how do i smooth this barrel in only one direction?
i need the barrell staves to show but be smooth from end to end.
thanks all
Smooth in one direction? You should go to w set smooth and either a) extrude the barrel rings or make them as another object, like an extruded cylinder.
the ‘metal’ rings are another object.
w smooth did not work as expected.
still had the creases - in this picture in the up and down direction.
thanks
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It worked for me…unless that’s not what you wanted. 
Are you saying you want it to look like slats? If so, try a normal map or extrude.
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I spent a lot of time on this but I’m not going to spend more time on this. I transitioned the triangles to quads, extruded the rings, etc. I started working on your uv map but I found a lot of problems around the bottom of the barrel, etc. I added some seams and such, but you need to finish the uv mapping yourself and add a normal map. If you don’t know what those are, I can send you a link, ok?
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Your efforts are very much appreciated
thanks