Thank you so much! You were pivotal in helping me take an old and falling apart wine barrel and turning it into a beautiful water pump fountain!

This series is very informative.I can’t wait to get started on my barrel! Thanks

Thanks for putting this series together. I watched all of the videos, followed your process and ended up with an absolutely beautiful rain barrel. Again, THANKS!!!

Great video and great series! This is honestly the best tutorial I've seen online on this topic. Very thorough and easy to follow.

I almost yelled out loud when that chisel was pushed across the uneven metal....lol

Great videos! To the point but plenty of information. Thanks!

Just found this series. Very timely as I just acquired three whiskey barrels, which I plan to convert into rain barrels! Going to leave them looking pretty "rustic" but I will start by scraping some of the rust off the bands. Would you recommend using some kind of oil or treatment to slow down the rust, since they'll be outside exposed to the elements?

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Great Video Thank you 🦋

Wire brushed and sanded the bands on mine causing ginger rust to come free then rinsed entire barrel and did this twice am now painting the bands and ends after sanding wood parts down too

Just got a whiskey barrel and I can’t wait

My question is do I need to clean the barrel out. I have an old bourbon barrel that was used for beer by a local brewery. I was just going to leave it sealed and put spar urethane on it

Great video. Thank you. Which steel wool do you use? Medium or fine?

AWESOME VIDEOS!!!!! I want to use the hoops for a project without the barrel. What would you recommend for sealing the hoop? Shellac or a poly? Thanks!!!

I was thinking about trying to use some metal polish on my barrel I just picked up today I'll let you know how it goes.

Question about self-tapping hoop screws. I have been adding some in the bands to better secure them to the wood. My problem is that when I screw many of them in the band is retracting away from the wood and leaving a gap between band and wood that was previously tight before I put the screw in…I’m using 3/4 inch metal to metal screws. Do you recommend anything different?

If I wanted to paint the hoops back and also stain/finish the wood, which order should I do it in? I'm thinking sand, paint, stain, then finish but try not to get the poly finish on the hoops.

Is it best to let the wine barrel completely dry and then just tight the barrel hoops or should I just screw in the barrel hoops?

You're a legend, thank you!!!

just wondering if once removed and then you sand the barrel to original finish. will the hoops still fit snuggly ?

Should / Can i pressure wash the outside to get rid of any stains or sticky drips?

Do you need to glue the rim of the lid or anywhere? Saw someone do that on another video. Thanks!

What do I need to do if my whiskey barrel is shrinking? Do I need to fill it with water?

You should try Naval Jelly to turn the rusted rings black, it will save ya some time and steps

If I paint the hoops do I still have to sand them down?

Does anyone know how to remove smells from whiskey barrels? I attempted to fill my barrel with water and now it really stinks after being wet.

How do I open the top? It's stuck. I wanna use the barrel for fermenting cabbage

I'd like to make a barrel table but don't want the barrelnto smell like alcohol. Everybody that is selling these is telling me that all of them still have an alcohol aroma. Do you have any suggestion to get rid of the smell?

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Where do you get the 440 grit sandpaper?