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Pressure treated lumber is chemically treated to prevent rot. I'd use caution when cutting or sanding anything pressure treated since the sawdust is impregnated with all kinds of harmful chemicals. Best to hunt around for a solid wood 4x4 without any treatment.

Looking great! How was your first game?

That sounds like an excellent alternative to a smoker! Do you have pictures of your results?!

It seems like Biltong is just a less sweet form of jerky, which sounds delightful. This recipe is meant as a beginner guide to get into smoking your own jerky at home. Can you elaborate on what you like about Biltong more than regular jerky?

This might be true for temperature control, but propane has its own challenges with fuel and accessibility to smokers that use that fuel. ALL smokers have their pros and cons, and when you're getting into smoking (as the lesson this Instructable references) the most important thing is to get started with whatever you're most comfortable with. I recommend electric since it's probably the most accessible (no new fuels, and easier temperature than charcoal or wood).Thanks for sharing your experience. What are your favorite recipes to make when smoking? Also, can you give any tips for a beginner who chooses to use a propane smoker?

I use either mesquite or hickory for everything. I think these were hickory :)

Awesome! I tried it again with rum and coke bottles, but your variation sounds even better! Thanks for sharing, enjoy the Pro Membership!

:D Smoking all the things is my favorite hobby!

Looks very tasty! Glad you liked it, it's one of my favorites to make :)Thanks for sharing a picture of your baked pears, enjoy the Pro Membership!

WOW!Great process pictures and story, thanks for sharing! I like the idea of blending the entire mash to extract maximum gingerness. I like the notion of using the fiber leftover, please let me know how that worked out.Thanks for sharing a picture of your ginger beer, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Looking great! This recipe is simple enough to be tweaked however you like it best!Thanks for sharing a picture of your ginger beer, enjoy the Pro Membership!

In the fridge, with 40% abv. spirits, these should take about 5 days to fully infuse.What was the alcohol you used, was it very strong or something exotic? Even room temperature heat will melt the gummies, did your fridge malfunction?

Looks delicious! If you don't have a thermostat to regulate the temperature you can always do a 2-zone cooking and aggressively vent to keep a consistent temperature. The trick to killer BBQ is "low and slow".No matter, it looks great! I've also had some success with combining BBQ with a slow cooker for shredded pork/beef. Just another option to throw out there.

Oh boy, does this ever add a scary dimension to this spider!Thanks for sharing a picture of a very unusual use for zip ties, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Excellent work! Happy wife, happy life :)Thanks for sharing pictures of your build, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Yum! Please do.I'm dialing in my process every time I smoke. Pork shoulder or beef, I smoke for at least 8 hours. I talked with the owner of a BBQ restaurant near me and their smoker runs for 14 hours. I wish I could leave mine unattended for that long.

Great layering technique. It looks very good!Thanks for sharing your process, and a few pictures. Enjoy the Pro Membership!

You're welcome :)It's such a good looking lamp, how could I leave it out?!

This is genius! Thanks for sharing, enjoy the Pro Membership!

This is a good idea!

This is great! Do you have an Instructable for your creation? You should make one!Thanks for sharing, enjoy the Pro Membership!

It's so frustrating to have all the things roll away from you! :)

Looks like the paint and sand technique. Classic!

Chuck is excellent to smoke. Tasty, inexpensive, and accepts the smoking process wonderfully. Thanks for sharing!

Layering a few techniques is definitely the way to go. Thanks for sharing a picture of your "worm holes" device, I'll have to make one of my own to add to the collection! Enjoy the Pro Membership!

Ooh, mint is a good idea!

Ooh, I see a jalapeño in your last picture. Yum!Glad you liked it, and you can never have too much heat :) Thanks for sharing pictures, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Looking tasty, I'm sure your father will love it!Thanks for sharing pictures of your ginger beer, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Looking good! How was your first game?Thanks for sharing a picture of your yard dice, enjoy the Pro Membership!

I never have and they come out just fine :)

A rasp is a great way to get different tooling onto wood, good suggestion.Thanks for sharing a picture, enjoy the Pro Membership!

I didn't think of using a wood burning tool, good idea!Thanks for sharing a picture, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Thanks for sharing. Such a neat idea!

This is a very unique way to age oak, and one I'm not familiar with. Great idea! Do you have a picture of the before and after to compare? Thanks for sharing a picture, enjoy the Pro Membership!

This is the ULTIMATE way to make a large batch, good idea! I'd have some of the syrup ready just in case someone like me shows up to your party and wants it a little more potent :)Thanks for sharing, I hope your 4th party is a blast! Enjoy the Pro Membership!

Love your spice additions. Thanks for sharing a picture, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Shhhh. That's the secret a lot of us use :) Let's hope she doesn't wise up!

What a novel application to this lesson :)

Looks very sharp! Thanks for shaing!

This is just the prank I've been looking for :) I wonder how well it mails

3 years old, and yet still an amazing and simple project! Can't wait to see your open when it's done! :)

If you don't use too much, the wax will impregnate the cotton and won't be sticky at all.

For my shop apron I only clean it once a year and reapply the wax. For a food apron I think the same could apply, but your mileage may vary.Try light applications of wax and washing with cold water by hand. The wax should last a few cycles. Good luck!

Great! Please share a picture when you're done.

Now this is a great application for waxing cloth. I had a similar bike, and love the classic look ('83 Shadow 500).Thanks for sharing a picture of your waxed bag, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Glad you liked the recipe! Natural carbonation is another level to this recipe, and is very tasty. I like the idea of dialing in the flavor first before taking it to carbonation. Thanks for sharing a picture of your ginger beer, enjoy the Pro Membership!

There's few things as refreshing after a hot hike than ginger beer. Good luck keeping the batches small, since it's always consumed so fast :)Thanks for sharing a picture of your ginger beer, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Ginger beer is my cure-all. Glad it help you, too!Thanks for sharing a picture of your ginger beer, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Chili and peppercorns, 1 tablespoon of each. Prepare for fiery satisfaction :) Thanks for sharing a picture of your ginger beer, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Love that exotic wood. These make great gifts, I'm sure your friends liked them a lot. Thanks for sharing a picture, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Love it! Thanks for sharing a picture, and your Instructable!Enjoy the Pro Membership!

Wow! That turmeric really gives it a pop of color. I love it!Thanks for sharing your brew, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Less sugar, more spice :) That's how I like it, anyway.Thanks for sharing a picture of your brew, looks tasty. Enjoy the Pro Membership!

This can easily scale up, but I've left some measurements vague since people like different levels of spice (I prefer things very spicy, so didn't want to blast out the taste buds of someone sensitive). Your intuition for scaling will work, doubling ingredients and adding water to dilute until your desired taste is achieved.

That flask is a great container for this ginger beer. Thanks for sharing a picture of your brew, enjoy the Pro Membership!

Regal and refined, your majesty.

Wow, what a striking color!

WARNING: This beverage can be improved with the addition gin

Excellent!

I'd love to see your results!

You can use cement. I used concrete with the aggregate removed since that's what I had on hand.

You could add fiberglass reinforecement. However, they will still be fragile as the walls are thin.

Already included, it's in step 1 :)

Glad you like them! I'm doing a live webinar of this project next week, June 1 @ 4pm PT. Check the intro for the link :)

Maybe that's what I intended?Just kidding. Thanks for the edit :)

Those colors are beautiful. Thanks for sharing!