DIY ashtray

What to do if you want to smoke, but there is no ashtray? It is possible to use a jar or box that is at hand, or you can make it yourself - this usually takes only a couple of minutes. From this article you will learn how to do the ashtray with your own hands from improvised materials as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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Tin can ashtray

After buying soda or other drinks, cans almost always remain. Do not rush to throw them away! Many useful things can be made of them. For example, in this problem they can help us out.

Method 1

To work you will need:

• One can.
• Scissors.

To make the thing you need, you must follow this algorithm:

1. Cut off the top of the can.
2. Divide the walls of the jar into strips - they should get about 14 pieces.
3. Now the strips begin to bend. To do this, the resulting stripes need to be thrown through each other until the craft is ready.

Important! During operation, you need to be careful, since the edges of the cut strips are very sharp.

Method 2

Materials for work:

• Can.
• Paper tape.
• Glue.
• Twine.

The progress of the work, so that the ashtray is ready with your own hands, is as follows:

1. Carefully remove the top of the can as indicated in the first method.
2. Tape the can with tape.
3. Lubricate it carefully with glue.
4. Now you need to start wrapping it with cooked twine or rope.
5. Decorate the finished product as desired.

The result should be a neat ashtray that will last you a long time.

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Wooden ashtray

People who know how to handle a tree can make a pretty pretty ashtray that can last for many years. You can make an ashtray with your own hands, using plywood, a hammer and nails, or you can carve from a piece of wood.

Important! In order for your “assistant” to be heat-resistant, use the thermal (aluminum or black), which is used to paint furnaces and pipes - it can withstand temperatures up to +650 degrees.

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Use coconut

Sometimes, when a person eats the contents of a coconut, he leaves a solid part of the exotic fruit to use in everyday life. If you still have this part, then you can safely use it as an ashtray. The shape of your craft will come from how the nut was opened.

So, to make such an exotic ashtray, you need:

1. Draw the edges so that they are on the same level.
2. Press the drill to the edges of the shell and drill the recesses for the ashtray with your own hands - they will contain a cigarette. The recesses should be no more than 1 cm.
3. To make your craft refractory, use a special varnish.

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Paper usage

To create such a craft you will need no more than five minutes, as it is done in the style of origami. The scheme can be easily found on the Internet - there will be a huge number of them.

Important! It is worth noting that paper options will not last as long as those described above. Thus, you will have to make such "boxes" quite often.

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A pack of cigarettes

If no method suits you, then you can take an empty pack of cigarettes as an ashtray. That's just for this you need to remove the inner liner-foil - it will only bother you.

Important! Do not tear off the closing part of the pack - it is very convenient to extinguish used cigarettes about it.

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There are many items that can be used for a completely different purpose. So, from a coconut or an unnecessary tin can you can do a very necessary thing. From this article, you learned how to make an ashtray from paper and other materials that can always be found at hand.