WORKSHOP/DiY: Palette Wood Bins

Bin #1. In use.

Having decided I’m sick of cheap n’ nasty plastic or metal (or even woven) waste bins, I’ve started making some from recycled palette wood.

The first is shown above, finished and in use. The second is detailed below. From processing the lumber to gluing up and painting.

The first bin is ‘raw’ wood, inside and out (and along the upper edges; warts and all). The second is more processed, with a smoother and coloured interior. Both are 12-sided.

Gluing up.
First coat…

Went with a pea-green interior…

Second coat.

I quite like the idea of making and selling a few of these. Will there be a market for them?

Tape and ratchet-straps removed.

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