Taking off from the fry pan thread and going a wee bit different direction. On the original “fry pan” thread we got a good idea of what works for who, in different scenarios.
Having a fertile imagination and a small amount of ability working with my hands; i’ve always like making my own gear, when feasible. I derive a lot of enjoyment out of using and modifying gear for specific purposes.
These camp fire woks are no exception. Over 30 years ago Store bought cookers like this were not available so we just built them out of blades from a disc harrow. The steel used in disc blades is a high carbon 1070/1090 or a Boron steel, good stuff.
The fry pan thread whetted my interest on building another one except with a little twist. Previous ones were 12-16 inch diameter and had 10-12 inch tall legs and they were simply jamed into the fire for cooking. They stored well in Canoes or on wheelers etc and were very easy to clean with only some stream sand and a quick rinse.
However, there’s a lot of portager’ers on here who don’t want a bunch of extra weight or something as ungainly. I’ve never portaged and only move my gear from the canoe up the bank to a campsite or off a 4 wheeler at a campsite. For this one i’ve decided to keep the wok style but turn it into a legless fry pan.
Finding disc harrow blades up here is more trouble than when we lived in the lower 48, fortunately e-bay bridged the gap and provided a great starting place. This cute little disc blade is only 10 inch diameter with 1 1/4“inch of center drop. Tomorrow i’ll start in on this project and expect to complete it this coming week.
My main interest in sharing this kind of thing is to plant a seed into someones mind by turning some basic materials into something useful and unique.
Having a fertile imagination and a small amount of ability working with my hands; i’ve always like making my own gear, when feasible. I derive a lot of enjoyment out of using and modifying gear for specific purposes.
These camp fire woks are no exception. Over 30 years ago Store bought cookers like this were not available so we just built them out of blades from a disc harrow. The steel used in disc blades is a high carbon 1070/1090 or a Boron steel, good stuff.
The fry pan thread whetted my interest on building another one except with a little twist. Previous ones were 12-16 inch diameter and had 10-12 inch tall legs and they were simply jamed into the fire for cooking. They stored well in Canoes or on wheelers etc and were very easy to clean with only some stream sand and a quick rinse.
However, there’s a lot of portager’ers on here who don’t want a bunch of extra weight or something as ungainly. I’ve never portaged and only move my gear from the canoe up the bank to a campsite or off a 4 wheeler at a campsite. For this one i’ve decided to keep the wok style but turn it into a legless fry pan.
Finding disc harrow blades up here is more trouble than when we lived in the lower 48, fortunately e-bay bridged the gap and provided a great starting place. This cute little disc blade is only 10 inch diameter with 1 1/4“inch of center drop. Tomorrow i’ll start in on this project and expect to complete it this coming week.
My main interest in sharing this kind of thing is to plant a seed into someones mind by turning some basic materials into something useful and unique.
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