Wood Spigot

Back in yesteryear, spigots were made of wood. Metal was not available or too expensive to use for anything but essientials. The spigot was used as a plug and faucet for barrels of liquid such as water, liquor, and wine. They were simple to make. A person who had carving skills could make one with a knife.

The wood of choice for a spigot was white oak. White oak wood is the only wood where; when the central part of the woods cells dies, the center does not decay. The center part stays intact. That characteristic makes the wood waterproof. That's why whiskey barrels today are still made from white oak wood. White oak wood fragments have been found on mount Arart in Turkey. Some scholors believe that Noah's Ark was made from white oak wood. That would have made since. Dogwood and beech were popular woods for spigots also. All three of these trees were common in many parts of the U.S.