Steemit Engagement Challenge S2-W1: Recycling used tin and wood into a grater.

Introduction

In making some of our local dishes like the Ekpang Nkukwo, Ator mboro or Coconut rice the use of a grater is unavoidable. Graters are also used as substitute for blender for ginger, African nutmeg.
It is used in grating casaver and in the process of making coconut oil
In this post I will be taking you through the process of making a grater from recycled materials.

Needed Materials

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Needed Tools

Below are the tools needed to accomplish the task of converting a milk can and some plank into something truly useful:

• A hacksaw
• A saw for wood
• A hammer
• I also used a pair of scissors

Using hand tools is a highly environmental friendly ways of solving our problems.

Construction Procedure

I had to cut out the frame for the grater from the small plank I got from a broken desk. I had to score the plank with a nail to guide me when sawing it. You will need to saw carefully else you may not get a straight result.

Using the saw, I had to saw out two identical piece and one more piece that was slightly thicker. This resulted in three cuts and they were all successful.

The two identical cuts will serve as support on both sides of the grater while the third cut is further sawed into three each measuring the hight of the milk tin and also considering the fact that the wood will interlock at the various point where they interface with each other.

I now had to saw out the intersecting parts using the hacksaw. This would give me more precision and a better finishing.

The wood was too dry so I had to soak the points where I will nail using water, this was to prevent the wood splitting as I nail it together. Fastening the wood together with the nail was successful and the split was avoided.

And it was time to switch attention to the main part of the grater which is the milk tin. I had to cut it open using the hacksaw. Which is gradually taking us to the point where getting wounded by the sharp edges of the tin.

The milk tin is spread and perforated using a nail. I used the circular perforating style. The holes must not be too large and the nail will not have to fully go through the sheet during perforation.
Remember to place it on a wooden surface when punching the holes.

It's now time to attach the perforated milk tin to the frame we made. The one inch nails will be used for this purpose.

At this point the nails will go through the thick middle of the wood without the risk of a split because it is far from the edge

Now we have our finished product, a grater from recycled materials which is a very useful tool for our local kitchen

I am happy to present this grater as a useful product from recycling, inviting @kesybliss, @oasiskp @veragu and @jadis to participate in this contest, and remember to make meaningful comment as much as possible on other entries...