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13th July 2008, 04:53 PM #1Senior Member
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coopered vessel
I've been playing the last few days. I took bits of a maple I had to take down and let dry for a while and made this. It is close to 175 mm tall and has a diameter of about 110 mm at the top. The straps are pallet strapping and, like in traditional coopering, hold the whole thing together. I does have a bottom but is not exactly water tight. It dribbles a bit from the bottom and has 1 small leak between 2 staves. I haven't yet put any finish on it.
So what to y'all think?
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13th July 2008, 05:22 PM #2
Sweet,
I know a bloke that does this for a trade and it's not easy. Well done
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13th July 2008, 06:07 PM #3Skwair2rownd
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Coopered vessel
needs a drop of Cooprs.
Nice work!
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13th July 2008, 06:13 PM #4
Did it stop leaking within a day or two ???
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13th July 2008, 11:18 PM #5
That is a good size vessel.
What will you use it for?
It looks good and impressive to only have one leak from the staves.
How did you get the joints so tight?Scally
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14th July 2008, 12:55 AM #6
That's a fine looking vessel. Should hold about 1.6 litres of beer, allowing a little less volume for the base. Use it for drinking beer and I don't think that you will notice if it leaks.
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14th July 2008, 08:35 AM #7Senior Member
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I cut the individual staves on a table saw using a quick jig to hold the angle from top to bottom with the blade set at a 15 degree angle (for 12 staves). I numbered each and cleaned the sides with a hand plane till it looked like the sides fit. Seeing as I only missed one pair, I think that's pretty good. I cut the groove for the bottom with a chisel I made last week ( I needed a narrow chisel, something around 3 mm).
For the initial assembly, I held the staves together with tape untill I got to the point I could get the bands on then tightened the whole thing by tapping the bands in place with a small hammer and cold chisel. Sounds easy enough, don't it. I suppose I've spent somewhere around 20 hours so far.
The dimensions I gave are for the outside, so by the time the thickness of the walls are removed and the bottom is accounted for and the slope of the sides, I calculate it should hold something under 1 litre.
If I let water sit in it I think the swelling of the wood would stop the leaks.
If I get the leaks stopped, I'll use it as a drinking vessel at Ren Faires and the like. If not I find something to do with it.
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14th July 2008, 08:43 AM #8Awaiting Email Confirmation
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Did you have a use for it when you commenced construction or was it a job to test your skills.... a great job well done
les
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14th July 2008, 08:52 AM #9Senior Member
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I got the idea from looking though a book on making a coopered bucket. I don't know where the book is at the moment and accually did the work from memory.
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14th July 2008, 09:45 AM #10
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14th July 2008, 05:27 PM #11Intermediate Member
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It could be used as an interesting wine cooler.
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