Red's Santa Maria Build - A Custom Grill for JIMSMOKES!

[DRKsmoking]

Looks good , it's all in the planning.

David

 

[schlotz]

Love the attention to details Red...

 

[mike243]

Looks great, I thought if I built 1 I would pour the base instead of using fire brick, little more time consuming but might stop rust from forming under the bricks, thanks for sharing the journey

 

[civilsmoker]

just gonna add that I like the depth.... the fire is going to be well protected and provide a very nice column of heat....this is very good design here!

 

[seenred]

Looking good!

Looks good , it's all in the planning.

David

True words for certain! I own the fact that I'm a slow pit builder, and that more skilled fabricators could probably do it faster, but I certainly take the extra time at every step to be sure I've thought it through.

Thank you David!

Love the attention to details Red...

Thank you Brother!

Looks great, I thought if I built 1 I would pour the base instead of using fire brick, little more time consuming but might stop rust from forming under the bricks, thanks for sharing the journey

Thanks Mike! Huh - I don't know a thing about that process so it never occurred to me to pour it. The fire brick lining is at Jim's request, and I expect it'll make the grill more mobile and easier to remove replace bricks as needed.

just gonna add that I like the depth.... the fire is going to be well protected and provide a very nice column of heat....this is very good design here!

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Thanks Cortney! I like the height as well. Lots of the Santa Maria builds I studied in researching this project were only 12" deep. This one is 16" before the fire bricks go in. I think it ought to perform very well.

Red

 

[DRKsmoking]

I own the fact that I'm a slow pit builder
but I certainly take the extra time at every step to be sure I've thought it through.

Joel, that makes you a better builder , as caution and checking steps makes for a better build.

At my age , I have to triple check my numbers and drawings , just to make sure , and yes I over think everything.

David