Whisky stave ideas

Wine Barrel Stave Coat Rack: Vintage iron acorn coat hooks mounted on a hand sanded and sealed wine barrel stave. This one is pretty basic. What you need: 1 Wine barrel stave 4 Coat hooks 8 Screws Sandpaper Stain/sealer Miscellaneous tools First lightly sand the stave to sm…

A few weeks ago, I was asked if I could help out with a simple "how to" series for Mother's Day. The idea was to come up with a simple build that could be don

Oak Wine Barrel Coffee Table: This table top was made from the cross sections of salvaged wine barrels. It was my first wine barrel project from a couple years ago, and it was a real joy to make. I went through a salvaged wood phase in my art career that hit me pretty strongly…

Wine barrels are being recycled for a range of fashionable applications, from tables to planters to cleverly repurposed bars. The attractiveness of wine

Don't throw out those old wine and whiskey barrels. Get creative and start reusing them to create unique and rustic oak barrel decor for your home.

It all starts with getting a load of recycled wine barrels from a local Virginia winery. Each barrel is taken apart and the good staves are saved. The damaged staves are used for smaller projects and our wine barrel smokin BBQ chips. Six staves are chosen for each platter. Staves can vary in curvature, color, and thickness even within the same barrel. This makes every platter unique. Each stave is sanded to get a flat surface. The red staining and texture is formed from years of making wine…