When a drawer sticks, it's jerked to get it open and slammed closed. Problems with drawer frames are usually the cause of sticking and binding drawers. Countersink the nail heads, and fill the holes with wood filler. If this doesn't work, you may be able to nail the joint through the face of the drawer.
To tighten a loose butt joint, try gluing the joint and tapping it together as tightly as you can. Butt joints (joining pieces simply butted together either face to face, edge to edge, or face to edge with no integral fastener) are glued and held with corrugated nails in newer furniture.ĭovetail joints seldom separate if they do, force adhesive into the loose joint and tap the joint together with a hammer. Dovetail joints (wedge-shaped openings or dovetails that hold matching pins cut in the joining piece) are used in old or expensive furniture. Drawer frame construction is similar to chair construction.
