SAVE 40% when you purchase directly from our website. Spring Sale happening now! https://hungarianworkshop.com/current-set-deals/ Our signature Wine Barrel Chairs are known & loved world wide. Each Lounge Chair is handmade with quality craftsmanship & with attention to detail. All barrel staves are slightly curved which provides excellent support through out. Sanded just right without removing any of the wood’s natural color or patina. Choose from the two styles available that fits you best. Dimensions: Length - 36’’ Width - 34’’ Height 38’’ Weight - 45lbs - 55lbs Wine Barrels - What they are & how they are made Wine BarrelWine barrels are made from French, American or Hungarian quarter sawn white oak. Most barrels will be made from French oak, which tends to be a bit softer than the American & Hungarian. White oak has been used to make barrels for many many years because it is pliable when quarter sawn & highly rot resistant. The pieces that make up a barrel are called staves. They will range in a few different sizes width. The cooper will hand pick the ideal wide staves that will make a perfect round barrel. A wine barrel will have around 28-34 staves & two heads. The top & bottom flat round pieces are called barrel heads. This is where coopers & vineyards will put their markings. Wine Barrels come in many shapes & sizes. Even the thickness of the staves & barrel heads vary. This is where handctafting wine barrel furniture can get real tricky real fast. Some barrels are short & round, made from one inch thick material. Others are tall & more narrow made from 5/8’’ thick material. Creating the same pieces of furniture from such different variation of material is what really separates the weekend warrior DIY-er & professional. I will often have to go through & hand select the perfect staves for every individual section of the furniture just so the design can stay uniform. Another very important & vital fact about a wine barrel is that there are no nails, screws, or glue holding them together. Everything sits tightly only from the pressure & tension held by the barrel bands (hoops or rings). New wine barrels will have very high moisture levels from the steaming which allowed the oak to be bent into shape. The moisture is what keeps the wood swollen. Once the middle bands are put into place, the coopers will install the barrel heads & hammer on the rest of the metal bands. After they are filled, they will hold liquid for many many years to come. When a wine barrel gets emptied, it will start to dry out & the oak will begin shrinking right away. If you live in a dry non-humid part of the country you will notice the gaps between the staves starting to open with in a few weeks. When full barrels are used as decor you can prolong their life by hosing them down with water once or twice a week. This simple method will keep the wood hydrated & swollen tight. For us, a few month old empty wine barrel is the ideal candidate to be used for our wine
