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Record 1 2007-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • Barrel and Cask Making
CONT

Coopers or barrel makers used the hoop wood to make barrels and buckets. In May the black ash and hickory are alive with new sap, consequently, six-foot poles were cut from the saplings. The poles, after a good soaking, were pounded and rived, or cut into strips for making barrel hoops.

Key term(s)
  • hoop-wood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Tonnellerie
DEF

Bois employé pour faire des cercles de tonneau.

Spanish

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