New Use for Tobacco Tins

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plateauguy

Lifer

Mar 19, 2013

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After reading a recent post about double edge shaving, the light went on. I now use an empty tobacco tin to put my used DE blades in before disposing of them.
The post also inspired me to get rid of my old synthetic brush and buy a silver tip badger, and to give my dad's old razor the respect it's due and retire it. Just bought a Merkur 34C.

 

foggymountain

Lifer

Aug 14, 2012

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Someone built a house out of empty Budweiser cans.

 

igloo

Lifer

Jan 17, 2010

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woodlands tx

• Mar 28, 2014

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There is a little slot in the medicine cabinet that you drop the blades into where they fall into the abyss .

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Mar 28, 2014

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I think almost any kid between the ages of six and fifteen would be delighted to have an empty tobacco tin

to store their treasures, whatever they may be. Also seems like they'd be great for paper clips, hair pins,

straight pins and other sewing stuff, etc. etc. Teachers might be able to use them for school projects and

storage. They are way too well made to simply recycle. Also good, if well labeled, for shop storage of

wood screws, washers, bolts, etc. etc.

 

appointed

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 8, 2013

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Igloo, my neighbor was renovating his bathroom and took out part of the wall behind his medicine cabinet. He reached in without looking not realizing that that is where old razors used to be disposed of. Cut his hands up. I used an old tin to make a clock for my grandfather for his birthday. I'll try to post a picture of it later. It was a fast and cheap project, but it produced a nice gift that he really liked.

 

anglesey

Can't Leave

Jan 15, 2014

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• Mar 29, 2014

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Ah I love empty tins. Some of mine have fishing gear in, some are survival kits for the car etc. one of them has dirt and fragmented bullet casings from passchendaele in, another's full of an afternoons worth of .22LR. Most useful things ever.

 

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plateauguy

Lifer

Mar 19, 2013

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Love the bottle house - but what are the lines across it?

 

ugh457

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 28, 2013

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• Mar 29, 2014

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There is a little slot in the medicine cabinet that you drop the blades into where they fall into the abyss .

Click to expand...

Not an uncommon occurrence I'm sure, I helped with a renovation on an old house. The cabinet was made of wood and had a 'blade vault' feature ... lol ... in the bottom of the wall cavity, there must've been blades 8" deep!!

 

crazypipe

Lifer

Sep 23, 2012

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• Mar 30, 2014

• #9

Just bought a Merkur 34C.
I have one too great shaver ::

 

cuchulain

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 28, 2014

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Massachusetts

• Mar 30, 2014

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I use mine as ashtrays. Keep one in each room. They are good targets for plinking as well.

 

igloo

Lifer

Jan 17, 2010

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woodlands tx

• Mar 31, 2014

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The house is in Rhyolite home of the Bullfrog Mine that slope contains some of the richest gold ore ever found .It sits right on the edge of Death Valley .Eight miles to the west is mountain with a south slope of pure Amethyst .Forty or so miles to the east is the Pepto Bismol Mine .

 

smeigs

Lifer

Jun 26, 2012

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• Mar 31, 2014

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I have posted this before, but this is what I do with my old tins. I used to work for a candle company so I just turn my empty tins into soy candles! The wife loves them as well so that is a bonus.

 

sjfine

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 4, 2012

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• Mar 31, 2014

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Most, if not all, DE blade packages (boxes) come with a slot to put them in. Sometimes you have to pop out the "door" to the slot, but it should be there.
And this would free up your empty tins for some other thing. What, I can't imagine. But, something.

 

sjfine

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 4, 2012

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• Mar 31, 2014

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Double post.