bruce d Posted March 25, 2022 #1 Posted March 25, 2022 I found this bit of trivia in an article on cooperage in rural Britain. It makes perfect sense but still came as 'news' to me: Kinda makes you wonder what the coopers did on the return journey once their lovingly made barrels were filled with rum? Maybe added to their hard-drinking reputations? Keith Black and mtaylor 2 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
Keith Black Posted March 25, 2022 #2 Posted March 25, 2022 On the return journey I Imagine it was pretty tough for a cooper to stave off boredom. mtaylor, allanyed, bruce d and 1 other 1 3 Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
mtaylor Posted March 25, 2022 #3 Posted March 25, 2022 Maybe on the return, after emptying the barrel, they took it apart? Ok... I leave quietly. bruce d, BANYAN and Keith Black 3 Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Keith Black Posted March 25, 2022 #4 Posted March 25, 2022 Mark, we're picking low hanging fruit from the same tree.........maybe they shot hoops to fight off boredom? bruce d and mtaylor 2 Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Bob Cleek Posted March 25, 2022 #5 Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) I suspect that on the return voyage the coopers tended to the barrels. They may well have required some maintenance after being filled and stowed in the hold. They were known to leak on occasion. Hoops needed to be set down to tighten them occasionally. Just a guess, though. I've no historical authority to cite. Edited March 25, 2022 by Bob Cleek Keith Black and mtaylor 2
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