Wood burning fire pits are tricky. Nothing like some smoke to may for great ambience but yes to much stinks, no pun intended. Smokey fire pits are a sign of poor draft much like a wood stove. If you turn the damper down on the stove smoke is a byproduct. Open the damper up…the fire roars and produces little smoke. A couple tricks that help with less smoke in the fire pit. Raise the fire up. A good iron grate that holds the logs 6 or more inches above the coals helps. You can gain more height with bricks under the feet. Also if you have a fire pit built out of several layers in firebrick in a circle, put a few pieces of pipe between the bricks at low levels as you assemble the fire pit. This allows the fire to draw air in down below and burn better.
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