1. Starting with a good coconut is important. Be sure to choose one that doesn't have any cracks or holes in it. Give it a good shake - if you don'...

2. Once you've got your coconut selected, start sanding. First, you'll want to start off with a fairly rough sandpaper, such as 120 grit.Using a po...

3. Drill a small hole in the 'top' of the coconut, and drain the liquid out. (To me, the 'top' of the coconut is the end without the three light co...

4. After the coconut meat has been removed and the shell dried, you'll need to sand the inside of the shell. It's surprising how much dusty materia...

5. Using your scrap of wood, trace around the top half of the coconut. Once you've done that, remove the coconut shell and draw a line to the insid...

6. Hold the handle and lid together, and drill a pilot hole into the handle, then screw it together. Glue is another option here, that might be a b...

7. Using a bit of wood glue, glue the interior of the lid that you cut, into the lid. It shouldn't take much glue. Once the glue is dry, take some...

8. There you are - you've now got a neat little coconut shell bowl with a lid! It could make a nice spot to put spare change or spare keys near an...