Two LBGE Table Builds

Nathan_C

Hello from West Fargo, ND!!

A few months back I talked my brother into getting a Green Egg grill.  Somehow in his process of buying one, he convinced me to buy one as well.  After seeing the prices for the cypress tables, I thought I could build my own for much less.  Unfortunately, I was somewhat wrong.

I built my brothers table back in November out of white oak. The total cost of his table came out to $540 (wood alone was $380).  Hopefully there is a pic along with this post of his setup.  I took it down to him over Thanksgiving and from the pics of his cooks, he seems to be enjoying it.

Work got busy the month of December for me, so mine has been sitting in the corner of my garage for the last month and a half.  I started working on mine two weeks ago, and in order to cut a little cost out, I am using cedar (wood came to about $130).  Again, hopefully there is a pic of the current status of my table.  Hoping to finish it this weekend, and will post pics when finished.

Both tables followed the Naked Whiz plans, and I greatly appreciate the time he put into his instructions. On a side note - I have my bottle opener picked out, but my brother is too picky and cannot find one he likes.  I will ensure he gets at least one put on his table.

Nathan_C

henapple

Looks great.

GoVols

Great looking tables

tulocay

They both look great. Enjoy the journey!

jhl192

Great craftsmenship!

RAC

Very nice!

SWVABeanCounter

Beautiful looking tables.  I wish I had those skills.  Have you had your egg a few months and not cooked on it yet?

shannonlcorum

Wow! I'm going to build a table as soon as we get the area where it's going laid out. We are putting a room addition on the back of the house but there's going to be a space between the room addition and the back of my woodfired oven. I don't know quite how big that space will be yet, but hoping to have at least enough room or something similar to this. You did a great job!

SoCalTim

NIce, wish I had the skills to build my own.

Nathan_C

@SWVABeanCounter I've had the egg since December 1st. I am quite anxious to use it - and quite anxious to get a little breathing room back in the garage. Thanks to everyone for your kind words.

SteveListello

Nice technique using the Kreig Tool to hide your screws.  Nice detail.

insaneh

SteveListello said:

Nice technique using the Kreig Tool to hide your screws.  Nice detail.

+1 I despise screw holes.

Cookinbob

Beautiful tables!  You obviously have good tools and know how to use them.  Lots of folks on here don't cover their tables - I am in the "cover it " club, especially living where the snow flies.  Will you be covering yours?

Question:  What's a krieg tool?  I built my table with stainless steel deck screws. The heads are small and they bury themselves

insaneh

Kreg tool actually. Google it. It'll pop up.

insaneh

Nathan_C

By brother has his covered and I will be covering mine as well. A kreg tool is just a fixture which allows you to drill a "pocket hole" at a consistent angle each time. The pocket holes are hidden on the underside of the table so there are no exposed screws. If you have a coffee table, I'd say there is a good chance that is how the table is assembled (mine is anyway).

As for the quality - the camera hides a lot.

Nathan_C

Finally finished.  Glad to be done.  

buzd504

Nice bottle opener.

DuNing

Are the legs 4x2s? If so, what size casters did you attach to the bottoms? 

legomyeggo

Very nice work indeed.

corb69

Very Nice!!!

Nathan_C

@DuNing yes I used 2 x 4s for the legs with 4" casters. In order to have enough room to mount the casters, I ran 2x4s between the legs at the bottom to provide enough surface area for the caster mounts.

tdub4

+1 on Kreg tool. Nice table!

canuck19

what size are the insert pieces

Nathan_C

@canuck19The top tile piece is 18 x 18. The granite under the egg is 18 x 24. 

BigJonMoo73

That is awesome... Great work!

Eggingaround

Nice job on the tables!