Step drill bit (optional, but is nice to have) You'll want a 55 gallon drum because it's diameter is 23 inches, or exactly the right size to fit a food grate from a 22.5″ Weber kettle grill.

This no-weld plan shows you how to build a smoker out of a 55-gallon drum. Ugly Drum Smokers (or UDS for short) are just what they sound like: ugly. And made out of a 55-gallon drum.

Using a 55-gallon steel drum and parts found in any decent hardware store, the design produces an exceptional smoker. Building it is like barbecue itself, turning modest ingredients into something ...

He first modeled two 55 gallon drums in CAD. The intersecting curve was then generated by the software, printed out on paper, and stenciled on the drum to be cut out with a jigsaw.