(Gratefully acknowledge the concerted effort of Smt. Sharmila Sen, Smt. Bharti Gupta and, Ms. Joshika Gupta.)
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Oh yes! I am a utensil cabinet! Now, can you guess what am I made of? Okay, I shall give you a hint. I am made of waste materials. Does that help? No? Then this might help:
Base and the top cover are of shaved and cut strips of mango wood.
The base on the wooden stand is made of four layers of cloth and, cardboard sheet. A Circle is cut in the centre of the base to embed an old discarded steel stand of a defunct oven to help drain out water from the washed utensils placed in the cabinet.
Four layers of thick cardboard sheets, few thermocol sheets and, cloth were glued together with the Fevicol Adhesive. The cabinet's corners were reinforced with aluminium sheets of Schweppes' soft drink cans.
The door of the cabinet has no hinges.
Both inside and outside walls are covered with a layer of empty plastic milk sachets.
Chopped and shaved strips of mango wood used to reinforce the top of the cabinet.
You may wonder why the top of the utensil cabinet has a wooden wire-meshed frame cover? Why plastic-covered stips of cardboard are used to cover it? Here's a simple answer. We can easily keep large utensils in the cabinet through its top opening. The cardboard sheet cover keeps the cabinet dust free.
There is a small steel spoon holder connected to the wall of the cabinet.
What are the advantages of this cabinet?
Here is the exhaustive list you may be interested in:
Did this picture collage help you guess what I am? No?
Then check on this:
Base and the top cover are of shaved and cut strips of mango wood.
The base on the wooden stand is made of four layers of cloth and, cardboard sheet. A Circle is cut in the centre of the base to embed an old discarded steel stand of a defunct oven to help drain out water from the washed utensils placed in the cabinet.
Four layers of thick cardboard sheets, few thermocol sheets and, cloth were glued together with the Fevicol Adhesive. The cabinet's corners were reinforced with aluminium sheets of Schweppes' soft drink cans.
The door of the cabinet has no hinges.
Both inside and outside walls are covered with a layer of empty plastic milk sachets.
Chopped and shaved strips of mango wood used to reinforce the top of the cabinet.
You may wonder why the top of the utensil cabinet has a wooden wire-meshed frame cover? Why plastic-covered stips of cardboard are used to cover it? Here's a simple answer. We can easily keep large utensils in the cabinet through its top opening. The cardboard sheet cover keeps the cabinet dust free.
There is a small steel spoon holder connected to the wall of the cabinet.
What are the advantages of this cabinet?
- It is lightweight and can be moved around with ease.
- We have creatively transformed waste materials into something useful.
- We can easily dismantle and reassemble: its base, top, and walls.
- It is not hazardous for children.
- It is economical.
- It is sturdy
- It can also become a wall cabinet
You may be able to add a few more advantages on viewing and reading about this piece of innovation.
What is it made of?
Here is the exhaustive list you may be interested in:
- Empty cardboard boxes.
- Discarded pieces of clothes
- plastic sheets used for packaging
- Empty milk sachets (of plastic)
- Thermocol sheets
- Packaging adhesive tape
- Shaved and cut strips of mango wood
- Fevicol Adhesive
- 2 inches long iron nails
- 2 steel latches for the door.
- metal wire mesh
- Aluminium cans of Schweppes
- Glue stick of glue gun
- Oil Paint
- Oil Paint Thinner
- 1-inch iron nail
- Metal wire 1/2-inch thick
- Old newspaper sheets
- Steel spoon and fork holder
- Water
- Soap
The Tools Used:
- Scissors
- Screwdriver
- Wirecutter
- Measuring tape
- Paintbrush
- knife
- Hammer
- Marker pens
- Spatula
- mixing bowl
- torchlight
- pencil
- eraser
- paper knife
- glue gun
- Duster
- Rag pieces
- palette
- Compass-geometry box
- match sticks and candle
You may be keen on viewing a few more images of the utensil cabinet: https://photos.app.goo.gl/GfJVSEEHstL2PcqW8
Do generously write your impression, views, opinion, and suggestions in the comment section of the blog post.
We began making this from the first week of November and completed it on December 30, 2019.
We are responsible to keep the Earth free from garbage, especially plastic waste and pollution.
We began making this from the first week of November and completed it on December 30, 2019.
We are responsible to keep the Earth free from garbage, especially plastic waste and pollution.
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