This Roman wooden barrel was found at Bar Hill Roman Fort, Strathclyde, Scotland and was picked by Christina Gilfedder, second year student at the University of Glasgow (Single Honours Archaeology).

After the wood for a barrel is cut and dried, the cooper heats the wood while shaping it into a barrel. Steam, natural gas, boiling water, the burning of oak chips or some combination of these is used ...

Luckily, if you don't want to pay an arm and a leg to buy a beautiful rustic fountain, you can easily make one yourself out of an old barrel. For this hack, any wooden barrel will work ...

almost all the country's wooden barrels were replaced with steel ones. Yasuo Yamamoto is on a mission to revive barrel-making and preserve the authentic version of Japan's staple seasoning.

But not just any barrel — a foudre. A foudre is a massive wooden vat that impacts and preserves the overall taste of the wine. Making a foudre starts with French oak, a tightly grained wood that ...

Whiskey being poured into a glass resting on a wooden barrel. Enhanced Sugar Extraction from the Wood: Lower proof allows for more water content, which extracts more soluble sugars and caramelized ...

established in 1908, built its business reconditioning wooden barrels. Now the company, based in Plum, reconditions and recycles 55-gallon steel, plastic and fiber barrels for use in environmental ...