We can hear brain cells ticking away on this statement. So lets add a bit of context to it.
We are often asked to design and craft a specific piece involving a full size cask, but what exactly is a full size cask? Well you have a choice. Did you want a Hogshead, a Butt or maybe a Firkin? How about a Puncheon, Octave, Port Pipe or perhaps that well known one... a barrel?
Can you see where we are going with this?
A cask and a barrel are not the same things. The term “cask” being something of an umbrella term, while the term “barrel” refers to a particular type of cask. as mentioned there are a wide variety of cask types, each of which will have a different use, often defined by capacity:
Octave: 50ltrs (a quarter the size of a Barrel)
Quarter Cask: 125ltrs (by the way a this is a quarter the size of a Butt!)
Barrel: 200ltrs
Hogshead: 230-250ltrs
Port Pipe: 350+ltrs
Butt: 500L
Puncheon: 500-700ltrs
The below Cradle Coffee Table and planters are crafted from Hogshead casks. Slightly bigger around the middle that a Barrel.
These Cask Bars are from Barrels (which are casks).
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