<p>I just purchased one of these from an antique store yesterday. It's a puzzle called nail  balance. You can Google nail balance and find out how to do the puzzle. Included is a picture of the solution. </p>

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  <p> <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qHW3J.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
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user19152
<p>It looks like a "<a href="http://www.puzzlesolver.com/puzzle.php?id=5" rel="nofollow">nail balance</a>" puzzle. It is very similar to some of the results of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=nail%20balance%20puzzle&amp;tbm=isch" rel="nofollow">this Google Image Search</a>.</p>

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2014-05-26T04:45:23.103Z
That's it!! Thanks a ton. And now, here is Ol' George's Nail Wail, SOLVED: https://i.sstatic.net/yckYe.jpg
Emmett
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newyorkpizza
<p>This has been sitting on the bookshelf in my parents' house since I was a kid, and to this day, I still have no idea what it is or how to play:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xGks4.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>It was given to us by my grandma, and the best my dad can remember is that "it's a puzzle of some sort". He claims to have solved it once, but can't recall anything beyond that. </p>

<p>I tried Googling "Ol' George's Nail Wail" to no avail. Here are a couple more pics from other angles:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/M0Gct.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/r9nHA.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2014-05-25T15:20:53.330Z
Are the nails all the same length and just the holes are different depths? I could see a puzzle like this using different length nails combined with different depth holes and the end goal is to get all the nails in neatly like in your picture.
Andy Tinkham
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2014-05-25T20:13:02.810Z
@AndyTinkham Good guess, but I just checked, and all the nails are the same length.
Emmett
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What is Ol' George's Nail Wail?
Emmett
# What is Ol' George's Nail Wail?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-24)

This has been sitting on the bookshelf in my parents' house since I was a kid, and to this day, I still have no idea what it is or how to play:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xGks4.jpg)

It was given to us by my grandma, and the best my dad can remember is that "it's a puzzle of some sort". He claims to have solved it once, but can't recall anything beyond that.

I tried Googling "Ol' George's Nail Wail" to no avail. Here are a couple more pics from other angles:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/M0Gct.jpg)

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/r9nHA.jpg)

**Tags:** puzzles

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are the nails all the same length and just the holes are different depths? I could see a puzzle like this using different length nails combined with different depth holes and the end goal is to get all the nails in neatly like in your picture.  
> **username_0**: @AndyTinkham Good guess, but I just checked, and all the nails are the same length.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-05-25. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

It looks like a "[nail balance](http://www.puzzlesolver.com/puzzle.php?id=5)" puzzle. It is very similar to some of the results of [this Google Image Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=nail%20balance%20puzzle&tbm=isch).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That's it!! Thanks a ton. And now, here is Ol' George's Nail Wail, SOLVED: https://i.sstatic.net/yckYe.jpg  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-11. Score: 5

I just purchased one of these from an antique store yesterday. It's a puzzle called nail balance. You can Google nail balance and find out how to do the puzzle. Included is a picture of the solution.

> ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/qHW3J.jpg)


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