Our friend Ron Weaver (who also made our succulent planter) help out in fabricating a new fire pit for us.
I designed it, Ron fabricated it and my 11-year-old nephew Henry (and 7-year-old Oliver) helped to install it. It rocks (and it's filled with rocks... well, sand and decomposed granite, specifically).
It's made of mild steel and will hopefully take on a Richard Serra-esque patina over the years.
Here's a link to a higher-res PDF should you want to make one yourself. If you make one, drop me a line and let me know how it went.
Very cool. Thanks for posting the details.
Posted by: troy. | August 11, 2011 at 05:51 AM
Super clean. Dig it.
Posted by: Bensmithson | August 11, 2011 at 07:21 AM
I'm so happy you shared the details of your fire pit. We are thinking about building one of our own using your very detailsed plans. Is there anything you would tweak if you had to do it over again? We are considering a lid with handles to cover the whole thing for fire safety issues and to keep the rocks clean and deris-free over the rainy and leaf filled winter season. I was considering using some shiny smooth river rocks on top of cheaper decomposed granite. Did yours rust after time? Any current pics? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and love the blog!
Posted by: Elaine Snyder | October 10, 2011 at 01:28 PM
it hasn't rusted much, but it's been dry up until the past few weeks. i'll be keeping a coating of oil and wax on it, but it will rust over time. i honestly don't think i'd change a thing. we thought about a cover (could still put /something/ over it), but anything hook or bracket related would be visible intrusive and potentially dangerous (snag/poke) -- the open pit works well for us.
Posted by: red | October 10, 2011 at 02:06 PM