The boxes in which nails come from the lumber yard just don’t hold up as I travel from job to job. Even if they don’t break, they are awkward to carry, and since framing jobs inevitably require large quantities of different kinds of nails, I need a sturdy container for each type. My solution to this problem is the ubiquitous 5-gal. plastic bucket — cut down to size.
First I remove the handle from each bucket. Then I cut the bucket down to a height of roughly 10 in. I fit the handle into a pair of new holes and then add plywood partitions to isolate different nails. These nail pails are stackable, and their comfortable handles make them easy to carry.
Jonathan P. Nehemias, Frederick, MD
Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #46
