FIXING DRAWER DAMAGE drawer stops

 

 

 

Many antique dressers have some damage to the drawers. This dresser was no different.

If there is too much weight in a drawer the bottom will push down and if your dresser has

metal drawer stops they will start to dig a groove into the wood.

 

The groove can get very deep, even go right through making a nice big hole in your drawer bottom.

 

 

 

To fix the problem move the metal drawer stop. You can pull it out with a pair of

pliers and use a hammer to re-install it. The bottom is a point that hammers into the wood.

 

 

If you dont have any drawers stops and you are looking replace them check out this article:

http://blogspot.ca/2011/03/stop-drawer-stop-tutorial.html

 

HAPPY FIXING

 

 

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FIXING DRAWER STOPS

 

 

While I was working on this pretty two color dresser I discovered all the drawer stops were missing.

This meant the drawers would push too far inside the body. In place of some of the stops I found

nails bent over, apparently this does the job but I can see trouble brewing leaving these behind.

 

 

I removed the nails and I went and found a paint stir stick and started to cut it up into 1" long pieces.

 Each drawer would need 2 stops and this dresser had 5 drawers making that 10 total. I used my Anvil

 Cut tool from Home Hardware (Canadian) it has a sharp knife blade that cuts through thin wood.

 

 

A dab of wood glue where the stop needs to go and press it into place. If you have clamps to hold

them while drying that would be best. You can also use some masking tape to hold them in place.

 

 

You can find a bit more info in another article I wrote about making drawer stops here:

http://blogspot.ca/2011/03/stop-drawer-stop-tutorial.html

 

HAPPY FIXING!

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