Metal Measuring Tape Wine Tote

My husband salvaged 75 feet of measuring tape at the dump a couple months ago. He tucked it away until bringing it out the other day with the idea to create a basket. He struggled to create something for awhile before giving up and that's when I stepped in. I didn't think his idea was hopeless and so set to work in search of a way to make weaving with metal strips doable. After 1- 1 1/2 hours I had created a woven tote. It wasn't extremely difficult, but it did take a lot of patience.

Step 1 Tools & Materials

In order to create this tote you will need the following tools and materials:

50-75 feet of metal measuring tape
Wide masking tape
Rivets & a rivet gun
Leather hole punch
Epoxy resin
Small binder clips or clamps
Binding strap or something else you would like to use as a handle
Bottle of wine (but don't drink it yet)

Comments

[electromechanic]

How "long" did it take to make it? Great idea.

[pepperjordan]

I guess long wasn't a great choice since compared to other projects it didn't take up much time. It only took about 21/2- 3 hours, but it was tedious and felt longer. The weaving of the body took an hour and half by itself and was hard on my fingers and fingernails. The other long part was trying to figure out how to even get it to work.
Thanks,
Pepper

[jessandstavro]

Clever! Great first Instructable.

[pepperjordan]

Thanks.

[scoochmaroo]

I love it. It would also make a great vase covering!

[pepperjordan]

You're right! That would look pretty cool.

[zieak]

I'm so glad you had more patience for this than I had!