Photos: Barrel makers give new life to old craft

Black Swan Cooperage
Framed by a barrel in the making, Kelly Yliniemi adjusts an iron ring on another barrel at Black Swan Cooperage in Osage, Minn., June 8, 2011. The company, owned by Heidi Karasch, can produce as many as 150 barrels per week.
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