"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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Charlie S. wrote:
"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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Charlie S. wrote:


While replacing part of the kitchen counter I noticed the draw beneath
the counter was stuck shut. No amount of pulling on the handle moves it
one bit. We don't use this small, eating utensil sized draw, thus it
being stuck has no real consequence. Now, it is a matter of principle
or ego to get it open (without resorting to saws and crowbars).

I am able to reach up under the sink and put my hand into the top rear
of the draw. Using a coat hanger to feel around, there doesn't seem to
be anything holding it in from the inside. Any ideas on what I should
be looking for, or how to attack this problem.

er....

Did someone refinish the cabinets with something like varnish which could
have "glued" the drawer front to the surrounding surface?

If you can't even wiggle the front sideways a tiny bit, that's my bet.

(Don't use force, get a larger prybar...)


I can wiggle it up and down okay. No movement side to side. There
hasn't
been any vanish work or anything like that. My father said it's happened
before.... years ago. He somehow was able to open it. He said, he kept
it
partly open for that very reason. Then, someone shut it and it hasn't
been
opened in years.




Too many possibilities for me to guess at. But if your dad got it open
then you should have inherited the genes to do it too.

Do the other drawers in the kitchen slide on roller tracks? If they do,
then perhaps your reticent drawer has a misaligned track and a wheel has
come out and jammed.

Good luck, and sorry I'm not there to give it a shake myself,


The drawers are not on rollers. Simple wood on wood.

Thanks for the encouragement about the genes. My genes tell me to ask
someone who might be better informed:-)