A neighbor had about 15 fruit crates on the curb headed for the garbage. I took one look at them and knew exactly what I could do with them. They where NOT vintage crates ,Because the end panels where made of press board. I soaked the labels off with soapy water and dried them in paper towels, Then when the where dried I ironed them and put them under a few heavy box's. next I completely took the crates apart ,cut them up and reassembled with wood glue. Last step was gluing the labels and 2 coats of poly U. I still have enough material to make about 4 more. cost zero ... I used materials I already had. My inspiration came from the Whitney Museums Cafeteria that had a collection of fruit crate boxs back in 1974. Ray Medio