In Global Domination, Step 1 we showed you aspiring Bond villains several sources where you could order large steel globes to decorate your lair with. Turns out we missed one: Rick Wittrig's Third Rock model may not be as large as some of his globemaking colleagues', but it has the added bonus of containing a roaring fire. At this point, a jaded 007 has seen his share of global domination plans, so you can really freshen up your threats with this symbolic pyrotechnical display.
Wittrig, a.k.a. "Fire Pit Rick," is a Tennessee-based metalworker raised in a small Mennonite community, where he learned to work materials by hand. After purchasing a retail fire pit that fell apart and set his lawn on fire, Wittrig set about building his own, more solid versions, which quickly became popular enough to sell.
[My fire pits are] made from one quarter inch thick mild carbon steel and [have] an applied iron oxide patina on the outside. The interiors are hand rolled with a dense high temperature resistant coating and have a one and one half inch diameter rain drain in the bottom. All designs are easily adapted to propane or natural gas equipment.
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