Great post and supplementary thread information re safety. Thanks a bunch. Also appreciate the carving on the axe handle. Nice work.
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For folk wanting to try such a method as the Dakota fire pit, it is ground dependent, as I'm sure Fish and Chiseller are already aware. By this I mean .....certain ground conditions, especially peat, ash and coal rich soils are not best suited to such a venture. I only mention this as folk who may not be aware to the environmental dangers of such a fire, should proceed only on suitable ground. Not wanting to sound condescending, just hoping that readers are aware, as I'm sure chiseller and fish are :thumbup:
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Always wanted to try one at my local haunt as its mostly clay a few inches down. Only problem is the wind starts from the south in the morning, by mid day its anyones guess and in the evening its from north. Thats a lot of holes to be dug so it always puts me off.
Great photos as always fish.
i pyrographied that one mate.
Hi Dwardo, don't worry about the wind, it's only necessary to have wind blowing up the breather hole if you want/need the "furnace effect". Like Fish says you partially block the breather to control the severity of the fire.
I've used pack,my body, & soil, to reduce the wind blowing directly into the breather wHen it was an unwanted effect.
The fire can be dug happly with two completely parallel shafts, like a lettet U, and the rising heat from the hole with the fire in will create the draw, just like a Kelly kettle.
The deeper you go, the longer the chimney so the more of a chimney draw effect you get.
cheapy lidl one,dont bother with one theyre crap,buy a pro job and if you dont like the art form sell it on to me! lol