Reed Spaulding writes:

I will let you gentlemen argue with someone who casts a much

longer shadow that I.  See the photos of Don Williams

demonstrating this method.

At one point I suffered from the malady of thinking that every

repair needed to be better than new, that it needed the be the

"Last time this will ever need to be repaired", now I realize that

we are just keepers of the stuff and it will need ongoing repairs.

Drawer edges wear not only because they used, but mostly

because of lack of proper lubrication.  Simply waxing the edge

and it's guides and doublers in the carcass will extend the

durability beyond the lifetime of the owners of most of the drawer

repairs that I see.

Many times the drawers are ready to come apart and easily

disassemble. Other times there is more damage done to

disassemble the drawer to do the repair "right" than if another

method is used.  How many broken off tails are OK and the

repair still be "correct"?  This is not the end all, be all, do all when

it comes to drawer repair, simply another tool to use in the right

situation.

This method requires no removal of ANYTHING.  That has to

be worth something if the piece is old or of significant value,

monetarily or historically.

Please do not make blanket judgements about something being

right, wrong, inappropriate, unenduring, or simply not good

enough.  We need to share information here not condemn a

method we do not approve.

Reed Spaulding
Lancaster, NH