Barrel Making: After the wood for a barrel is cut and dried, the cooper heats the wood while shaping it into a barrel. Steam, natural gas, boiling water, the burning of oak chips or some combination of these is used in the three-part heating process. The first application of heat (the warming stage) is called chauffage, the bending of the wooden staves into a barrel shape is called cintrage and, finally, the toasting of the wood for flavor is called bousinage.

木桶制作：制作木桶的木材被切割和干燥以后，制桶工人对木材进行加热定型。在三步加热过程中，可使用蒸汽法，天然气法，热水法，橡木片燃烧法或这些方法的组合。第一步加热（预热阶段）被称为烘烙，将木条弯曲成桶形称为弯曲定型, 最后，为了增加风味对木材进行烘烤被称为。