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a piece of expanded steel from the home improvement store, a good pair of gloves, cutters/pliers, hammer and a cinder block, is all you need. use the cinder block to hammer steel into desired fitted shape, use cutters/pliers to cut and bend the ends to attach sides to each other to make a 5 sided box.
what ristau5741 said im about 1.5 hours out of Knoxville. Tractor Suppily would be your best bet for the "expanded metal" you would need i Went to the lowes in my town (Newport) and they told me that they didnt carry it and alot of people looked at me like i am stupid when i ask for it... you may have to order it online as well... But making your own charcoal basket its your best option.