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Trick for Unjamming a Difficult-to-Open Drawer.

Trick for Unjamming a Difficult-to-Open Drawer.

Does your wooden cabinet have a hard-to-open drawer?

This often happens on old chests of drawers.

Over time, the drawers no longer slide and it gets stuck.

No need to change the furniture either. The trick to unjamming the drawer is to use candle wax:

Trick for Unjamming a Difficult-to-Open Drawer.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result

How to

1. Take a candle.

2 . Open the drawer.

3. Rub the candle around the sides where the drawer rubs against the cabinet.

4. Rub well until the wax softens slightly and is well spread.

Result

There you go, your wooden drawer is unstuck :-)

No more drawers that no longer slide and squeak every time you open them.

If your drawer is still stuck, the wood may have swollen.

At this time, the wood should be sanded with sandpaper.