HERE’S HOW
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First examine drawer to find cause of trouble: one of those indicated. Do not plane or glasspaper until fault is found. But try rubbing a tight side or edge with a candle or hard soap; do not use oil, which would make matters worse. H 3
If a joint is loose and side warped, drive in pins at an angle, as shown, and punch down heads. If all joints are loose, dismantle and reglue.
Frank Preston
Should edge need trimming use finely set plane, with drawer supported against wood block, and plane from front to back. Alternatively, rub with medium glasspaper around cork block.
Easing Sticking Drawers
When lower edges are worn, glue in strips of hardwood to serve as new runners. Let them project slightly and then plane until drawer runs smoothly. No preliminary treatment is required when sides are grooved for drawer bottom (1). But when bottom is carried in grooved moulding (2) remove projecting edge of moulding with chisel. Fix bottom with a few fine pins before gluing strips to both bottom and side. Also glue a wood biock in front, where shown.
HERE’S HOW
Press, 12 August 1982, Page 29
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