@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Budget-conformance props. Not examples. Conventions: [`showcase/README.md`](show
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   <a href="showcase/shipping-crate/"><img src="showcase/shipping-crate/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Shipping crate: a wooden slat crate with iron corner brackets on a dark studio floor, warm wedge on the back wall" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/stone-well/"><img src="showcase/stone-well/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Stone well: a round brick well with a shingled pyramid roof on posts, rope and bucket, on a dark studio floor" /></a>
-  <a href="showcase/wooden-barrel/"><img src="showcase/wooden-barrel/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Wooden barrel: a staved barrel with iron hoops on a dark studio floor, warm wedge on the back wall" /></a>
+  <a href="showcase/wooden-barrel/"><img src="showcase/wooden-barrel/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Wooden barrel: a 20-stave wine-cask with croze-seated heads, chord-lofted iron hoops, and a bung on a dark studio floor" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/campfire/"><img src="showcase/campfire/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Campfire: a two-course stone fire ring with a tripod of logs on a dark studio floor, warm wedge on the back wall" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/market-stall/"><img src="showcase/market-stall/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Market stall: a timber frame with post feet, slatted counter, rafters, and a striped awning on a dark studio floor, warm wedge on the back wall" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/street-lantern/"><img src="showcase/street-lantern/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Street lantern: an iron post with brass collars, a braced arm, and a muntined amber cage on a dark studio floor" /></a>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Budget-conformance props. Not examples. Conventions: [`showcase/README.md`](show
   <a href="showcase/hand-pump/"><img src="showcase/hand-pump/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Hand pump: a cast-iron village pump on a wooden plinth with a spout and handle on a dark studio floor" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/signpost/"><img src="showcase/signpost/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Signpost: a timber post with two painted fingerboards, iron straps, and a pyramidal cap on a dark studio floor" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/chopping-block/"><img src="showcase/chopping-block/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Chopping block: a hooped timber stump with an embedded axe on a dark studio floor" /></a>
-  <a href="showcase/wooden-bucket/"><img src="showcase/wooden-bucket/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Wooden bucket: a coopered bucket with overlapping staves, iron hoops, and a rope bail on a dark studio floor" /></a>
+  <a href="showcase/wooden-bucket/"><img src="showcase/wooden-bucket/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Wooden bucket: a coopered pail with a round rope bail through ear rings and chord-lofted iron hoops on a dark studio floor" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/wall-torch/"><img src="showcase/wall-torch/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Wall torch: a dressed stone plaque with an iron sconce, wooden haft, and flame on a dark studio floor" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/tavern-stool/"><img src="showcase/tavern-stool/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Tavern stool: a round wooden seat on turned splayed legs with stretchers and iron ferrules on a dark studio floor" /></a>
   <a href="showcase/iron-cauldron/"><img src="showcase/iron-cauldron/preview.webp" width="24%" alt="Iron cauldron: a bulged iron pot hanging from a timber tripod on a dark studio floor" /></a>
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 [`stone-well`](showcase/stone-well/) — procedural round stone well, shingled roof, windlass, rope and bucket through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--skip-decimate` exits 9.
 
-[`wooden-barrel`](showcase/wooden-barrel/) — procedural staved barrel with iron hoops through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--skip-decimate` exits 9.
+[`wooden-barrel`](showcase/wooden-barrel/) — procedural 20-stave wine-cask with croze-seated heads and chord-lofted hoops through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--round-band` exits 18.
 
 [`campfire`](showcase/campfire/) — procedural cobble ring, logs, and ash through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--skip-decimate` exits 9.
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Budget-conformance props. Not examples. Conventions: [`showcase/README.md`](show
 
 [`chopping-block`](showcase/chopping-block/) — procedural hooped timber stump with an embedded axe through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--skip-decimate` exits 9.
 
-[`wooden-bucket`](showcase/wooden-bucket/) — procedural coopered wooden bucket with iron hoops and a rope bail through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--skip-decimate` exits 9.
+[`wooden-bucket`](showcase/wooden-bucket/) — procedural coopered pail with a round bail through the ear rings through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--float-handle` exits 17.
 
 [`wall-torch`](showcase/wall-torch/) — procedural wall-mounted torch sconce with a stone plaque, iron bracket, and flame through the same pipeline. Falsifier `--skip-decimate` exits 9.
 
 
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-          <img src="assets/wooden-barrel-hero.webp" alt="wooden-barrel — A procedural staved barrel through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity glTF, asserting recomputed budgets rather than an API contract." loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
+          <img src="assets/wooden-barrel-hero.webp" alt="wooden-barrel — A procedural wine-cask with croze-seated heads and chord-lofted hoops through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity glTF, asserting recomputed budgets rather…" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
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           <h2><a href="wooden-barrel/">wooden-barrel</a></h2>
-          <p class="teaches">A procedural staved barrel through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity glTF, asserting recomputed budgets rather than an API contract.</p>
-          <p class="witnesses"><span class="tag">witnesses</span> Recomputed: 4312 tris, two materials with 88 metal hoop faces, UVs in 0..1 with zero AABB overlap, outer AABB 0.719×0.719×0.880 m, LOD ratios in band, convex collider 372 tris, non-empty glTF. --skip-decimate exits 9 on the LOD1 ratio budget.</p>
+          <p class="teaches">A procedural wine-cask with croze-seated heads and chord-lofted hoops through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity glTF, asserting recomputed budgets rather than an API contract.</p>
+          <p class="witnesses"><span class="tag">witnesses</span> Recomputed: 7216 tris, two materials with 2512 wood and 1440 metal faces, UVs in 0..1 with zero AABB overlap, outer AABB 0.722×0.714×0.880 m, 20 grounded staves, hoop bite 0.003 m, head-croze gap 0.007 m, LOD ratios in band, convex collider 238 tris, non-empty glTF. --skip-decimate exits 9; --round-band exits 18 on the hoop-seat budget.</p>
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         <a class="card-media" href="wooden-bucket/" aria-label="wooden-bucket example detail page">
-          <img src="assets/wooden-bucket-hero.webp" alt="wooden-bucket — A procedural coopered wooden bucket with overlapping staves, a sealed bottom, iron hoops, and a rope bail through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity glTF…" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
+          <img src="assets/wooden-bucket-hero.webp" alt="wooden-bucket — A procedural coopered pail with a croze-seated floor, chord-lofted hoops, and a round bail through the ear rings through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity…" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
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           <h2><a href="wooden-bucket/">wooden-bucket</a></h2>
-          <p class="teaches">A procedural coopered wooden bucket with overlapping staves, a sealed bottom, iron hoops, and a rope bail through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity glTF, asserting recomputed budgets rather than an API contract.</p>
-          <p class="witnesses"><span class="tag">witnesses</span> Recomputed: 4272 tris, three materials with 222 metal and 72 rope faces, UVs in 0..1 with zero AABB overlap, outer AABB 0.402×0.345×0.544 m, LOD ratios in band, convex collider 390 tris, non-empty glTF. --skip-decimate exits 9 on the LOD1 ratio budget.</p>
+          <p class="teaches">A procedural coopered pail with a croze-seated floor, chord-lofted hoops, and a round bail through the ear rings through UVs, bake, LOD, collider, and Unity glTF, asserting recomputed budgets rather than an API contract.</p>
+          <p class="witnesses"><span class="tag">witnesses</span> Recomputed: 4872 tris, three materials with 1424 wood, 1020 metal, and 208 rope faces, UVs in 0..1 with zero AABB overlap, outer AABB 0.383×0.346×0.527 m, 16 grounded staves, hoop bite 0.0025 m, bail-ear gap 0.0013 m, LOD ratios in band, convex collider 302 tris, non-empty glTF. --skip-decimate exits 9; --float-handle exits 17 on the bail-ear budget.</p>
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