Every butt deserves a good rub

A little thread drift here...  I'm fixing up an offset smoker I bought for $40.  It's not one of the lightweight ones suitable for charcoal only. Now to find some seasoned maple. (My favorite cooking wood)

I had an offset. Too cool for me- I never got it right. Temp was always too low or high, not enough smoke… I like my pellet smoker for convenience, but a real offset gives amazing flavor.

Shelf finished with spar urethane and installed. For now, bought charcoal and a bag of cherry pellets,  experimented with charcoal and no good. Only achieved 205° so I'll have to wait until I get some wood. One guy sells seasoned hardwood but he wants $200 for 1/4 cord of cherry, apple, maple etc. I'd never use that much and hate to spend that much but might have to do it. Maybe I'll buy a couple cubic feet of chunks for $32+ for 1 cube.