On Sep 21, 9:40*am, Onetap wrote:

* 25+ years ago I used to have such an barrel rubbish burner with the
ventilation holes as specified (pick-axe).

By that, I meant a single row of holes around the base, not a two-
row gasifier effort.
Stuff burned but it smoked a lot, the ventilation gradually blocked
with ashes and is smoked more, so I tried super-charging it, as
described.