In this video I turn 2 barrels into a 3" thick solid oak, end-grain butcher block. It's 2 feet long, 18" wide, weighs nearly ...

The first application of heat (the warming stage) is called chauffage, the bending of the wooden staves into a barrel shape is called cintrage ... Email Newsletters and stay up-to -date with all ...

The Epic is finished with four different types of wood staves, which are the blocks of wood which have been part of whiskey barrels. Rather than putting the spirit into the barrel, the staves are ...

In short, cooperages only make the barrels bourbon ages ... the skill of fitting the wood slats, called staves, together tightly for the barrels so that it has a strong seal.