Brazier-ship: the original idea to give

Mandatory attribute cooking kebab is a brazier. He has long ceased to be just a means for frying meat over coals. Today, it is increasingly becoming the decoration of the backyard or suburban area. One of the most original ideas is a brazier-craft, made by hand from simple and affordable materials.

The simplest and fastest solution is to purchase a ready-made forged brazier in the form of a caravel of the Columbus era or a sailboat yacht. However, the own barbecue maker will not only show the taste and skill of the owner, but also take into account individual needs (size, capacity, location and others).

True, in order to make a grill, you will need:

• good imagination;
• welding equipment;
• welding experience.

Decorative grill for cooking kebabs consists of two parts: a brazier and decorative elements.

The roaster is the most significant element, since it is on it that the proper cooking of meat depends. It can be either part of the design or a removable element. In the latter case, it is made in the form of a rectangular box that can be removed and transferred. If necessary, this metal box with wood or coal packed into it will be installed inside the ship's hull. As an integral part of the construction, the brazier may be exactly the same in shape, but welded to the decorative part of the barbecue.

For the manufacture of the brazier is often used to cut the pipe or gas cylinder, around which with the help of additional elements to create a ship hull.

To create a barbecue in the form of a ship, you will need the following materials:

• sheet metal with a thickness of 2 to 6 mm;
• profiled tube;
• wire section 1 mm;
• thin metal sheet (0.5–0.7 mm);
• corners.

The work will require tools such as:

• welding machine;
• drill;
• Bulgarian;
• hammer or chasing.

In the absence of the apparatus for welding, you can use fasteners.

Before starting work, it is necessary to determine the size of the barbecue. This is easiest to do if you prepare the drawings in advance and take into account the recommended parameters of a similar design. So, the height and width can be made standard 18–20х22–25 cm. But the length is determined depending on the size of the family and your own wishes. The basis is a distance of 12 cm - that is how much space is required to accommodate 1 skewer.

Having decided on the size, proceed to the manufacture of the roaster. Experts advise to use for this one solid strip of metal, which is bent in the right places, forming corners. At the junction, the ends of the strip are welded. This method allows to reduce the manufacturing time and reduce the number of welding works.

Holes 15 mm in size are drilled in the bottom. The distance between the nearest holes should not be less than 30 mm.

The second step in creating a decorative barbecue is the manufacture of a framework for which the design of the selected ship is used. In conclusion, on the prepared frame, in accordance with the artistic idea, sheets of thin metal are fastened - the skin of the ship. Some parts and decorations of the brazier can be embossed, and tackles and other thin elements can be made of wire, welding it in the right places. As part of the finishing trim barbecue with his own hands, it can be painted.

For a video review of the man-ship, see the video below.