Making a wooden butter churn.

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The metal hoops are most probably made in the same way as wagon/cart wheels.

The hoop is made very slightly small, chucked in a fire to get nice and hot and expand, then hammered on whilst hot.

As it cools it shrinks and pulls everything rock solid.

 
When you do come to put this together, on one of the sides of the staves (preferably the same one all the way round) take a thickish piece of wire and gently tap it with a hammer until you have a shallow dimple running along the length of the side of the stave. Then take a couple of wispy shavings with a good sharp plane. Once all assembled as the wood takes up moisture and the parts expand to seal up the barrel the dimple rises and becomes a small bead that acts as a waterproof seal.

I havn't come across that before. Dashed clever. Now all I have to do is remember it should I ever need the same, or similar seal.

Thanks Droogs.
geoff
 

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