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BEER CAN SOLUTIONS

ith no clear glass jars available I decided to have a go at making a brush container out of an aluminium beer can. All it took was a sharp blade and a pair of scissors. As you can see I sliced the top off the can with a blade and then cut four 30mm-long "tongues", folded them in half and then tucked them

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