep, and then paint it. My whole life has been metal work and at 41, I’m not looking to learn or acquire the tools for woodworking. This is a new hobby to me that I can take pleasure in and make a few bucks at
 
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Cody Bratton said:
I know how to finish wood. Cutting it isn’t my forte. I can slice and dice metal in my sleep, and then paint it. My whole life has been metal work and at 41, I’m not looking to learn or acquire the tools for woodworking. This is a new hobby to me that I can take please in and make a few bucks at
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Cody, I'm not picking on you. You can cut new slats with a table saw or mitre saw. Guys like us usually have those around from projects we've done around the house. I'm not telling you to go out and buy expensive equipment just for this. I wish I could weld, it would save me the hassle of finding someone to do it for me when the need arises. If you need a new handle or two I can help you with that. All I'm saying is keep doing nice work and it will pay off for you.
 
I love the woodworking part of it. That's what drew me into these older webers. That and the fact they don't make stuff like they used to. I would be more than happy to buy Dave Santana's SS Z-metal and flip table brackets and install custom high level finished exotic hardwood and sell them but the cost of materials and time to produce a product at the level I would be interested in doing would be more money than a complete high level restoration would even sell for. Definitely 100% worth it for my personal keeper grills though.
I have a lot of Marine grade IPE Ironwood that will last forever. I'm looking forward to making my next set of slats out of that.
 
I’ve always wondered how much time is involved in simply cutting the wood. Ripping down a board still gives me the heebie jeebies, as the last time I personally attempted it, i was a junior in high school in woodworking class, I was like “oh what’s that… blood? Oh 💩 it’s my blood.” Then saw the tip of my left thumb was missing and could see the bone. Thankfully it was only flesh and mostly grew back.
 
Cody Bratton said:
I’ve always wondered how much time is involved in simply cutting the wood. Ripping down a board still gives me the heebie jeebies, as the last time I personally attempted it, i was a junior in high school in woodworking class, I was like “oh what’s that… blood? Oh 💩 it’s my blood.” Then saw the tip of my left thumb was missing and could see the bone. Thankfully it was only flesh and mostly grew back.
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Simply cutting down the boards is quick and easy.
 
I am content to start with 1x2 boards, then cut to length and plane. I am poor at using my hand planer and want to get a table one.

Menards has a decent selection of wood types, but if course not the really exotic kinds.
 
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