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    #16
    Originally posted by TXBRASS View Post
    My grandfather was born in 1914 and only spoke English when we were around. (Czech)
    He had a BBQ pit that he made years back from stacked bricks. He had a small opening in one end where he built a small fire and then added small pieces of split oak one piece at a time. the top was a piece of tin that he would pull off and hang when he added sop to the meat. He only BBQ'd chicken, beef and pork ribs, and goat on it. I loved that BBQ. I will see if I can get some pics and dimensions.
    There was no vent or smokestack. The bricks were stacked and not mortared and the smoke worked thru the cracks in the bricks and the tin.


    Have to correct myself.... The bricks are mortared together. Went out to the farm and looked at it. You just inspired me.



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      #17
      Share with us when you cook on this

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        #18
        tagged

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          #19
          This is what's I'm currently working on.
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            #20
            Pops built this one about 30 or 35 years ago out at the ranch. Need some tlc, but still very functional.

            The tall end on the left is the smoke chamber. Inside the chamber, there is a vertical pipe mounted from floor to ceiling with two 4' wagon wheels mounted horizontally such that they spin and you can access all the meat by spinning them around. Kind of like an axle and wheels stood on end, only the wheels would be mounted at about center-axle.

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            Wagon wheel meat racks

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            The fire chamber is separated from the smoke chamber by a concrete block wall. The blocks are gapped for good air flow.

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            This end has the fire chamber. Access is the bottom door. The top of the fire chamber is lined with fire brick and has expanded metal over it so that it functions for grilling.

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            End of smoke chamber is rounded such that it will accommodate the wagon wheels.

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            It was all built with cement block then rocked with field stone.

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              #21
              Nice looking setup


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                #22
                Great thread guys

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                  #23
                  here’s one I just saw at jelly stone in Kerrville


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                    #24
                    Thinking of doing the same myself so I'll be following along.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by coy-ote View Post
                      here’s one I just saw at jelly stone in Kerrville


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                      This is good stuff, I like it. Thanks for posting.

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                        #26
                        subscribed, this seems like a very interesting thread

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                          #27
                          I liked it too took several pictures of it from all around if anyone is interested I can post them up here


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                            #28
                            Just curious, is there anywhere you can order the doors for something like this?

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                              #29
                              Anyone?

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                                #30
                                Probably a welding shop could make it for you or they may have prefabricated ones good luck


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