A homemade nail organizer?

larry@stinescorner · Feb 28, 2018

I didn't make this,,a friend was moving many years ago and was going to throw it in the dumpster.I think the drawers are cheese boxes?They are dovetail joints in the corners.It came labeled and with nails in it,,I couldn't let it go in the dumpster,,,lol

Stroby · Feb 28, 2018

Larry, I used to build houses, @ 30 years ago. I have boxes and coffee cans labeled and full of nails....can't throw em away.....but hardly ever use one anymore.

rrlund · Feb 28, 2018

I expected to see a bunch of lids nailed to the wall with jars screwed on to them. lol

Steve A W · Feb 28, 2018

Larry
I have a workbench that was made by my wife's great uncle that
has at least two dozen drawers made of cheese boxes.
Have a good day.

Steve A W

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Brian G. NY · Feb 28, 2018

(quoted from post at 14:18:12 02/28/18) I didn't make this,,a friend was moving many years ago and was going to throw it in the dumpster.I think the drawers are cheese boxes?They are dovetail joints in the corners.It came labeled and with nails in it,,I couldn't let it go in the dumpster,,,lol

They look like salted codfish boxes.......see the little slot at the top.....they originally had a nice little wooden sliding top.
I can actually remember my Mom buying codfish in those boxes when I was a kid back in the 40s.
I like most every kind of food there is, but I did not like codfish gravy!!

Cory Schmidt · Mar 1, 2018

to big fancy and too heavily built for cheese box.

this is a cheese box, I knew a few were hiding in "grampas shop"(what my gramps used as a shop, now a general shed). square cut a few tacs and done.
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simple only about 3x3x9in

jniolon · Mar 1, 2018

(quoted from post at 08:18:12 02/28/18) I didn't make this,,a friend was moving many years ago and was going to throw it in the dumpster.I think the drawers are cheese boxes?They are dovetail joints in the corners.It came labeled and with nails in it,,I couldn't let it go in the dumpster,,,lol

Larry, you need to put a file on that axe for a minute

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Brian G. NY · Mar 1, 2018

Yep, those are 5 Lb. cheese boxes. American cheese still comes in 5 lb. boxes....only they are now cardboard.

When I was a kid going to a one room school house back in the mid 40s there was a period of time when us poor rural folk received federal surplus food. Some of the items were #10 cans of peanut butter, #10 cans of jelly, 46 oz cans of orange juice and 5 lb. boxes of American cheese.
As I remember, the teacher let us take most of the cheese home to our families.....the rest of the stuff we had no problem consuming at school. The teacher used to bring in loaves of bread that he bought out of his own pocket.
I loved the orange juice.....after I got out on my own, I began drinking a small glass of OJ every day and still do today.
Fortunately, none of us kids had an allergy to peanut butter.

Cory Schmidt · Mar 1, 2018

yep this is an American cheese box. I know if I look real close I could see it printed on there...faded and dirty but its there, as well as the plant that made it (if I look closer).

A homemade nail organizer?

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