Working one barrel at a time Bratcher can vary his routine and switch off to other projects, such as a bucket or ice cream maker. He doesn’t try to compete with the barrel factories that provide wood barrels for industry. Bratcher is just trying to show how it was done during a slower time. You can put a name and a face with his product. A face you just might see on a billboard. Doug Bratcher’s products and other types of gift items are available at Bratcher Cooperage and Gifts, 109 S. Water St., Liberty, MO. Find more at www.bratchercooperage.com. ^ Opposite : Doug Bratcher displays a barrel in progress at the Bratcher Cooperage in Liberty. Top Right : The often-used tools are within easy reach above Bratchers workbench. Bottom Right : Bratcher shows how the chamfer knife, makes an angled cut around a barrel’s rim.
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