Use a coat hanger or other stiff wire. Bend in a slow curve. On one end, bend a 90 deg angle about 2 in. long. Insert the 90 into the drawer. Feel the obstruction. Partially close the drawer to remove the pressure. Pull the wire toward you until you feel the obs. and try to open the drawer. Adjust bends as necessary and repeat. repeat. repeat. Good luck. Dave

Oh I think it will be awesome. I paint fountians & statues in a faux bronze/faux copper and it looks great. I always use spray paint, as it works easiest. I tried a bazillion times to figure out the right mix and what I discovered is to paint the whole piece black first, then add the patina color of your choice. THEN add the aged copper color. If you look at patina'd pieces, the copper/bronze isn't bright it's muddied before it turns that lovely patina color. So add a bit of black to your copper color. The molding will be a perfect spot to add your patina also. Gosh, I wish I had a door like that that I could paint! You could easily use spray paint on your door...primer first, then add the paint. Spray paint is super easy because it's easy and fast to recover where you don't like the finish. Then use several coats of clear for sealer and it'll last forever. I did a concrete dog statue that we've got in our yard about 7 years ago in this method and it's still looking great.

" Well meaning "helpers" can also accidentally toss stuff you wanted to keep" yes, sadly that happens. with Jed I think I have one of the best tho. he sure keeps his eye out for things. he's even come outside to ask me about something, yesterday he brought out a small painting that was in the trash in the bathroom. don't know how it got there but he asked if I really meant to throw it out. one thing is good, and that's that he knows I give him lots of things. I left behind a poster of ET (rolled up and in excellent condition) - I thought that I should surprise my son (now 45) and send it to him... then decided I had enough to do. left it on the floor. Jed brought it to me... I told I'd thought about sending it to Shane. he said ET was before his time (sure was) and I knew what he was thinking - and I told him ' you go ahead and take it for your little guy ' (3 yrs old). my shane would have laughed at seeing it but Jed's little one will be tickled pink over it! that's a better use for it. also, in the dresser last week he saw a very small little stone in a drawer and thought it might be part of an earring. bless his heart. I doubt it was to anything important (by the color of it) but I wasn't about to discourage him. I thanked him for the great find and put it in 1 of the tiny drawers at the top of the chest that matched the dresser (it was already over here). yesterday he also brought me a small box of silverware (real silver) - I think he wasn't sure I knew it was there - and I didn't. but he wanted me to know what he found. I appreciate him watching for things. what he did with the stuff left all over the floor was to rake it with one of those heavy iron pronged rakes... so as he pulls it he can see what filters thru it. I found some lost recipe cards that way. I was standing by talking to him as he raked - and whoa! those little recipe cards came out of another stack that I didn't see them in (I looked). they'd evidently fallen behind a table I had in the kitchen to hold the mw. I didn't know what in the world happened to them. was hoping some of them would show up. I'm missing more of them but am still hoping more will show up in a box. I have already bought a pk of new recipe cards because I knew if I ever found them (over there) I'd want to rewrite them on new/clean cards. I'm using 4x6 now so I can write larger and my old eyes can see easier! btw, that painting wasn't really much - didn't look like anything I'd bought - or would really want - but my thinking not being so clear and I couldn't remember right then if it came from one of the kids so figured I should keep it til later cause I might remember. it was very small so not like it takes up much space considering all the other stuff coming over here. if I don't remember by the time I get to it again, i'll give it to Jed. He even found a small piece of cardboard with a scribbled face on it (maybe 8x8) and he tucked it into a box (I saw him) - I know he was thinking it might have been from one of the kids or gkids. if I'd have found it I probably wouldn't have kept it - but again I wasn't about to discourage him. i'll take a photo of it and send to the kids to see if either claims it! I'm making a list of things he's mentioned or might want so my son can give to him if they (my kids) don't want it. he should give Jed first option on things. I've already given him a dish set for 4 (for his cabin), Christmas glassware set, my large corningware pot (too heavy for me these days), a screen door I'd bought new but never used (and the doors here both have metal security 'screen doors'), and numerous other things including the old appliances from here (he takes in for $s which is what he will do with the metal from here after the price goes back up on it). I'm going to give him my blender (once I gather up the parts for it). I have 2. and a half bottle of whisky (from when my son was here). didn't plan to keep it here til he comes back! I usually check with Jed about things in case he can use it before I take stuff to the GW. and the big saw I have - that's his when all 'sawing' is done around here. oh, and he found a penny (I couldn't tell - too dirty!) that he says is from the 40s maybe and doesn't look to have any copper in it. i'll have to look at it thru my magnifying glass and with my glasses on this week. I'd have just thought it was a dirty dime... Debbie - did you get moved yet?

Ask to see a spec sheet on the drawer fronts. If you're going with a flat panel door, the taller drawer fronts may be a raised panel, which holds up better against the stress on a large drawer front. Custom cabinet makers will use suppliers like Conestoga for doors and drawer fronts. They can make them and ship them, faster, cheaper and better than you can in most shops. Ask him to show you an example of a door and a 5-piece drawer front. Finish is also important, find out about that before you put down any money. A clean room and conversion varnish is imperative. And insist on a pay schedule that's 30% upfront, 30% right before delivery and %40 upon completion. Two of the nightmares that show up on this forum are bad finish on a custom cabinet and the contractor's been paid but won't finish the installation or fix a problem.