F. E. Lindsay

The cabinet herein illustrated is designed to do away with the needless boxes of nails and screws which too often litter up the shelves and workbench of a small shop. Room is valuable, and it also requires time to hunt through such a mass.

This cabinet has three drawers, the upper one for brads and nails, the middle one for wood screws. It is designed to go either above or be-low the work bench in such a convenient position that it may be readily opened with one hand. If above the bench the case should be placed at such a height that the lower drawer can pass over tools lying on the bench without striking them.

The drawers are made rather shallow, so that the smaller divisions may be readily reached. The boxes in the front row are each capable of holding a full pound of wire brads, while the middle row is provided with smaller boxes for odd sizes and tacks. The back row holds large nails, which are less used than the smaller sizes.

The middle drawer has much smaller divisions on account of the smaller number of screws generally in stock. The front row may be used for flat head iron and brass; the two adjoining boxes holding the same size screws and the middle row containing the same sizes in round head screws. The back row may be used for very large screws.

The under or bottom drawer is to contain machine screws of various sizes disposed to best advantage. The front row may contain iron screws in flat and round heads, and the middle row the corresponding size in brass. The boxes in the rear can hold the large sizes, nuts and washers.

In fitting the divisions glue them as well as nail, and see that they fit close to the bottom so that the smaller pices cannot slip underneath. Give the drawers two or three coats of shellac. The sides should be provided with 1/2 in. grooves 1/4 in. deep, which slide on a rail of corresponding size fastened to the side of the case. This form of slide is easily made and works very smoothly.

Anyone who has not possessed such a cabinet can hardly realize its great advantage. It is well worth the time spent on it, as will be granted by anyone making one.

Nail and Screw Cabinet.