Now thats a pot

[Reefer1]

Now thats a pot.!!

[Rusty Ole Bucket]

Wow that's cool! You know you've hit the big leagues when your kettle has a manway built into it!

[Reefer1]

Absolutely, i would love to go to that factory and see how they build these.

[Yummyrum]

Thanks for sharing Reefer .
Always wondered how thick that copper is and how they form them . Thats one big lathe if they spin them but a impressive job if hand Hammered . Also wondered how they stitch the top and bottom together so neatly . I doubt they had TIG welders a century ago .

[Reefer1]

God knows love to see that build, this copper smiths is in scotland, Prestonpans, been through that place on the train from north berwick to edinbourgh.

[Rusty Ole Bucket]

I think this is the link to the article about them.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/247 ... istillery/

12,000l wash pot and 9000l spirit pot!

but a impressive job if hand Hammered .

It didn't say hand hammered but it does say 2 million hammer blows! They talk about the seam too Yummy.

“ Thousands of hours of meticulous handwork have gone into creating their unique shape and beautiful hammered finish. Each still has been crafted with over two million hammer blows to smooth and shape the copper, with the final seam of the spirit still alone receiving over 500,000 blows — a true labour of artistry and dedication,” Ardgowan added.

Rusty

[NormandieStill]

Looking at the pictures on their website*, it looks like there's some soldering and hammering going on.

* Warning: Copper porn.

[Reefer1]

As a followup on these stills build, found this today on google, interesting read and build picks,
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... hoto-essay

[NorthWoodsAb]

As a followup on these stills build, found this today on google, interesting read and build picks,
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... hoto-essay

Now that is some nice work. I can't imagine what a still like that is worth by the time it's ready to run.
Thanks for sharing.

[fzbwfk9r]

if they ever outlaw still'n, those'd make good septic tanks, anaerobic digesters for methane production.