Oak staves on offer

by **Stevem109r** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:09 pm

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I have just flat pack a half wine barrel, as pictured below, I am going to cut into about 5-6 inch lengths and then split to about 1in width.

If you would like some as is please let me know, if you would like some after split i will let you know when I'm done cutting.

I am not selling this as I am sure others will help me at times, but you will need to pay postage,

You will need to do the charing toasting yourself.

Steve

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by **Linny** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:14 pm

Would it be French oak ? I'm on my phone and hard to see

by **Brendan** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:36 pm

I'd love a bit once you've cut it up mate, for various experiments :D

Can you be sure it's safe for use ie. you know what was in it before? If just wine ok, but sometimes they cut them in half for weird shit and end up with chemicals in there...

I can offer some specialty yeasts in exchange ;-)

Looks like French Oak Linny...would be good for anything involving fruit (ie. Brandy), or anyone making red wine at home.

by **Stevem109r** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:40 pm

I split it in half, rest was used as a wine rack, it has only had wine in it. As far as I can tell (its not listed on the barrel) it is French oak.

Steve

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by **Brendan** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:43 pm

Stevem109r wrote:I split it in half, rest was used as a wine rack, it has only had wine in it. As far as I can tell (its not listed on the barrel) it is French oak.

Steve

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Cool mate, I wasn't being a fussy bugger, I meant for your own well being as well :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Linny** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:44 pm

Brendan wanna Go halves in some . kind gesture and I'm sure I can make it worth while

by **Brendan** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:45 pm

Linny wrote:Brendan wanna Go halves in some . kind gesture and I'm sure I can make it worth while

Sure mate, i'm sure we can make it worthwhile between us ;-)

by **Stevem109r** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:01 pm

I am also planing the outer of the barrel to remove any dirt/ dust ect, but leaving the wine side as is.

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by **BackyardBrewer** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:17 pm

Nice offer, thanks for being so generous. I'm stocked for a while, but I'm sure some of our members will snap this up.

by **BackyardBrewer** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:20 pm

Brendan wrote:Cool mate, I wasn't being a fussy bugger, I meant for your own well being as well :handgestures-thumbupleft:

It's a good point, its come up here before about some of the landscape & garden places treating half wine barrels for plants etc with chemicals to stop bugs and white ants and the like so always good to know if it was sprayed with anything before you got it.

by **Stevem109r** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:24 pm

Straight from cellar door to me.

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by **Stevem109r** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:08 pm

How are these, sawn ends split edge

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by **1 2many** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:16 pm

G'Day stevem109r very generous offer you have there what size dominoes are you making there .Think i would like to take you up on the offer .

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by **Stevem109r** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:29 pm

They are around 5 to 6long x 1 x 1/2 ish. Some thicker some thiner depends on how they split

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by **Stevem109r** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:24 pm

I have chopped/split about 120 bits at present, some people have shown interest. Still some more available if others would like some

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by **Urrazeb** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:35 am

Hey mate very generous of you. I'd love some of these if any still available. :)

by **1 2many** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:25 pm

A postman just stuffed a bad of oak sticks in my mail box :D

Cheers Stevem109r :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Urrazeb** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:07 pm

The community spirit on this fourm is secont to none. THATS why it's one of the best fourms on the WWW :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Stevem109r** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:13 pm

You are very welcome 1 2 many :)

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by **waza** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:16 pm

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