Woodworking Network

Barrel and stave maker builds new $66.5 million cooperage, cites extreme demand

MOREHEAD, Ky - Barrel manufacturing giant Independent Stave Co. (ISC) will build a $66.5 million cooperage in Northern Kentucky, creating 220 jobs. With both a stave mill and a cooperage in the region ...
Woodworking Network

Barrel and stave maker breaks ground on massive $66.5 million cooperage

MOREHEAD, Ky. - Barrel manufacturing giant Independent Stave Co. (ISC) has broken ground on its $66.5 million cooperage in Northern Kentucky, which is set to create 220 jobs. With both a stave mill ...
Technical

Barrel of Makers is a roving makerspace looking for a home

Almost three years ago, oil painter Jessi Taylor found herself getting a wee bit upset with traditional artists. “When you go to art shows, people are really secretive about what they do,” she said.
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Maine Food Insider: New England’s lone liquor barrel maker adds flavor to whiskey and beer

Portland Barrel Co. owner Ed Lutjens tightens up staves in a barrel before putting it into a steam oven, winching the bottom staves together to band them with hoops, then placing the barrel over a ...