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Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks

Lunch boxes have long become the first choice for urban office workers. It is inevitable to use disposable chopsticks. It is a pity to throw them away after using them once. Today I will share a small idea, that is, using disposable chopsticks Used disposable chopsticks are sterilized by high temperature and turned into valuables for secondary use. Let me show you my handmade small wooden bucket. It is practical and environmentally friendly and eliminates waste at the same time. This small wooden bucket made of disposable chopsticks can also be filled with water.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Rendering of a small bucket transformed from disposable chopsticks and plastic bottles

Steps to make a small wooden bucket from disposable chopsticks

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Step 1. First, according to the amount of disposable chopsticks collected, find a plastic bottle and cut off the mouth and neck of the bottle.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
The lower part of the plastic bottle is used as the barrel body of the small wooden barrel. The cut mouth must be smoothed. The height of the bottle depends on the height of the designed small wooden barrel.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Step 2. Cut the prepared chopsticks into appropriate lengths according to the designed height of the small wooden barrel.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Step 3. Set aside two long disposable chopsticks to use as bucket handles.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Step 4. In the reservedPunch holes into one end of two long chopsticks, making sure the holes are not too big.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Step 5. Tie two long chopsticks symmetrically to both sides of the bucket, with the hole-punched end on top, and the other ones lined up one by one, and tie them securely with a rope.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Step 6. The rope used for fixation can be tied with a beautiful bow, or directly fixed with a ribbon, which will give better results.

Illustrated tutorial on making a small wooden bucket with disposable chopsticks
Step 7. Insert a thin wooden stick into the holes of two long chopsticks, and the small wooden bucket is completed. This small wooden barrel in pastoral style can be used as a small home decoration, you can also plant some flowers and plants in it, or directly use it for flower arrangements.

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