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<p>[QUOTE="Barbara W. Preston, post: 2237821, member: 13943"]Jeff, my grandfather who was a master carpenter, among other things, repaired many pieces of furniture damaged by their transport from the north to St. Petersburg, Florida when northerners began to move to the sunny south and pieces of furniture damaged by flood waters and hurricanes. He was always amazed at how little he had to do to restore drawers with the Knapp joint as opposed to the dovetail joint. Also, I have an article somewhere in my files that tells about shoppers for furniture, after the Knapp joint was used, skipping over the pieces with the Knapp joint drawers in lieu of the dovetail joint drawers because they had always been taught that the dovetail was "the" joint to have for fine furniture. But, really, who knows for certain? We weren't there. Appreciate your comments and value your opinion on these matters because of your experience and I am really a novice at many things. Barbara.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barbara W. Preston, post: 2237821, member: 13943"]Jeff, my grandfather who was a master carpenter, among other things, repaired many pieces of furniture damaged by their transport from the north to St. Petersburg, Florida when northerners began to move to the sunny south and pieces of furniture damaged by flood waters and hurricanes. He was always amazed at how little he had to do to restore drawers with the Knapp joint as opposed to the dovetail joint. Also, I have an article somewhere in my files that tells about shoppers for furniture, after the Knapp joint was used, skipping over the pieces with the Knapp joint drawers in lieu of the dovetail joint drawers because they had always been taught that the dovetail was "the" joint to have for fine furniture. But, really, who knows for certain? We weren't there. Appreciate your comments and value your opinion on these matters because of your experience and I am really a novice at many things. Barbara.[/QUOTE]
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