Editor’s note: Gene Wengert received the following question about whiskey barrels from a client. His answer actually has several ideas that will apply to various furniture operations. So, read on. Q.

In the heart of America's bourbon country, something interesting is happening with those old wooden barrels that once held the golden spirit. Companies like Rocky Mountain Barrel Company are stepping ...

Merrimack + Stranahan’s Blue Peak Canoe is custom-built from barrel staves, metal hoops, and lids into a 14 foot, six inch, Tennessean Tandem/Solo canoe, one of the company’s signature designs.

Workers turn white oak logs into staves for 53-gallon bourbon barrels at Robinson Stave Mill in Laurel County on Dec. 13, 2021. The staves are dried for nine-twelve months before they are crafted into ...