This video features my process of constructing a pair of barrels from wood that I harvested and milled. Nearly every step in the process required a special tool, jig or template. Finding very little information on how to make a barrel, I used a wine barrel stave to obtain a pattern which I then cut out of aluminum plate to make a routing jig for the staves. Steam bending the barrel to shape also required a special tool. For this task I used a come-along ratchet to gradually constrict a cable loop, capable of applying a great deal of even pressure. I explored many other parts of the barrel making process, attempting to uncover and publish the information that was unavailable to me when I started. Please enjoy, and also visit my website jblevoy.wixsite.com/skunkworks.