A note on bands: There are two materials that are used, aluminum and wood.
~In most cases, bands on round objects are aluminum (as time passes, more and more ovals are banded with aluminum). They are fabricated on metal bending jigs and riveted together. In almost all cases, the aluminum bands are painted.
~On some oval objects (a smaller percentage as time passes), wood bands are used, mostly white oak. The wood bands are bent using a long tray of boiling water, the end “joint” is tacked together with copper tacks, then placed on forms to dry.