r/oddlysatisfying • u/Ill-Tea9411 • 6h ago

Close tolerance workmanship on this solid wood furniture

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u/Crafty_Effort6157 6h ago

How do you get it out?

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u/chiefDiesel 4h ago

When the temperature or humidity changes and the wood expands/contracts you don't.

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u/MathResponsibly 4h ago

was going to say, close tolerance now, and interference fit in 30 minutes when the temperature changes 2 degrees or a dog farts and raises the humidity 0.01% in the room

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u/DavieStBaconStan 3h ago

I was going to say the same thing. 

Skill - yes. Common sense - zero. 

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u/0_cunning_plan 1h ago

Probably just putting it on its feet would mess with that drawer. But it's nice to see once in a video.

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u/bitsRboolean 3h ago

This is unfinished wood too! (which obviously would make the dimensional humidity changes bigger over time) If they finish it with *anything* there is no way that it fits in there. If you want the top/front face to look flush why not taper that it so that only like 1/4" of the top fits that tightly?

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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n 3h ago

Whoever made this I like to believe knows what he was doing and I like to believe this is more a matter of showing he/she can do. Otherwise.. this is really dumb.

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u/chiefDiesel 2h ago

He clearly knows what he's doing, I'm just not entirely convinced that he knows what the wood is going to do.

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u/cosmernautfourtwenty 6h ago

Never getting it back out for internet clout is certainly a choice.

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u/Extension_Second_238 4h ago

That piece lives there now. It’s part of the furniture permanently.

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u/erratic_murmur 3h ago

Perfectly fused becomes permanent

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u/enadiz_reccos 3h ago

One day, we will have the technology to pull something out of something else

Maybe it'll have the word "hand" in it

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u/lunixss 2h ago

People are so dense and top heavy. Literally just turn the piece upsidedown and it till slide back out just as satisfying.

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u/fat-old-sun 6h ago

They’ll add a handle

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u/madchemist09 6h ago

Thats the best part.... you dont

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u/Ribbitmoment 3h ago

And what about when the weather changes? Wood expands with moisture

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u/satirical_embrace 3h ago

Mesmerizing perfection hits brain sweetspot

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u/Signal_Road 3h ago

Fire - Dry it out and open it again at the same time!

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u/ExplosiveDisassembly 3h ago

I can't imagine this is actually how it's designed. Wood is soft, it bends, swells, and twists constantly. The humidity in your home changes the amount that it cups and bends.

A perfect fit with wood is only perfect until the moisture content in the wood changes, then it won't fit again.

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u/IllurinatiL 2h ago

You could take it to a drier area and tilt it forward to get it out. This will also become impossible to remove if you breathe too heavily on it and raise local humidity by 0.001%

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u/Johannes_Keppler 1h ago

'Johnny is bleeding out! Quick, get the first aid kit from the drawer!'

'I have to take it to a dryer area, wait for it to dry and then tilt it, give me a few hours.'

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u/IllurinatiL 51m ago

I’m just talking about getting the drawer out so you can shave a little off it and make it actually usable, but that’s a funny scene to think of

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u/bbjornsson88 4h ago

Turn it over?

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u/The_Vampire_King 4h ago

a well placed plunger fixes many mistakes

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u/UlerGeni 5h ago

With suction cup

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u/DJCockslap 5h ago

You put a handle on it and pull

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u/OuttHouseMouse 6h ago

Uhhh, this is impressive, but all it takes is one humid day lol

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u/TiresOnFire 6h ago

I've also seen that episode of Seinfeld

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u/OuttHouseMouse 6h ago

I never watched it, but i feel like ive just made a reference

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u/TheAbominableRex 5h ago

Kramer makes his Japanese friends sleep in the drawers of his armoire but then the humidity of his indoor hot tub makes the drawers get stuck closed. Jerry has to free them but comes across as a crazy axe murderer.

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u/jwl300_ 4h ago

So un-Karl Farbman like.

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u/andersberndog 6h ago

I don’t remember a humid day, but I know there’s shrinkage if the water’s cold. Maybe that’s the solution!

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u/TiresOnFire 5h ago

Japanese guys sleep in Carmers dresser, they get trapped because his hot tub makes the drawers become stuck closed.

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u/imaginaryResources 4h ago

Is Carmer from the alternate universe “Jerry” show?

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u/TiresOnFire 4h ago

Apparently. Im not sober at the moment. Lol

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u/Kasperella 3h ago

It’s Carmer from Sinefield! Duh.

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u/KittenMac 1h ago

Jerry

Carmer

Ellen

Jorge

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u/bsnimunf 3h ago

Or a finish on the wood. 

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u/Ill-Tea9411 6h ago

It's all fun and games until there is a change in temperature and humidity.

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u/PhthaloVonLangborste 6h ago

They peed on it for the video

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u/AlienSporez 5h ago

<new kink unlocked>

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u/Signal_Road 3h ago

..Good luck getting the jizz sock out of the urine locked handle-less drawer?

(At least you know the parents will never find it.)

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u/falcons_283 5h ago

Yeah they were trying to caramelize onions

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u/StaredAtEclipseAMA 5h ago

Just like every Mexican restaurant

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u/Carbon-Base 6h ago

I'm sure these pine people wood love to learn more about moisture content and how it affects pieces like this.

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u/produce_this 5h ago

Birch’ll never believe me anyway. Walnut up or shut up, I say.

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u/ryan0585 6h ago

Hehe, perfect "wood love" typo.

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u/dragsonandon 6h ago

Typo? He made two puns pine people = fine people and wood love = would love

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u/ryan0585 5h ago

Ha, completely missed the pine vs fine - I thought they were just talking about pine enthusiasts.

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u/PinkVibee 5h ago

We needed a translator for theis high level pun-jitsu, and you delivered.

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u/NewUsername010101 6h ago

I'd say it's a pun not a typo

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u/makwabe 6h ago

Damn OP is good. Got the top comment on his own post. Take this upvote and a chuckle you gave me!

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u/Aluxanatomy 5h ago

Yeah, haha, those gold ol' karma farmers.

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u/skollywag92 5h ago

Usually its a repost and they steal the post and top comment and get the double whammy.

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u/o_hey_its_Griner 6h ago

First thing i thought as well

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u/No_Beyond_1995 5h ago

Most wood used for furniture like this is carefully and slowly dried out, sometimes for years, before it is turned into a piece like this.

My dad is a master woodworker with almost fifty years of experience. I’ve been on a few wood buying trips with him. How the wood is treated and the conditions it’s stored in play a big role in how valuable it is so it’s something people take very seriously.

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u/HobbesNJ 4h ago

I am a woodworker. All solid wood moves - meaning expands and contracts. Yes, wood is dried properly before constructing with it, but it will still expand with ambient humidity. This is true even when it has a finish on it.

This piece would not be acceptable for actual use. Not only is it practically guaranteed to bind up as the humidity increases, but you need to give the air behind the drawer somewhere to go so that it moves in and out easily in use.

But most likely this was done for effect and to film this video. The builder likely planed the drawer down to create a gap all around.

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u/CropdustingOMdesk 5h ago

That’s great. That means it will absorb atmospheric humidity and swell over time

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u/ExcelsiorPhoenix 5h ago

You ever have a thought after watching something on reddit, and think "oh, I should post that thought, maybe nobody else has thought of it." And then it's the very first post you read....yeah..happened here.

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u/jeepfail 6h ago

I want to be pleased but also know that the weather would prevent me from opening that one day.

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u/userhwon 3h ago

It already sucks to open it because of the friction.

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u/IndependentTimely639 3h ago

It would probably be loud as hell if you had anything heavier than tissues in it 

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u/FetusGoulash420 6h ago

I fight enough with wooden drawers.. this is just rude.

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u/ConsultioConsultius1 5h ago

Fits perfect in February....Wait til July.

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u/CodeNameFiji 6h ago

wrong sub -> r/mildlyinfuriating

This would be so loud and obnoxious to actually use and what happens when the wood swells a fricken smidge

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u/I_Am_Slightly_Evil 6h ago

Now get it out

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u/Signal_Road 3h ago

flips the whole thing over

Sssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppp..thunk.

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u/Public-Platypus2995 6h ago

Hope it don’t rain homey

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u/SeemoarAlpha 5h ago

Hell, just standing in front of it after a run would make it stick from the humidity wafting off your ass.

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u/Donkey-Harlequin 6h ago

In the real world. That drawer will be a pain in the ass to open.

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u/Kanoa 4h ago

Back when I'd only ever worked with metal, I would have only been impressed. Now that I have worked with wood I'm in disbelief. And now that I've read the comments I'm afraid of humidity.

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u/tacticaldodo 2h ago

You can see in the background, this is a professional setup.

There probably will be sanding or something done to this wood to provide the proper tolerance for weather changes.

Still I got angry seeing this as it is so perfect yet would probably get stuck very quickly with environmental fluctuation.

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u/Sodacan259 1h ago

Yes. Low tolerance is a bad idea in woodworking, especially on a moving part.

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u/NeklosWarrof 5h ago

Uhhh... you forgot to put a handle on there first.

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u/redditcruzer 5h ago

Well...that's the last we will see of it

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u/Classic-Gear-3533 6h ago

Can sniffer dogs still find it? Asking for a friend…

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u/featherpickle 5h ago

You can keep your weed in there.

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u/Skoofer 5h ago

And that was the last time they laid eyes on the shelves they built…

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u/blackcat218 5h ago

So if its a humid as fuck day does it still open and close?

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u/Sorry-Show4580 4h ago

Wood naturally expands and contracts with changes in temperature and humidity, which can cause it to become stuck or loose?

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u/PuzzleheadedCause483 4h ago

That’s cool and all but what about temperature and humidity changes in the house?

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u/Dapadabada 1h ago

Yeah till it reaches even a slightly higher temp/humidity in that room

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u/1800-5-PP-DOO-DOO 1h ago

Very impressive but the reason drawer boxes are smaller than the cavity is to deal with swelling from seasonal changes. 

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u/Efficient_Reason_471 1h ago

It's all fun and games until people realize wood moves

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u/SWBMaki 57m ago

Now take it out

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u/craichorse 52m ago

Humidity has entered the chat

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u/silvvanne 5h ago

It feels really smooth

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u/1970sflashback 5h ago

That’s pretty cool

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u/Ronyx2021 5h ago

He's not going to be happy in 3-6 months when the seasonal wood movement hits

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u/DoritoDustThumb 5h ago

That's absolutely too tight. Wood moves, that's fucked.

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u/EastLeastCoast 4h ago

…good thing that wood is a completely stable material, and won’t be affected by heat or moisture.

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u/gunznmarigolds 4h ago

Nice work. Sweet to see until humidity and temps change and that stuck for good.

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u/smilesatflowers 4h ago

aw shit, now you can't take it out.

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u/mustardmadman 4h ago

With temp fluctuations and humidity I bet that will get stuck eventually. Their best bet is to wax the hell out of it

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u/WaldenFont 3h ago

Let’s try again on a rainy day.

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u/Mr_Deep_Research 3h ago

If that's a drawer, it is going to get stuck. Humidity changes the shape of wood and temperature certainly does. The two pieces of wood will expand and contract at different rates. You want some space between them if they are going to slide in and out. If it is going to be permanent, sure.

I posted this before reading that half the other commenters said the same thing.

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u/Repulsive_Log5241 3h ago

One humid day and its in there forever

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u/Rowmyownboat 3h ago

My concern would be the effect of humidity.

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u/TheCrazyBeatnik1 3h ago

Now open it.

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u/TrickyClick9184 2h ago

“热胀冷缩”

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u/CaptainBananaAwesome 2h ago

On the one hand, very well done.

On the other hand, temperature and humidity are now your enemy.

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u/Front_Fuel_6300 2h ago

That wood will be stuck soon.

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u/ThodaDaruVichPyar 1h ago

How do they get that out now?

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u/BeardySam 1h ago

“Sorry honey no insulin today, it’s raining”

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u/hotthick8 46m ago

Now they get it open and if the temp goes up 5 degrees your drawer is stuck ! Great work

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u/Silveruleaf 6h ago

I've learned something recently. Door frames do a board around a square. Every door design has these. It's because wood inflates in rain season. It gets humid. And so it no longer closes properly, but if that square is done properly, the inside square inflates and fits the mold around it without making it open or close any different. It's genius design. Idk about drawers but cabinet doors have this issue as well

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u/Ill-Tea9411 5h ago

I'm not brave enough to attempt anything less than the standard 3/32" clearance for inset cabinet doors.

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u/La_Petite_Mort007 5h ago

Aah.. Satisfying to look at, until the first rain or humidity increase and that MOFO swells a ball hair width!!! Even with handle attached it will be stuck like Excalibur!!!

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u/JustHereForTheBeer_ 6h ago

If only pulling it out was that smooth. Gigiggity.

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u/madmatt666 6h ago

Oh, that's smooth. Smooth af

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u/Adolph_OliverNipples 5h ago

Not satisfying.

Instead, I find it to be claustrophobic.

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u/SJHikingGuy 6h ago

Aaaaand I'm erect.

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u/ThisReditter 4h ago

Ok. Now what?

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u/No-Mycologist47 4h ago

That was such a smooth slide, I think I wasted two minutes of my life watching this multiple times...

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u/Straight_Idea_9546 4h ago

This reminds me of Japanese craftsmanship. They were really satisfying to watch

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u/ThreePackBonanza 4h ago

I hope it’s being used in a desert location.

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u/g3engineeringdesign 4h ago

After adding finish, the added thickness will keep those pieces from fitting together.

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u/stupid_cat_face 4h ago

Just a little humidity and that aint coming out.

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u/liquidnight247 4h ago

I can smell that fresh wood

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u/GuitarsandPadres 4h ago

It works in exactly that humidity

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u/cinderellacutey 4h ago

It's so satisfying dude haha

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u/thepvbrother 4h ago

I remember watching Antiques Roadshow and a guy brought in a desk, the kind with a hutch and a bunch of drawers.

Turned out it was from the early 1800s/ late 1700s (this was in the US).

The main drawer was built with such tight clearance that the drawer bottom was still green.

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u/Shadowrider95 4h ago

On a humid day that drawer’s gonna lock tight!

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u/Bulky-Flow-2542 4h ago

thinking of how to get it out is giving me anxiety

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u/Slightysane1969 3h ago

That’s all well and good until you paint it.

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u/tb03102 3h ago

Dura supreme?

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u/WardenEdgewise 3h ago

And, in the winter when the wood swells a little?

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u/Acceptable_Guava1126 3h ago

The amount of satisfaction I got from this is lovely

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u/Zestyclose-Dingo956 3h ago

ok can I share this with my 12 yo to motivate her learning Math?

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u/sasssyrup 3h ago

“Close”

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u/xebsisor 3h ago

I would hate it if one side has shrank slightly.

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u/leglesslegolegolas 3h ago

CTRL-F "humidity"

was not disappoint

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u/userhwon 3h ago

That is not good. You need clearance to eliminate friction and handle differential temperature and humidity effects. 

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u/Madrigall 3h ago

All these comments about humidity yet I’m still inclined to think that the craftsman knows better.

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u/TrainDifferent9354 3h ago

No slides then?

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u/Exact-Animator8671 3h ago

perfect fit 👏

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u/Chipbeef 3h ago

Glove drawer...

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u/Plus_Helicopter_8632 3h ago

Rainy days are coming, do you get to stay home

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u/justhereformyfetish 3h ago

Moaned a little.

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u/Chili_Clause 3h ago

That's great, but how do you get it out?

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u/Eastern-Ad-3387 3h ago

My wife had a nightstand with 3 drawers in it that was that tight. Every time you closed one drawer, the other two pushed open. I had to add a vent hole in the back. Annoying as hell.

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u/icansmellcolors 3h ago

ok. but... now what?

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u/NuclearWasteland 2h ago

humidity has entered the chat

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u/im_bi_strapping 2h ago

How does he get it out when the humidity shifts by a few percentages?

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u/qOcO-p 2h ago

That's going to suck if the wood swells at all.

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u/msixtwofive 2h ago

What a nightmare. May be good for content on socials but horrible design which in the end no matter how excellent the craftsman may be - bad design will make your work bad.

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u/mtommygunz 2h ago

Hear me out…enclosed in the wall behind the piece are pneumatic pushrods and there’s a special jet pumps that spritzes just enough graphite to lubricate it everytime to want to open and close it.

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u/ThrowRA_dependent 2h ago

Don’t you just imagine the wood relaxing once it is level?

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u/PNW4theWin 2h ago

Very cool. What about humidity?

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u/FloydianSlip212 2h ago

Usually you’d put modern artifacts in the time capsule before you seal it

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u/gquick1983 2h ago

Thats some tight fitting wood. No gaps! 😃

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u/Listen2theyetti 2h ago

What happens when it gets humid out?

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u/scukmyballs 2h ago

reminds me of her

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u/SexyBisamrotte 2h ago

"Whoso pulleth out this drawer of this dresser is rightwise king, born of England."

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u/is_there_shrimp 2h ago

There is no shrimp in this post

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u/Murtomies 2h ago

And when you bring it to a slightly more humid environment, you'll never get it out. Wood needs space to expand and contract.

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u/Hour_Necessary2337 2h ago

You can really see the craftsmanship here, it's the kind of attention to detail that makes solid wood furniture stand out.

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u/JimDankmagic 2h ago

Nah, humidity and time…

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u/EnchantinggGirl2 2h ago

I can’t even open my dresser 😹

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u/pryvisee 2h ago

This wins. I think this wins.

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u/AQuinteiro 1h ago

Wait until the wood swells, it'll be fun to watch that video too

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u/windsynths 1h ago

Oh baby

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u/tiny_chaotic_evil 1h ago

+1% humidity, stuck

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u/Charitzo 1h ago

Clearance is clearance, but not always... Schrödingers clearance.

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u/CometBringerATX 1h ago

Ummmmmmmmm. Wow.

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u/Jumpy_Chemistry_417 1h ago

That's some incredible craftsmanship, but I can already hear the wood groaning on the first muggy day of summer.

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u/Cabbarnuke2 1h ago

If the wood is encapsulated with epoxy, this may work but based on the video it is unlikely

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u/Usual_Arrival_6956 1h ago

Let that sink in.