Why your drawer sometimes sticks
When I was in high school I build a night stand that had wood drawer guides. The drawer box almost touched the face frame. Well that summer I went to go open my new drawer that I bought that school year.. and it didn't open.
I always kinda wondered about that but now I have an answer. It's because it expanded because of moisture.
Conversely, when dry wood is exposed to water (like being outside or in a damp basement), it can "drink" up the water and re-expand.
So moisture (or lack there of) can make a piece of wood (or furniture) get bigger of smaller.
Moisture also can affect the well being of the wood. We've all seen rotted and rain damaged wood.
What about if you seal the wood? does that work? Nope Bob Flaxner said it happens even when the wood is Sealed.
The best way to solve this problem is by letting the wood Dry. This is a good guide to show how moister affects each species of wood.
Thanks for reading. This is my first blog here so let me know how I did.
When I was in high school I build a night stand that had wood drawer guides. The drawer box almost touched the face frame. Well that summer I went to go open my new drawer that I bought that school year.. and it didn't open.
I always kinda wondered about that but now I have an answer. It's because it expanded because of moisture.
Conversely, when dry wood is exposed to water (like being outside or in a damp basement), it can "drink" up the water and re-expand.
So moisture (or lack there of) can make a piece of wood (or furniture) get bigger of smaller.
Moisture also can affect the well being of the wood. We've all seen rotted and rain damaged wood.
What about if you seal the wood? does that work? Nope Bob Flaxner said it happens even when the wood is Sealed.
The best way to solve this problem is by letting the wood Dry. This is a good guide to show how moister affects each species of wood.
Thanks for reading. This is my first blog here so let me know how I did.