been building a trug this week for the MiLs birthday - this came as a suprise request from swimbo so as you can see no expense was spent on the design - all out off offcuts i got gratis from a local window maker a while back.
Step one the sides 
cut out on the bandsaw and mitre saw , the original plan was to grove them with the router - small problem , not enough thickness - solution - glue battens on to take the bottom.
Step 2 : The frame - no common joinery for me, instead the highly technical "no nails" procedure :lol:
step 3: the base - more "no nails" Strips were cut out on the bandsaw and then planed smooth - i really need a bench hook as i wound up wedging them against the wall to plane
step 4: the first side More of the same , except that i'd ballsed up the measurement and had to cut the top strip in half on each side - bandsaw again.
step 5 tother side , more of the same
step 6: finishing - no work in progress pics for the handle , but it was basically cut out on the bandsaw using a pivot jig , then drilled , then rounded over on the grip using the dremel with a tiny sanding drum - seen here after receiving two coats of woodwax22.
step 7 finished - being held by a very happy swimbo - handle is suspended on cord bought from dunelm mills , but everything else is recycled.
now nicely wrapped together with a set of gardening tools ready for the big day.