Backyard offset build.

Dez · Post by **Dez** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:37 pm

Cheers Gumb. I cant believe I've actually finished building it. Getting real exited about becoming a member of the stick burners club. Haha

Sjcampbell · Post by **Sjcampbell** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:28 pm

The Statue of BBQerty

Cheers
Steve

Dez · Post by **Dez** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:32 pm

Finished build pics.

Cheers to everyone for their kind words. And thanks to anyone who took the time to read this post.
Dez

Muppet · Post by **Muppet** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:52 pm

Great job Dez you would have to be happy with that beast!

urbangriller · Post by **urbangriller** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:29 pm

What a truly fine thing that is!

Well done Dez (and thanks for the ride).

Chris

Gumb · Post by **Gumb** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:47 pm

Dez, just one more photo please......I want to see it smokin'

chrisg · Post by **chrisg** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:53 pm

Yeah, fabulous build, now we need to see it cook!!

Dunno about taking the time to read more about thoroughly enjoyed being along with you

Cheers

Stevem109r · Post by **Stevem109r** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:28 pm

I don't think it's going to work, best I come and collect it for disposal for you

rotten · Post by **rotten** » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:18 pm

I hadn't checked this for a while and now its finished.
Looks fantastic mate.
Well done

Dez · Post by **Dez** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 5:48 pm

Cheers. I ran a seasoning session through it last night and practiced maintaining temps for a few hours. I used Myall wood I have been gathering from around near iron knob. It ran great. Tonight I'm smoking up chicken pieces for dinner. I plan on starting a new cook thread. Will bung up some pics there.

chrisg · Post by **chrisg** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:08 pm

Intriguing Dez, you are in the Adelaide Hills but get up to Iron Knob. I have family in the Hills, up around Crafers, and we all of us have lived in Port Augusta so we know whereof you are speaking

My youngest bro is still in the Port and is a gun welder, I THINK he built something similar a few years back.

I must let him know there's good fuel to be found not too far away

Cheers

Dez · Post by **Dez** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:15 pm

Yeah. I live in Chandlers Hill. Work at Iron Knob mine. The local Whyallians put me onto the Myall tree. They use it to smoke fish. I've been collecting branches on the side of the road for a while now.

chrisg · Post by **chrisg** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:32 pm

Memory says the kid bro used to do some scavenging of a similar type out along the old Whyalla Road from Port Augusta, the one that is in an advanced state of decay but does give access to the shacks, where he has a place, and used to to the El Alamein Army camp but I'd imagine there is a cut through from the "new" road by now

There's some good foraging woods all around that area if you look, why pay when you can pick it up ?

Cheers

Dez · Post by **Dez** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:08 pm

Yeah. There's heaps of it out that way. It's against the law to cut it down, alive or dead. Apparently it can appear dead for years then spring back to life. The big ones are hundreds of years old. It requires a tungsten chain on the chainsaw too, very hard wood. Burns very hot. This will be my first time using it with food, so if its any good I'll continue collecting it.

chrisg · Post by **chrisg** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:11 pm

Yep, not that it is very much enforced but the locals are pretty eco-minded and in all honesty you don't need to cut, there's plenty on the ground.

Cheers

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