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Ep216 Bunches of Barrels with Lindy Rideout
In this episode we talk about Lindy's experience learning cooperage or barrel making, the traditional and modern tools used, and the importance of barrel making to Cottlesville. We also discuss the historical uses for barrels as well as three different grades of barrel making.
Lindy Rideout is a self trained cooper who lives in Cottlesville, New World Island, NL. Using his grandfather’s cooperage tools he has made barrels, water buckets, and even a wooden hot tub. A third generation boatbuilder who builds kayaks he has also taken up painting and has tried to capture the work of barrel making including the tools, process, and people.
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In this episode we talk about Lindy's experience learning cooperage or barrel making, the traditional and modern tools used, and the importance of barrel making to Cottlesville. We also discuss the historical uses for barrels as well as three different grades of barrel making.
Lindy Rideout is a self trained cooper who lives in Cottlesville, New World Island, NL. Using his grandfather’s cooperage tools he has made barrels, water buckets, and even a wooden hot tub. A third generation boatbuilder who builds kayaks he has also taken up painting and has tried to capture the work of barrel making including the tools, process, and people.