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The finished custom wastebasket fits perfectly in the drawer.

Making Custom Wastebaskets

By Tom Pawlak — Retired GBI Technical Advisor

Photo above: The finished custom wastebasket fits perfectly in the drawer.

I don’t know about you, but I have problems finding wastebaskets that fit the spaces I have in mind. The baskets are either way too small or a bit too large for the opening. It happened at a previous house we lived in and it happened again in our current home. My solution was to make my own custom wastebaskets with 4 to 6mm (3 16″ to 1 4″ thick) plywood sealed with and glued together with WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy. Continue reading