100 year old wine barrel restauration - modification.

I got a over 100 year old wine barrel from a fried of mine. It was long years in a dry cellar has cracks and most bands are missing.
In this video you can see that not all hope is lost :)
I modify the barrel for the use as a planter.
Just because I am curious I filled the barrel with water and I was amazed how fast the wood expands and a lot of gaps became tight again. Unfortunately the barrel as suchs was lost because of all the cracks and fractures in the wood.
Now is ist a cool planter with beach and pirate style and history!
#woodworking
#woodshop
If you have any questions or sugestions, let me know in the comments :)

[@biankaschmitt4143]

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[@maryseidl8081]

😀Nice idea! Will be tried with our old barrel 👍👍

[@Enhaneunzig]

Its time for the restauration of our old corner cabinet. So come over for a weekend and lets do it ;)

[@heikoofalltrades2267]

😁

[@wyominghome4857]

I bought a whiskey barrel to use as a rain barrel outside. It's not particularly old, just discarded from the distillery. It has 3 one-inch holes in the side for venting. What's the best way to stopper those hole to make it water tight?

[@heikoofalltrades2267]

I would take a oak - if this is the wood of the barrel - branch and cut it to fit the holes. It will look like a plug from the distillery.

[@DoctorDiz]

How would you seal the cracks?

[@heikoofalltrades2267]

If you want to stay traditional and make it watertide you can take reed leaves. But my old wood was too dammaged.

[@DoctorDiz]

@@heikoofalltrades2267 what if I don't care about staying traditional? Wax? Caulk?

[@heikoofalltrades2267]

@@DoctorDiz Hmmm, maybe a kind of Silicone. The Whiskey producers used a kind of sugar syrup, but I dont know much about it. I would go with Silicone - flexible, food safe. I would use it from the inside.

[@DoctorDiz]

@@heikoofalltrades2267 thanks! I'll give it a shot