Second trip up- let's fire this baby up!

On second trip to Oklahoma, we added a door.  We also cut off the old single handle and welded 2 new "cool" handles that allow for easy lifting of the lid... And we added a counter balance weight to hold the lid open.  I didn't want the lid to go too far back making it difficult to close, but it had to stay open so I could work the smoker out too.  It was time to start a test fire to see how well it drafted and distributed heat.   I didn't want to go too far in building until we knew the fundamentals were right.  Most things went well except the door- and it warped when we were cutting it too size for the firebox.

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