Whisky Cask Products

[cragus]

So I have a wood burning stove and recently I've been getting dismantled wooden whisky casks to chop and use as firewood. I was out in the Clyde Valley one day and saw some products made from whisky barrels and that gave me the inspiration to try a few things myself. Being a relatively noob DIYer, I wasn't hoping for much but I am pretty pleased with how my designs have turned out. I have made a huge clock from the cask lid and from the sides, about 12 candle holders and a wine rack.

I know there are a few whisky drinkers on here but is anyone else in to this kind of thing?

A huge clock - the bottle of HP whisky is full size to give you an idea.



Tealight Candle holders



Wine rack (holds 12 bottle) - half a cask lid and two staves.

[pete]

Very good, I like the clock especially.

[GBOBM]

I have similar to the tealight holder, but it is only about a foot long. It's got 2 Glencairn glasses and a water jug in the middle.

These kind of things are not cheap.

[DJ]

They all look good. Nice to see something being created from these. Something quite sad about the craftsmanship in wooden barrels being broken up for firewood. Mind you, I guess they are all machined nowadays as opposed to the trade of a Cooper.

[Sanjøy]

How much you getting the barrels for? Keen on this myself!

[graeme]

They all look good. Nice to see something being created from these. Something quite sad about the craftsmanship in wooden barrels being broken up for firewood. Mind you, I guess they are all machined nowadays as opposed to the trade of a Cooper.

Visit Speyside Cooperage if you're ever up this way. There's a viewing gallery over the workshop so you can see for yourself how manual it still is. Worth a visit, really! By the time they're broken up they're well beyond economic repair. You can't move up here for half-barrel planters, wine racks and tea-light holders.

(Speyside Cooperage also sell old casks if you wanted to hand-pick a few for projects. Too expensive for firewood though.)

[Fluoxetine]

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My dad was a cooper originally - Actually ended up president of the National Cooperage Federation prior to retirement four years ago

http://www.theguardian.com/business/200 ... fooddrinks

When he started out, I believe they were on piece work for each barrel produced (mostly by hand).

With higher demand, Diageo cooperage's automate a lot of the process these days, but they're still assembled & finished by hand.
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[cragus]

Hey Sanjoy - I have a contact who has been getting barrels that are being taken out of circulation and are being broken down. That's why I am making things from staves and lids only. I would love a full barrel to make a barrel bar.

The workshop sounds great Graeme- will definitely drop in if I am ever up that way. How much does a full cask of for our of interest?

Made another wine rack the other day. This one holds 13 bottles.

[Scottish Scrutineer]

Looks really nice. I'm sure there's a SE market for these.


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Renny

[cragus]

Hey Renny. I have just started to make a few things casually to sell - the wine rack and a few large candle holders (approx 50") are up for grabs just now.

[Corranga]

Great looking items, I'd stick a barrel lid on my wall without the clock