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    Building a 4 in 1 and looking for input

    Sounds like an interesting project Mase, I just finished something a little similar and its posted a few lines down in the brick builds. I did the exact same thing using both 3 inch wide and 6 inch wide cinder blocks to support brick walls. In hind site I'm not completly sure the cinder block...
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    Brick, Offset, Reverse flow, Gravity Fed smoker

    That was probably the most technical part of the build all that remained was all the brick work. About 700 or so... once again, a mortar mixer was very handy. In the cook chamber I insulated behind the bricks with rockwool, using masonry ties to link the walls. I also built the diffuser...
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    Brick, Offset, Reverse flow, Gravity Fed smoker

    next step was the firebox and top of the firebox. I used firebrick to line the firebox, I didn't insulate behind it which may have been a mistake, we will find out in about 5 to 10 years I assume. the firebrick needs about a 1/4 in. gap for expansion on the edges, keep that in mind when your...
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    Brick, Offset, Reverse flow, Gravity Fed smoker

    So, then came the actually masonry work that I knew nothing about. I would just say that if your interested in doing something like this, don't be worried about the masonry. Its hard, and its tidious, but you can pull it off with patience. The difference is that a real mason can do it in...
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    Brick, Offset, Reverse flow, Gravity Fed smoker

    The foundation was probably a little to much, I would recommend getting a cheap cement mixer from harbor freight or tractor supply it was a life saver. The frost line in north Georgia I believe is 8 inches, but that would be a rare occurrence for a freeze that bad. I did do some extra digging...
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    Brick, Offset, Reverse flow, Gravity Fed smoker

    I wanted to share with everyone the new smoker I built. I couldn't find very little online in the way of offset brick smokers so I thought my experience might help someone in the future. A few things to consider - I'm in no way a brick mason, this was my first attempt at any masonry, in the...
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    Before I build a brick smoker...

    I'm in the process of building a brick offset now and planned to start a thread once I'm done, but i wanted to reply just because I had many of the same questions (and still have a few). First on your plan - not sure how a vertical yet reverse flow can work? my understanding of a reverse flow...
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    Gravity Fed Smoker Build - Stumps Clone

    shoot.... not shut.....
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    Gravity Fed Smoker Build - Stumps Clone

    Great Picture, just wondering if the other three sides of the bottom of the shut are solid? it appears in this that the charcoal has about 6 In. of "burn area" for lack of better term, with and additional 8 inches below the grate for air flow and ash. Has this been enough area to get enough...
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    Smoker and Pizza Oven Build

    Ferdy, this project looks great, I'm looking to start an offset brick smoker myself, quick question for you, (or anyone with a larger design like this) - How big is the cook chamber, and fire box, I've started a design based on Feldon's calculator but I'm a little worried about how long it will...
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    Tuning Plate Utopia!!!

    Pianov, You noted that your smoker has been around basically 20 years now, do you have fire brick in your Cook chamber or just in the firebox, and if not fire brick, what do you have in it and have you seen any deterioration? I want to build my own masonry smoker and that fire brick is pretty...
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