Recent content by robm

Wow. That is very nice. It looks like it came with that shelf. Well I guess in a way it did. :)

Don't worry it's not true mahogany, it's African mahogany.

It was just square cut 35" long. I sanded it by hand 80, 150, 220. Used tac cloth to remove the dust. For the finish I used Varathane polyurathane and stain in one. I did only one coat on the bottom, and 3 coats everywhere else.

Thanks to the numerous posts about custom shelves, I finally got mine installed. I used 12" brackets secured with the existing bolts. I spaced the shelf itself away from the body of the grill. Also, I made the shelf a little wider than others. I picked a piece of 1x12 mahogany from Home...

Hello everyone! I never tried smoking food, sounded fun. I got in on the RT-590 deal for Black Friday. It arrived on Thursday, put it together on Friday, cooked today! Even my daughter who avoids meat couldn't resist. She said she wanted one rib and ate a few. Great first experience.