Barrel Taps (WT)
Wooden taps suitable for use in barrels. These barrel taps are
tapered along their length. They are fitted by simply drilling a suitably sized hole in the barrel and hammering the tap in. If the seal is not
initially completely watertight it will become so after soaking. By filling the barrel with water to just above the tap level,
the tap and the barrel wood around it will swell and form a seal. This may take several hours.
A hole diameter of between 25mm and 29mm is suitable for fitting the 7" and 8" wooden taps. |