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5-gallon bucket book : DIY projects, hacks and upcycles / Chris Peterson

by Peterson, Chris, 1961-

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Voyageur Press, 2015

Plastics craft.

Pails -- Handicraft.

Recreation -- Equipment and supplies -- Design and construction.

Implements, utensils, etc. -- Design and construction.

Garden ornaments and furniture -- Design and construction.

Salvage (Waste, etc.)

9780760347898 (pbk.)

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Five-gallon bucket book : DIY projects, hacks and upcycles

144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

1. Handy home additions -- Small-room air conditioner -- Cable and cord organizer -- Trash compactor -- Shoe rack -- Shelving -- Package mailbox -- Cat litter box -- Mousetrap -- Acoustic speaker dock -- Cyclone dust collector -- Water filter -- Gravity cat feeder -- Manual washing machine -- Portable wine rack : variation : portable beer cooler and storage -- Camping and composting toilet -- Dryer lint trap -- Quick 3 : Plastic bag dispenser : Hose handler : Bucket spacer -- Simple storage stool -- Rod-and-tackle bucket -- Child's bucket seat -- Toy storage center -- Handy workbench : variation : saw horse : variation : workmate -- 2. Barnyard helpers -- Chicken feeder : variation : chicken waterer : variation : chicken waterer 2 -- Egg incubator -- Nesting box -- Egg washer -- Pig trough -- Bee feeder -- 3. Family fun -- Air cannon -- Quick 3 : popcorn bucket : beanbag toss : goal markers -- Toddler's swing -- Trotline buoy -- Boat anchor -- Drum set -- Miniature washtub bass -- Quick 3 : five-gallon buck-o-lantern : bucketman costume : candy dumpster -- 4. Yard and garden innovations -- Pond filter -- Quick 3. Sweet potato starter : onion and potato keeper : lumiere -- Vermiculture bin -- Japanese beetle trap -- Upside-down tomato planter -- Vertical wall planter -- Strawberry pot -- Garden fountain -- Quick 3 : rolling composter : walking watering can : compost and soil sifter -- Post-mounted birdhouse -- Aeroponics system

Five-gallon buckets are ubiquitous and cheap. They can also be hacked, hot-rodded, reengineered, and upcycled to create dozens of useful DIY projects for homeowners, gardeners, small-scale farmers, and preppers. Put these humble and hard-working mainstays to work past their prime and keep them out of landfills. Step-by-step instructions, parts lists and images of the completed projects, including perfect additions to your yard and garden, tools to care for your animals, useful innovations, handy home helpers, and even family-oriented designs.

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