Next, the cooper loops a rope or cable around the splayed staves at the other end of the barrel and draws it tight, bending the staves into the familiar barrel shape.
Tad mucinieks apņem dēlīšu brīvos galus ar virvi vai trosi un cieši savelk cilpu, saliekdams dēlīšus visiem labi pazīstamajā mucas formā.