How to recycle barrels and buckets into organized tool storage

Farmer Darle Baker found a nifty way to put five-gallon buckets and 55-gallon barrels to work.

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Published on May 31, 2024

barrel-and-bucket-storage-organizers — Photo:
David Ekstrom

Working Time: 45 minutes

Are you really a farmer if you don’t have five-gallon buckets or 55-gallon barrels sitting around?

Darle Baker of Ohio City, Ohio found a nifty way to put them to work holding everything from brooms and brushes to shovels, post hole diggers, and sledge hammers.

Using a hole saw, Darle cut holes at intervals around the top of buckets and barrels. And then, he added his secret ingredient – sand! Three inches of sand in the bottom of the containers helps stabilize the handles and keep everything upright.

What You'll Need

Equipment / Tools

Hole saw

Materials

55-gallon barrel
5-gallon bucket
Sand

Instructions

Read the instructions

Barrel and Bucket Rack-4 — David Ekstrom

Using a hole saw, cut 4-inch diameter holes in four equally spaced locations on the barrel to hold large items like post hole diggers.
Cut smaller holes in the barrel with a 3-inch diameter hole saw.
On the five-gallon buckets, cut holes using a 2 ½-inch hole saw