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Well, it's been awhile since I've been around, but I guess having a (first) baby puts everything else on pause... Little updates - things are still going quite well.  Thanksgiving saw 3 turkeys (8.7 lb, 12.2 lb, and guessing around 16 lbs), plus a bone in turkey breast (8.1 lb).  All went...

Well I've successfully run the following through the smokehouse: Cook #1:  8 lb boneless pork loin Cook #2: 9 lb boneless ribeye loin, 7 lb boneless ribeye loin, 5 lb boneless pork loin Cook #3: 3 racks of baby back pork ribs (about 10 lbs if I remember correctly) Cook #4: 11 lb...

Frank, Thanks for the tip.  Exhaust isn't an issue for me.  I picked up the two wall register covers super cheap, and they do the job. I ran another test fire, which became a test cook, a couple weeks ago, just haven't had time to update things.  I discovered that the air intake on firebox's...

Well, been a bit since I bothered to check in but I've got it pretty close to done now.  I completed the shelving and installed the latch for the door, as seen here... I also finished up the firebox, adding firebrick to the underside of the concrete pavers, and welded together a little...

Pat, out of curiosity, why would you pour concrete on top of the pavers?  Heat? Last weekend turned out to be a bit more productive that I expected.   I got the siding on the front done, except for the tiny strip that runs just below the door frame.  Here it is just about 5 minutes before the...

Well, I took the opportunity to mow after work, which was good because it is now raining, which means I won't be getting much done today.  But, I did take a minute to rest the door in the opening (it still fits, thank goodness!), and eyeball where I want to put the hinges. Hopefully the...

Thanks again! I'm trying to keep things looking nice, but I'm also starting to get impatient and just want it to be done, so a couple things have gotten a tad sloppy. The good thing is it probably won't be visible to most people unless I point it out. Anyway, haven't gotten a lot done. Been...

Thanks for the compliments!  I had been tentatively planning on using an AMPS placed in the firebox for cold smoking (never cold smoked anything, but I am really looking forward to cheese and possibly a whole slab of bacon). I figured 24hrs was enough time for the mortar, so I went ahead and...

This week, my dad and I worked on the solution for mounting the firebox door.   What you're looking at is a 1/4" thick steel plate with angle iron welded to the back side of it.  We cut out the opening to fit the door from the Vogelzang/US Stove barrel stove kit, and drilled all of the holes...

Ok, made some progress over the past couple weeks.  Started siding, got it mostly done. And I laid my firebrick.  The gray stuff is the fireplace cement I used.  Yes, I made a mess of it, but after the first fire, I don't think anyone will ever know.

Well, some progress has been made, although not where I thought it would be....  I still haven't done anything with the door or finished the aluminum lining.  Instead, I got the roof on (and realized where I went wrong with that, but hopefully it won't be a big deal), got the framing out to the...

Well, a few advances to report.  Last Friday I got the cement block set in place.  For two people that have never done it before, it came out OK.  Still haven't done anything with the smaller red clay bricks yet, because I'm trying to figure out how to the door will be attached. Last...

My original intention was to put a pair of vents between the uprights supporting the roof, in these general areas: Dave, I'll look at doing a front & rear vent too.  I looked over (S2K9K) Dave's build thread and am wondering if I'll have to deal with the concrete block sucking up heat like...

Now, with the assumption that I'm good to proceed, I poured my concrete slab.  it is 72" long, and 27" wide.  I put a 3/4" PVC pipe in to act as a drain in case it ever needs to be hosed down, or in case of a lot of drippings off food and I forget to put a catch pan in.  The pipe runs to the...

Next, I tried to plan out the concrete block base, the brick firebox, and how to connect the two.  The decision was to just turn one of the concrete blocks on it's side, and leave out a few of teh clay bricks to create the opening for smoke & heat to pass through.  This is part of my concern, as...