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  1. 5oakssmoker

    Gone Mobile

    Well I started off going to build one of the cedar shack style smokers, bought the blocks, concrete and mortar mix, made my forms then the wife decided she didn't like the location... 2 acres give or take for a yard in the woods and we couldn't agree on a spot... So... I had an old trailer with...
  2. 5oakssmoker

    Q-View Chicken

    Smokin some chicken thighs tonight on Jr. while Sr. awaits repairs.
  3. 5oakssmoker

    Smoker Window

    Ok, I have a question for you welders out there. Is the clear lense for a welding mask tempered? I was thinking that it would be the perfect size for a window into the smoker, they are like 1 1/2" by 4" or 5" just from memory, and I know they have clear as well as tinted lenses. Hoping they...
  4. 5oakssmoker

    PID Box and Location

    Ok, so I"m just getting started on my smokehouse build, but I want to integrate a PID controller, or at least the box for future installation, into my design. I don't want to have an ugly metal box hanging off the side of my smoker, so I want to make the room for it now, while I'm building. And...
  5. 5oakssmoker

    5Oaks Smoker Build

    Ok, got started on my build today, spent at lot of time planing down wood. Got the front frame made, the rest will go faster until I get to the doors and racks.
  6. 5oakssmoker

    Smoker Design Help

    Going to be starting my smoker soon. I plan on building a wood smoker. I will build the initial racks from wood, but the size will be so that I can buy some nice ceramic coated oven racks later on to replace them. Dimensions - It will be around 6' tall, I'm thinking 28" wide and maybe 20"...
  7. 5oakssmoker

    First Post!

    Hello, I'm from Southern Illinois, Near Salem, IL. Last summer I bought a lil electric smoker at an auction for $10, was a "Big Chief" and we have nearly wore it out!! I don't think it had been used much when we first got it, but we have used it over and over. Its mostly what you would call a...
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