Hand-built in the shop / wood & charcoal fired

Fire, forged
to order.

Fire pits, chimeneas, grills, and griddles cut from flat steel plate and welded solid. Pick a build, choose your steel and size, and we fabricate it for you — wood and charcoal only, never gas.

1.2–3
mm plate
2–4
week build
No gas
wood & charcoal
Est. 2015VERTEXSheet-cut · Welded
Modern Square Fire Pit by Vertex Steel
/ The range

Choose your build

Tap any build to open its page, where you pick your steel, plate thickness, size, and add-ons — and place your order.

Round Table Fire Pit
Round Table Fire Pit
A round steel fire bowl set into a patio table with a grill grate — gather, cook, and warm up in one piece.
From R 4 800View & order →
Pyramid Chimenea
Pyramid Chimenea
Our four-sided pyramid chimenea — sheet-cut and welded, in small and medium sizes with open or solid faces. Draws the flame up and throws heat out front.
From R 3 2004 views →
Sail Fire Screen
Sail Fire Screen
Two curved sail-shaped panels wrapping a low fire — part sculpture, part windbreak, all statement.
From R 3 600View & order →
Flame Cone
Flame Cone
A tall tapered cone chimenea that glows from within once lit — shown here in raw steel and with a warm ember glow.
From R 3 4002 views →
Square Table Fire Pit
Square Table Fire Pit
A modern square patio table with a linear fire in the centre — dining and fireside in one build.
From R 4 800View & order →
Curved Bowl
Curved Bowl
A low, curved fire bowl on angled legs — simple, sturdy, and made for long evenings around the coals.
From R 2 800View & order →
Collapsible Braai Grill
Collapsible Braai Grill
A full charcoal braai with a lid, ash tray, and wood storage below — the workhorse of the range.
From R 5 900View & order →
Hanging Sphere
Hanging Sphere
A cut-steel sphere cradled in a circular stand — a floating ball of fire that turns any patio into a scene.
From R 4 200View & order →
Modern Square Fire Pit
Modern Square Fire Pit
Our clean-lined square pit with an optional grill grate — the everyday favourite, cut from flat plate.
From R 2 900View & order →
Radiance Spiral
Radiance Spiral
A twisting spiral of steel that lets the fire breathe and flicker through the gaps. A real conversation piece.
From R 3 900View & order →
Sphere Fire Ball
Sphere Fire Ball
A globe of laser-cut steel that becomes a glowing sphere of embers once lit — 360° of fire.
From R 3 600View & order →
Stylish Square
Stylish Square
A faceted square bowl raised on slim legs — sharp, modern lines with a warm fire at the centre.
From R 3 100View & order →
Spark-Arrestor Triangle
Spark-Arrestor Triangle
An angular triangular pit fitted with a spark arrestor — bold looks with safer, contained sparks.
From R 2 700View & order →
Triangular Fire Pit
Triangular Fire Pit
A sharp three-sided pit, sheet-cut and welded — the bold shape people always ask about first.
From R 2 650View & order →
The Twist
The Twist
A funnel of twisting steel bands that spiral the flame upward — hypnotic once the fire is roaring.
From R 3 900View & order →
Volumetric Square
Volumetric Square
An inverted-pyramid square pit that tapers to a point — minimal, geometric, and endlessly photogenic.
From R 2 500View & order →
/ In the shop

From plate to patio

Every piece runs the same four stations. No castings, no imported shells — solid steel, worked by hand.

01

Cut

Profiles are plasma-cut from mild or stainless steel plate to your size — squares, triangles, cones, whatever the design calls for.

02

Form

Panels are folded and press-braked into the final shape. This is where a flat sheet becomes something that holds a fire.

03

Weld

Every seam is MIG-welded solid and ground flush — joints built to take real heat and outlast the guarantee.

04

Finish

Mild steel is wire-brushed and oil-sealed; stainless is brushed bright. Then crated and couriered to your door.

/ The steel & the fire

Pick your steel

The metal you choose changes the look, the aging, and the price. Here's the honest rundown — and how it burns.

Mild · 1.2–3 mm

Mild Steel

Our workhorse plate. Wire-brushed and oil-sealed to a deep gunmetal that darkens with every fire — ages like a good cast-iron pan. Best value.

304 · 1.2–3 mm

Stainless Steel

Bright, rust-proof, and low-maintenance. The premium pick for coastal air, poolsides, and clean modern builds. Wipes clean, won't stain.

Fuel · No gas

Wood & Charcoal

Built for real fire — wood and charcoal, not a gas burner. Proper coals, proper flame, a proper braai. The heat and the smell you actually want.

/ From the field

Burned in, broken in

The square pit is a beast — cut clean out of one plate, and the welds are tidy enough to frame. Coals get properly ripping.

Themba M.Backyard braai master · Pretoria

We ordered three for a lodge boma. Mild steel, wood-fired, built like tanks, and couriered right on schedule. Repeat customer now.

Lienke R.Lodge owner · Cape Town
/ Let's build it

Start a fire
worth gathering around.

Pick a build or send your own drawing. We'll reply within two business days with a quote and a slot in the shop schedule.