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all the way to the line. The line is just a guide to
keep the round shape. Leave as much of a gap
as possible. This will make it easier to fit in the
last staves at the top and shape the barrel.
The gaps are to ensure that instead of squeezing
the end walls, all of the force of the bands will
be directed to pressing the edges of the staves
together to form a water-tight seal.
Continue placing the staves up around the front
wall and dome, tapping them tightly together so
that there are no gaps between boards.
Again, make sure the inside faces of the staves
follow with the pencil circle on the end walls to
get a nice round circlular shape to the barrel.
Here, because the staves are on the top half of
the barrel, they won't need finishing nails to
hold them on.
Finish installing the staves on the top half.
If you end up with a gap like this you will have
to insert the supplied spacer between the two
haves of the special top stave. Remove the top
stave and disassemble it, then reassemble with
the spacer and fasten with the same screws. It
should look like the picture below.
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