Tools of the Trade: The Cooper part 1 Dressing the Staves

This is the first part of The Cooper film showing the hooping process.
This film was produced by Social History Curators Group in association with funding from Arts Council England.
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[@mikejustice1196]

I’m guessing you left the most important part out for a reason…
How the convex on the stave was made.

[@albertsilvestri5129]

How do you determine the tapper distance on the stave from from the head to the bilge ?

[@zb5797]

What book/source did you get the picture of Cooper tool illustrations from? For example, the shaving horse, and upright plane.

[@portpipe99]

The cooper and his trade by Kenneth Kilby