Barrel

This video features my process of constructing a pair of barrels from wood that I harvested and milled. Nearly every step in the process required a special tool, jig or template. Finding very little information on how to make a barrel, I used a wine barrel stave to obtain a pattern which I then cut out of aluminum plate to make a routing jig for the staves. Steam bending the barrel to shape also required a special tool. For this task I used a come-along ratchet to gradually constrict a cable loop, capable of applying a great deal of even pressure. I explored many other parts of the barrel making process, attempting to uncover and publish the information that was unavailable to me when I started. Please enjoy, and also visit my website jblevoy.wixsite.com/skunkworks.

[@hatcherbyron]

Read several comments about people understanding why these barrels are so expensive. YES - man Jasen excellent job brother. Art isn’t made overnight man. Picasso didn’t use a machine. Tesla spent HOURS upon years perfecting his gift. All the greats become best friends with time and failure. They have to. Truly respect this video man. Thank you.

[@richardrich4320]

I just finished watching this video. I like this young man. The impression I got from this video is that this young fella is doing things HIS way to make it work and it does not matter if it's right or wrong cuz there is more than just way that leads to Rome. I admire his 'simple' style. Its my style as well and things always get done the right 'my' way .

[@borakaheather7935]

this has been one most delightful video I ever saw

[@cathybenson5119]

It's good to see someone reviving an old trade. Good one, mate.👍👍👍👍

[@chompers11]

Dang, and here I thought I would make one. Amazing work

[@serviocapelo3536]

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[@jacquesdubois9929]

I have watched quite a number of Barrel making vidoe's, and it seems that no two are the same..each cooperage has its own style and technique. It's a very interesting art, and I really admire those who make barrels..n

[@DundoMarinko]

Thank you for memory on my growing up as my father did that long side wood boat building .God bless you in health so you can do it long time to com.All the best from Chicago .Hi did not have machines just electric plane at end of his life to him was special gift since hand where not strong to push wood plane easily.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Very cool i was impressed on how much hand work still goes into these barrels in comparison to other barrel industries that are more automated

[@ummglick]

well done ...my father would be proud of you ..he was a cooper many years ago

[@ricardokliwoodclimaco3098]

Very good your work - I plan to do some for me in an amateur way and your video was very enlightening. I will visit your site Thank you for posting

[@adimeshort]

Beautiful work!

[@rexmorgan72]

Amazing craftsmanship my man. That turned out very nice.

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

interesting that you drill the hole into the side, after the top and bottom are in place. Shavings for flavor! Hehe, great job, impressive process

[@Lucait]

this is real art!

[@matthewworyn3256]

Greatwork=you are truly a craftsman

[@aileenc7390]

Amazing work!

[@novakned]

My father was a artist doing this by hand 40 -50 years ago with his bare hands and his own made tools without electric tools, no electricity at all..

[@nickdannunzio7683]

My grandfather grew up on a winery in Casta de Franche, Italy...( I always wondered why he had such good carpentry skills as he worked as a mold maker in the steel industry here in USA) So I asked... yep made casks, and that farm still makes them with no electricity... my cousin is mayor in the nearby of the city of Avellino...

[@cluxseltoot]

Nice one - not easy work to do - it takes time and patience - you have very good skills.

[@roywilson9350]

I wish I had a shop like that!

[@W_7123]

roy wilson I do to. His shop is nice

[@Bradshaw2727]

Watching this video gives me so much respect for coopers; especially coopers who existed in times before power tools were available.

[@raghupathimn5547]

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[@smartypants5036]

Very good watch. Impressive set of skills and a lovely product.

[@kevinacres1699]

Wow what effort it takes to make a barrel. Impressive!

[@d.cypher2920]

hey, nice barrel, and nice set up.

[@portpipe99]

Hi Jasen, got to say good job on making your casks. I'm impressed with your approach to the process, I've been a whisky barrel maker here in Bonnie Scotland for 26 years and teaching apprentices for 10. I noticed you used a wheel for measuring your end size, what we use is a pair of compasses ( dividers ) going round the groove ( Croze ) 6 times finishing on the spot where you started, also make sure the joints are closed before measuring by placing on an end hoop. Hope this helps ☺

[@TheShadowArtCom]

He's measuring it with the wheel. He counts how many times the wheel turns, then calculates the diameter with that information.

[@portpipe99]

Booze&Blender hi, he's measuring the circumference of the end. Its not the way coopers do it, we use compasses ( dividers) when you start in the croze (groove) you go round the circumference 6 times to find the correct measurement, To find the centre of any circumference go round the perimeter 6 times

[@saltycreole2673]

I made a barrel, small and longer. Made all my tools fron scratch. Looked pretty, leaked like a sieve! Lol! Gonna do it again. This time, she'll hold I reckon. It ain't easy. It's an art form if you ask me.

[@user-tg3sx5jz9n]

Столяр никогда не позволит такого обращения из столом Фрезерного станка ,для этого есть обычный столярный верстак .Молодец ,мне, твоя работа понравилась , тебе от меня два лайка

[@user-tg3sx5jz9n]

Извини ,не дописал .но для сборки есть простой столярный в верстак .

[@brianrajala7671]

GB ood job, great craftsmanship.

[@zafarmonier2927]

adam driver is really good at making barrels

[@MsMC-vr1jd]

Very cool! One thing...please use a push stick with your saws. Even talented guys like you need to work safely. :)

[@bruno17860]

great video and really nice work

[@STUDENTOFARNIS]

This video is amazing

[@juaneduardobravosunega3026]

Eso es cachiporrer maquinas esas cosas se hacian a mano

[@benevanaraujo2326]

Belíssimo trabalho, parabéns!! Benevan, são Paulo Brasil.

[@skipp7255]

Молодец мужик, уважаю.

[@benjamingenenderjr.1450]

craftsmanship well done awesome

[@Pef273]

Great job! No wonder barrels cost so much. They are Labor intensive even in the big manufacturing of barrels

[@scottward2451]

Totally amazing

[@homemadeconstructions7814]

very good video bravo!!

[@igreknet5134]

Best video !!!

[@d.r.cooperageandgrain3002]

Welp, it was about one year ago when I took this video and dissected the crud out of it. I now have a cooperage producing 27 gallon barrels on demand. To make it happen it took the aide of this video, 1 architect/designer, 1 master woodworker, 2 3-d modelers, and 3 CNC machinists. Now I have Coopering Kits so anyone with the shop tools seen in this video can build your own 27 gallon barrels for hobby or extra income. What a wild ride. From dreamer to Cooper by design in only one year. Thanks youtube and the people that post.

[@kasemwanle9954]

D.R. Cooperage and Grain Hallo

[@josephconrad3843]

My father was a Cooper unfortunately I think there's none left in Scotland

[@patliogghio5344]

Kasem Wanle how can I get the template for making the staves?

[@joewilliams7861]

Yes, I am interested in purchasing one of your kits, do you have a website?

[@omiqbal8148]

Wooow super beautiful, good. Seperti prodac pabrik

[@mgamesas2314]

nota 10 está de parabéns

[@josephbolton3057]

Very nice video. Shows some of the details I've often wondered about. Good job on the barrel, fun times.

[@adrianbew9641]

An interesting take on coopering . The hoops of traditional barrels were not riveted but heat welded to the size and the position of the hoop. When fitted they were heated to expand and beaten tight on the barrel and pulled it tight when they cooled , much the same as wheel Wright's did . Interesting video though .

[@Thebatjoeny]

Awesome job , But I was hoping for an instructions. Maybe on your next one?

[@alexh5894]

probably the most informative video for the realistic woodworker trying to make a barrel. that said....oak?

[@salmonpers4983]

Alex H на сайте фидми

[@Fairwinds66]

next time oak, yep.

[@stevieky]

I use'd to work in a cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky and you did an excellent job with the tools you have. But on your pins between your heading you need to take a hatchet an cut your pins sharp and then put dried cattail on the pins between your heading so whin the barrel gets wet the cattail swells and makes a water tight seal.

[@Treslayr]

Steve Masterson when you say cat tails, you are referring to the plants and not some other man made stuff?

[@stevieky]

yes cat tails grow in ponds they look like reeds but have a fuzzy tail in the center i'msure youve seen them when the reeds dry thats the flagging

[@howardjohnston7376]

Steve, I've looking to start a cooperage in Washington State, any ideas how to entice a master cooper to come up this way?

[@914peru]

You are the best

[@TheMagistrant]

nice work

[@hammaswingah1693]

Kylo Ren's side job. 🙂 Great work btw.

[@Chehoo1]

Hi there, great vid thank you for taking the time to share, what did you use them for in the end, thanks

[@scratch3406]

It’s nice to see Kylo Ren doing something productive

[@manuelriver8756]

El mejor vídeo que e.visto de como fabricar toneles solo.las.medidas

[@trouts4444]

Clever guy.

[@user-yd2ew2mf9h]

Отлично!

[@user-xn5bj8iv4x]

Молодец 👍 . У нас в России такие мастера называются бондареми .

[@stepansml6713]

Бондарь. Или столяр. Подрабатывал в мастерской, так то столы, то шкафы, то ступени и изредка бочки делали.

[@ERLong-ww7yn]

Great video. Here's a hint:take a couple wraps of chain around the base of your anvil and it'll take the ring out of it. Save your ears a lot of distress.

[@nickdannunzio7683]

Awesome...

[@anthonypoole6901]

I need to build about 15 of these myself

[@patriciagoncalvesbonani6664]

Meu sonho um dia é fazer nem q for so um. Acho muito top

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

The Stave and Ring workings went good, making the ends was ass backwards.

[@scroogemcduck1462]

How should he have done it ideally?

[@wingmanalive]

Kinda puts in to perspective when a whiskey distiller places an order for 2500 barrels.

[@robertkattner1997]

On a larger scale large factories in US that distill their whiskey make 2500 barrels a day. 10s of thousands of barrels filled, aging. End result, 6,500 bottles of booze produced each day.

[@SmeeUncleJoe]

Wow !!

[@josesaez.3467]

do you sell these barrels?

[@erniezamora9509]

nice video man im learning about wood what type of angle can i place the jig on that router i appreciate your work and all your video info. thanks

[@Fairwinds66]

Hi there, if you're referring to the angle of the sides of the staves then heres the logic: My barrels have about 24 staves all the way around, so take 360˚/24=15˚. Then I halve that again because there are two sides to each stave. That angle, 7.5˚ is the angle of the inclined table seen at ~1:30 in my vid. Good luck, and keep us posted!

[@13ashor]

Amazing work man!! It's the only video I've found that actually make me understand how it's made! Where did you get the stave router jig from?! It looks like it's aluminium but I wonder if I can just make one up....

[@Fairwinds66]

I made it up! I took the pattern from a singular barrel stave, scaled it down 25% and cut it out of aluminum plate. The shape of the stave determines the eventual shape of the barrel, and the angle of the stave sides determines the number of staves that fit together to form a circle. So decide approximately how many you staves you want first, then divide 360 by that number. That gives you the total angle which each stave occupies of the whole, then halve that angle again to arrive at the slope of the jig table (like at ~1:30 in my vid). good luck, and keep us posted!

[@gilbertomigoyo324]

Watching at these points of the video (4:37 and 4:48) the barrel behind him reminds me of the barrel used in El Chavo del Ocho

[@arnulfoacevedosoto7956]

Amigo hágame el favor que diámetro tiene el barril el las puntas y en el centro.

[@tommywetegrove9227]

Great work. I was interested if I could hire you to build some custom barrels?

[@user-wn9uq3zx2x]

اشكرك جدا

[@STUDENTOFARNIS]

How can I get in touch with you. I need to ask a few questions how you made the croze too to cut out for the heads and the router bit

[@mountainshark1]

Bravo

[@edu4rd064]

viva México

[@alphasigmasezon8597]

Great

[@surfski987]

Hello, do you know where I can find stave plan shape, or what is the formula ? Thank you

[@mrhermitoable]

Great work. I do have one question and I can't believe nobody has said anything about the blonde at 6:19 working without bottoms on.

[@nickdannunzio7683]

They must be liquor barrels... =)

[@erniezamora9509]

whats the thickness of the metal rings I want to buit one im collecting all the materials I have at home to start making one .but I want to built a jig stave for router you dont know where can I buy one thanks a lot guys take care

[@badger5149]

He did a beautiful job but the grain on the barrels appeared to be oriented wrong for a barrel to hold liquid. I have always read they should be flat sawn only as the liquid will flow through the ring lines.

[@erniezamora9509]

sorry to ask you where can i purchase a stave barrel to make a template for me i want to learn how to do it...thanks a lot for all videos

[@oldincity]

need 2...do you sell them?

[@RafaelRamonRosariocastellanos]

Excelente trabajo amigo..dime qué tipo de madera es esa por favor

[@Fairwinds66]

¡gracias! Es madera de pino porque eso es lo que tenía disponible.

[@STUDENTOFARNIS]

Can you tell me how you made the croze tool?

[@evakim4937]

Great job sir 👍would you mind if i want to know the size please? I want to make it by self. And thank you so much for the attention. I'm eva from Indonesia

[@Fairwinds66]

I made mine 3/4 size of a standard 230 liter barrel, so the new volume is about 90 liters.

[@ehmedovxaiq5654]

👍

[@romanrybka9536]

Хочу бочку от этого мастера.

[@user-zq4ks3fy7k]

Сосновые бочки? Для чего они?

[@oleksandrmamchur5884]

Скорее всего для декорации. Не думаю, что сосновый бренди в цене.

[@user-qd6hg8my1n]

А пальцы у пацана ещё есть! The guy have the fingers... yet...

[@mashabede6846]

бочка под вино из дерева

[@STUDENTOFARNIS]

Didn't you forget the dried reed for a gasket in the heads?

[@portpipe99]

STUDENTOFARNIS its called a sweet flag (pond reed) it has to be moist when inserted into the croze orherwise it crumbles when dry. But you are correct about it having to seal the head

[@brianb1078]

would someone please explain the math formula used to determine the head size at 9:21 ?

[@Carlos-ji1yi]

👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@STUDENTOFARNIS]

Hey how can I reach you guys I got a question about how you made that router jig to shape the staves, that was awesome!

[@Fairwinds66]

Go to my website, theres a contact me page~ send a message!

[@pedrocontreras398]

Buenas noches que medias tiene cada tablita para formar el barril? Estoy interesado

[@RusNovgorod]

Как то сучков кажется многовато было... И не совсем понял когда делал окружность... по центру было что ли сквозное отверстие?

[@craigberube9890]

Very nice , what is the dimension of the out side cuts and what angle do you router them at ?

[@Fairwinds66]

Hi there, if you're referring to the angle of the sides of the staves then heres the logic: My barrels have about 24 staves all the way around, so take 360˚/24=15˚. Then I halve that again because there are two sides to each stave. That angle, 7.5˚ is the angle of the inclined table seen at ~1:30 in my vid.

[@saltycreole2673]

Won't sawing instead of splitting the wood cause mor cracking when formed?

[@erniezamora9509]

what type of metal strap can i used if im using a 3/8 thick ...and what jind of metal strap are you using for this video thanks alot

[@Fairwinds66]

the trick to the hoops it that they lean inward to conform to the shape of the barrel. In other words, they are a section of a cone. If you were to cut a hoop and flatten it out against the ground, it would not be straight, but arc instead. This is not an easy bend to make in metal without the proper tools, so I started with used barrel staves and resized them.

[@zawwintphyo3273]

bro what is the tolls for gripping raw stave for degree cutting ?

[@karansachdev855]

Cork stoppers

[@arnulfoacevedosoto7956]

muy buenas amigo me regala el diametro de los aros metalicos y las medidas de los palos para hacer un barril