Started a new project this week.  Making a smoker from a wine barrel. 

This will be a cold smoker, mainly bused or fish and meat.  Smoke will come from a 1 litre Smokai, attached to one side, as close to the base as possible

1 Secure all the staves with galv screws (or the barrel will fall apart as the wood dries out).  ~200 screws required.

2 Cut around the circumference between bands 2 and 3 to make a lid 

3 Plug the hole and fit a gasket

4 Add hardware: Hinge, chains for the lid, tabs to support the smoker racks (longer bolts at these positions) and three castors (1 braked).

5 Make and fit a plywood damper to the centre of the lid (to control smoke)

6 Sand and oil the outer wooden surfaces.

  (maybe paint the bands black)

7 Buy and fit racks

Later on I may end up converting it to a charcoal smoker.  That would require fire bricks in the base, a fire pan etc.