Safco Fiberboard Literture Sorter

I like the unit but the instructions for the pegs are not clear. Even when you soak them they don't go in. You can get either the top or bottom together and the side panels but it is extremely hard to get the top or bottom to line up.

So, the first thing I want to say is DO NOT SOAK YOUR DOWELS. Dipping each one in water briefly b...

So, the first thing I want to say is DO NOT SOAK YOUR DOWELS. Dipping each one in water briefly before hammering it in is more than enough water to make the glue sticky. I did still have a tiny bit of trouble getting the boards connected completely until I took one of my Sanuk sandals and used it as a buffer between the hammer and the boards to not cause damage. Before I did this, with gentle hammering, I still managed to cause a bit of damage to the outside, so make sure you have some sort of soft material to put between the hammer and boards before hammering.

I bought this to organize a bunch of the art paper that I have in my studio. PROS: It is the perf...

I bought this to organize a bunch of the art paper that I have in my studio. PROS: It is the perfect size for what I need, and the construction of it is great. The shelves are a little flimsy, but I think itll do the trick... the shelf itself seems really sturdy. CONS: I put together furniture for people as part of my job. Thus I am not only well versed in putting furniture together, but I can do it efficiently and understand construction. Despite all of that, somehow this tiny shelf took me almost an hour to put together. The adhesive turned my fingers blue (after washing them twice), and worst of all the dowels didn't fit in a couple of the holes properly thus breaking the outside upon putting it together and having me end up with a damaged finished product. IF you buy this, I recommend having gloves on (if you dont want your fingers blue), have a mallet (not just a hammer, or you wont be able to get the dowels in), and work on a flat hard surface. However even though I did all of this... properly sunk in the dowels, and I have a construction background, I still managed to damage the product when putting it together. Good luck putting this bad boy together. I really wish it was easier as I want another one, but cant bring myself to buy it as I'd have to put it together.

So far so good.

A little too pricey. But not a bad piece. It would be better if the shelves were adjustable AFTER you put it together.

good for home office/crafts

just what I was looking for. Easy to put together as well.

Yes your fingers will turn blue but it comes off. The adhesive is blue and is on the dowels. You ...

Yes your fingers will turn blue but it comes off. The adhesive is blue and is on the dowels. You have to wet them to activate the adhesive. However, these are great! I wanted something for my 12 &14 year old who will be at home elearning due to coronavirus. This way they can be organized class by class because at the end of last school year the elearning was chaotic with papers everywhere. This is not a great situation but I feel with these I am setting them up for success.

Some problems

Reasonable for the price. Easy to assemble. Only problem is the wood dowels fracture through to the finished side and buckle the imitation finish.

Good product

Easy to assemble in only 15 minutes. Quality material. The only difference in the photo and the product is that the dividers are not multicolored. They are brown and not extremely thick. They’ll hold files and such nicely but nothing very heavy. I’d happily order it again or recommend it to others

Fix the location where it need to be put

Just put it together and is sturdy, It is the correct size for our cabinet

Nice paper sorter

Does the job. Looks good too.

I gave this product three stars, because, while it will work for my classroom, I am not sure for ...

I gave this product three stars, because, while it will work for my classroom, I am not sure for how long. The backing is cardboard and the shelves seem very flimsy, and with light pressure, they will bend or break. When I was placing the dowels, I guess I should have pushed them in farther, because when I was hammering the top, sides and middle to the bottom, the dowels popped right up through the thin laminate, leaving a bubble over all 12 dowels. I used the hammer to flatten them, then decided to paint flowers over the areas to cover the broken and marked bubble areas. It would have been nice to have more detailed instructions including how far down to push the dowels down so they do not break through the laminate when the top and bottom are pressed together. All in all, not bad for the price I paid.

Literature sorter

Easy to assemble. Did not wet the dowels to activate the glue due to the other reviews. Sturdy with out the glue. Right size for what I needed.

Solid and looks nice

I'm happy with this. I have put it on its side and use to to hold 12" laptops. Just about to buy another!

Not bad for the price

This product is not bad for the price. The only less expensive, similar product I could find was a solid cardboard one ("Banker's box" style), and that wouldn't last a week around our twin boys.

Really good organizer

This is a good organizer. Not too small, not too big. I use it for my child's paper work. Print outs, examples of school homework that I can recreate, blank paper, workbooks, I put paper here to reuse the blank side so not so much waste, pencil box, etc. I like that shelves are adjustable height and plenty of shelves. Perfect for what I bought it for. Best price on School's In website. Other sites were $60-70 + $15+ in shipping.

Wood Literature Organizer - pretty good

I use this product for construction paper organization in my transitional kindergarten classroom. While the finished product is fantastic, the assembly took awhile. The directions weren't as clear as I needed them to be...we had to take it apart and REassemble it once.

Great Product

These shelves were just what I needed. They have taken care of my desk area very nicely. What was a disastrous mess is now very well organized. I love them and thanks for having just what I needed.

Great Shelves

The shelves are terrific and just what I wanted to organize all those files and misc. things I have just sort of placed on the top of my file cabinet. So these will fill the need just great.