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Thread: port barrel
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30th November 2005, 09:33 PM #1
port barrel
A workmate just gave me a 20 litre wooden port barrel the only trouble is it is in pieces as he let it dry out, all the hoops fell off and nothing was holding the wood together:eek:
has any one here ever put a port barrel together as i need some advice please
best wishes
greg
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1st December 2005, 06:23 AM #2Senior Member
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Coopering is the art of making wooden barrels (made by coopers). A Google search should turn up some info for you.
I guess the barrels were made by precisely fitting each stave to its neighbour so, unless your staves are numbered, it's going to be a bit like fitting a jigsaw together. Perhaps you might be able to match up marks or scratches.
http://bendigocoopers.com.au/ might be able to offer some advice.
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1st December 2005, 07:24 AM #3Senior Member
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Also found this at
http://www.sia-web.org/chapters/knig...m#_Toc16758852
Barrel Making in Mendocino County
AND it explains "toasting" of barrels.
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1st December 2005, 05:44 PM #4
thanks wombat
i reckon it is going to take awhile and test my patients but i wll have a go at matching the staves and see how it turns out
cheers
greg
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2nd December 2005, 11:54 AM #5
Greg if you need somewear to store the 20 litres while you get the barrel back together let me know
Rgds
Russell
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2nd December 2005, 07:20 PM #6Originally Posted by Ashore
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3rd December 2005, 12:51 AM #7Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon
But then again any port in a storm
Rgds
Ashore
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3rd December 2005, 01:39 PM #8
None of those half baked assistance deals:eek:
Just send me the barrel in parts, the port in a suitable container and I'll assemble it for you, get it so it doesn't leak and install the aforesaid port.
All in a temperate climate without too much humidity or dryness
I'll have it ready for leaking.....ah sealed and ready for you to drink the next batch in no time
You can PM me and I'll arrange pickup with the transport company
JamiePerhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.
Winston Churchill
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