thanks for the offer tomturkey, but I'm going to make one from a propane tank. I was hoping to get some insight into making one, but I guess no one uses one.
Hey Uncle Al, I made a stove out of an old refrigerant (Freon) tank.
Basically the same... just a little smaller than a propane tank.
My shack has limited space, so I have it as an upright stove in the corner.
I just flipped the tank upside down (so the handle acts as a base).
I cut a door into the side of the tank & used 2 hinges on the door & a gate latch to keep it closed.
I also put a piece of expanded metal down inside the stove to keep the hot ashes & logs up off of the bottom of the tank.
Because of the small size, my chimney comes straight out of the middle of the top of the tank.
But if I was doing it again, I would try & mount my chimney cut-in towards the back to allow a hot surface to cook on.
Are you wanting to make your stove vertical or horizontal?