UpAndAdam Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 how far are you hammering bungs into barrels? flush? until it stops? if you still have some skin on the bung once its hammered are you planing it flush? is this even a topic deserving of my mental energy? forgive me, I just work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJacob Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Till it stops! Always store bung up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpAndAdam Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 Thanks for the reply! Ive been looking at shipping container rick houses and noticed in pictures that some bungs were flush with the barrel and curiosity got the better of me. had me wondering if i had been doing the wrong thing for literal years which is a general concern of mine anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Beaver Distillery Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Poplar, the wood that bungs are made from, is softer than American oak. You can bang them flush without worry. Flush makes the barrel easier to roll. https://www.cincinnatidowel.com/poplar-bungs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK2 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I pound ours in as far as I can go...then hit it ONE more time for good measure. I had a head leak that I could not repair, so stood the barrel on the head that was not leaking. The bung held WAY better than I thought, 1 year later and no leak yet from the bung. I really thought it would leak, I could only pound it in about 3/4 of the way. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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