New smokehouse build for a brand new smoker, based off of pops6927's thread

[Acw1987]

Started with the burner from Northern Tool and Equipment

Concrete pad below the 100+ year old windmill that will serve as home

The cedar 4x4 fence posts that have been sitting around for a while waiting for a project, I ended up cutting them down to length, splitting them into 2x4s on the table saw, and planing the edges, and doing biscuits with the router to make the walls.

Screwing together what will be the floor.

Got tired of biscuits so I went with glue and pocket screws for the roof...

Base/sides/roof/floor looking good on the pad. For a 100 year old slab I was shocked that it was level.

Decided to cut down the posts to about 3/4'' and plane them a bunch for the door insets, turned out even nicer than expected.

Doors attached/bottom vent holes drilled/screen on the inside/and slider to adjust airflow installed.

Drilling holes and splitting boards to hold the pipes that will support drip trays/pans/hooks.

Mailbox attachment to hold A-Maze-N pellet maze.

Seeing hot it can get on a chilly MN morning. Went all the way up just shy of 400 F

Finished product as well as the first smoke, just a couple of whole chickens, turned out really well.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Awesome build and nice looking bird.

Nice job on the editorial and the photos.

Warren

 

[Braz]

Very impressive build.

 

[ab canuck]

Great looking Smokehouse!!! Great build and craftsmanship on that as well. Definite Like!!!

 

[indaswamp]

Oooooh! Dat looks nice! I like it!

BTW, be careful with an all wood smokehouse and temps. over 300*F because of thermal degradation of the wood.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Oooooh! Dat looks nice! I like it!

BTW, be careful with an all wood smokehouse and temps. over 300*F because of thermal degradation of the wood.

Its a smoke house isn't it. :rolleyes: :D

 

[indaswamp]

Its a smoke house isn't it. :rolleyes: :D

Just sayin...
"...to break. The rate at which the bonds are broken
increases as the temperature increases. Between 100°C
and 200ºC, noncombustible products, such as carbon
dioxide, traces of organic compounds and water
vapor, are produced. Above 200ºC the celluloses
break down, producing tars and flammable volatiles
that can diffuse into the surrounding environment. If
the volatile compounds are mixed with air and heated
to the ignition temperature, combustion reactions
occur. The energy from these exothermic reactions
radiates to the solid material, thereby propagating the
combustion, or pyrolysis, reactions. If the burning
mixture accumulates enough energy to emit radiation
in the visible spectrum, the phenomenon is known as
flaming combustion (seeFire and Wood).Above
450ºC all volatile material is gone."

200*C = 392*F....

https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1989/levan89a.pdf

I looked all this up when I build my cypress wood smokehouse....

 

[HalfSmoked]

Got all that I was just meaning my comment in a funny way. Like smoke house smoking.

Warren

 

[indaswamp]

LOL...gotcha!!!

 

[indaswamp]

Awc1987, from the pictures, are the holes in the back of the smokehouse your only exhaust vents?? If so, you might consider allowing for more air flow with larger exhaust vents. This will help cycle more air and help reduce creasote condensation which will give a bitter taste to your smoked meats. Remember that as air heats up, it expands so a smokehouse needs a larger exhaust that intake to allow for this. I had to increase the size of my vents to (2) 3" holes.

My intakes are (2) 2" holes.

Absolutely LOVE your smokehouse build. Kudos on the craftsmanship...outstanding!