In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the
pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes
cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or
wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up
the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry
doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and
quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also
several sheets of treated latice.
As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
--
Mike S.
[email protected]
http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:39:08 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>"brocpuffs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a
>super
>> >free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods
>then
>> >move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded
>the
>>
>> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
>> though. Damn!
>>
>Same thing here in Jamestown, NY James. It's called "scavenging", and they
>will stop & ticket you during the Spring/Fall cleanup.
wow.. we encourage "junque-a-teers" here...
I'd rather my stuff got reused or sold for scrap then have it in the
landfill...
we have convoys of folks going by all day... some just for metal, some
for appliances, most just for "collectibles"...
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
Absolutely the best dumpster find was about 80 identical pieces of
software (cd with manuals) still shrink wrapped and in boxes, behind
the local phone company. They were cleaning out and just trashed it.
Sold them on eBay for about $90 each. I was a very happy diver.
Of course, this type of thing only feeds my addiction.
Dan
Snip
> These drawers, notice, have machine cut dovetails front and back and
the
> sides look rather exotic. The brass hardware pulls look useful.
>
> http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday2big.jpg
>
> Larry
Why would these drawers have dovetails at the backs of the drawers,
particularly oriented to keep the sides pulling away from the back,
rather than the other way around? Is this common? If so, why? Is it
just to add, um, cachet to a piece of furniture?
The reason I ask is that a friend called me yesterday and asked how to
repair a drawer with (apparently) similar construction. It's hard to
tell this sort of thing over the phone. I guess the drawer had
dovetails at the back of the drawer, and a rabbet joint glued and
stapled at the front. Obviously not high-quality stuff. Why put the
expensive (and good) joint at the back of the drawer?
Thanks.
-Phil Crow
> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
> though. Damn!
Federal law states that it cannot be illegal in a certain small town or city
if the trash is placed at the curb. There are a few cases where federal law
enforcement took the trash of a homeowner to search for evidence and the
homeowner claimed it was still their property until the garbage man showed
up. They lost.
If police can take it as discarded material without a warrant, it is public
domain so says the court ruling. Of course, you'd have to fight your
Rochester-based ticket in court to prove that...
Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
http://www.autodrill.com
http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com
V8013
My eBay: http://tinyurl.com/4hpnc
> In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
> free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
CLIP
You should check out the newsgroup alt.dumpster. It's kind of spam filled,
but there are dedicated curbside recyclers there like none you've ever met.
Some great ideas and tips on where and how to find stuff as well as legal
perspective.
--
Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
http://www.autodrill.com
http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com
V8013
My eBay: http://tinyurl.com/4hpnc
> You could also try freecycling. Where people give away stuff by leaving
> a message on a website dedicated to your area. I've got mountains of
> timber that way.
>
> http://www.freecycle.org/
WARNING! WARNING! DING! DING! ALARM! ALARM!!!!
Addictive group. Once you start reading, you find you have "needs" for
things you really don't necessarily have room for.
...I participate in a few local freecycle groups and try to give stuff away
but find myself picking stuff up from time to time too...
Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
http://www.autodrill.com
http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com
V8013
My eBay: http://tinyurl.com/4hpnc
Robatoy wrote:
> 7-foot stainless chemistry-lab countertop with integral sink in
> absolutly mint, dent and scratch free condition with 1 1/2" edges all
> around.
> It now lives next to my BBQ outside awaiting the day I get a wine-making
> station set up in my basement...that will be..mmm 2025?
> I wasn't a regular visitor here yet, because, believe-you-me, I would
> have gloated.
You can do a gloat ex post facto. It's allowed. Just not more than once in
any one calendar year.
You suck.
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/
In article <[email protected]>, GregP wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:08:21 -0600, Prometheus
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts
>>of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used.
>>Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
> We put stuff like that out on the curb. It's usually gone
> within half an hour.
GLOAT:
Sister-In-Law was moving to Florida. She put an old table out at the
curb but called us in case we wanted it. We took it.
L.G. Stickley
She later decided the matching china cabinet didn't go with her modern
home and shipped it from Florida to us in NY. Also LG Stickley.
UnGloat:
Some dipstick lost the table inserts (table expands to 8 feet long by
4 feet wide). I need to duplicate the inserts - got the ammonia and
a source of white oak, but my shop is sub-zero right now.
--
"De inimico non loquaris sed cogites."
"brocpuffs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
>>free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
>>move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded
>>the
>
> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
> though. Damn!
>
I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;)
I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced.
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
I found a Baby Ruth Candy Bar once. At least I think it was a Baby
Ruth as the package was gone.
Hmmm.
;)
- -
DL
http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm
"Hopefully with the demon-spawn Whitsitt out of the
picture our scouts and coaches will be able to do their jobs."
::::::::::::::::
Halter Sucks!
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:53:55 -0800, DL
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
>
>I found a Baby Ruth Candy Bar once. At least I think it was a Baby
>Ruth as the package was gone.
Was that after they had drained the pool?
- -
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:24:19 -0500, "Norman D. Crow" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>
>
>
>"brocpuffs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
>> >> though. Damn!
>> >>
>> >I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;)
>> >I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced.
>>
>> Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you
>> didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of
>> penance. Something like that-
>>
>> From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not
>> really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to
>> me.
>>
>Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump runs",
>because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something to
>do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide that
>was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it.
Our landfill has a sign indicating that taking things from the landfill
constitutes theft.
Seems kinda heavy-handed.
I'm not sure that this is driven by liability so much as practicality and
safety. At our landfill, the earth-movers are busy filling in not too far
from where people are dumping. Given the lack of common sense and common
courtesy prevalent in today's society, I can see people getting themselves
in the way of the earth movers while trying to pull out that "one really
cool thing" they see just before it is about to get buried.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Prometheus wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
>>free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
>>move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the
>>pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes
>>cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or
>>wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up
>>the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry
>>doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and
>>quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also
>>several sheets of treated latice.
>>As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
>
>
> Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts
> of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used.
> Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
You should try this site:
http://www.freecycle.org/
Great place if you have a group in your town or area.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
"Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a
>> super free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class
>> neighborhoods then
>>WARNING! WARNING! DING! DING! ALARM! ALARM!!!!
>>Addictive group. Once you start reading, you find you have "needs" for
>>things you really don't necessarily have room for.
You know it, Joe!!! All this dumpster talk ...and I had to get my dd fix.
Went by some of my favorite dumpsters and picked up a large piece of 14
gauge sheet, some square thinwall and 5 nice drawers from a bureau beside a
Salvation Army dumpster. I had to leave the bureau because I already had a
full load and it needed a little more than TLC to get it back in shape. I'm
making a return visit to that dumpster where I picked up the steel to pick
up some wire merchandise display baskets and some more of that thinwall.
http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday1big.jpg
These drawers, notice, have machine cut dovetails front and back and the
sides look rather exotic. The brass hardware pulls look useful.
http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday2big.jpg
Larry
"Mike S." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
> free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
> move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded
> the pickup full.
-----snippage-----
> As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
>
That's my kind of event!!! I'd be like the sow that found the door to the
corn crib open.
Larry
Had that same thing in Denver last week. My father was able to get a
Craftsman Table Saw. The only thing that was the matter with it is that it
look like somebody tipped it over and a corner of the table snapped off. Yes
it may not be pretty but it is still on square and he had to take a grinder
to the corner to make sure there were no rough edges. Pretty cool.
"toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My big score was an unused $300 rowing machine.
>
>
"brocpuffs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a
super
> >free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods
then
> >move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded
the
>
> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
> though. Damn!
>
Same thing here in Jamestown, NY James. It's called "scavenging", and they
will stop & ticket you during the Spring/Fall cleanup.
--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.
"brocpuffs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
> >> though. Damn!
> >>
> >I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;)
> >I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced.
>
> Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you
> didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of
> penance. Something like that-
>
> From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not
> really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to
> me.
>
Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump runs",
because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something to
do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide that
was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it.
--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:24:19 -0500, "Norman D. Crow" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"brocpuffs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester,
NY)
> >> >> though. Damn!
> >> >>
> >> >I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;)
> >> >I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing
replaced.
> >>
> >> Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you
> >> didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of
> >> penance. Something like that-
> >>
> >> From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not
> >> really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to
> >> me.
> >>
> >Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump
runs",
> >because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something
to
> >do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide
that
> >was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it.
>
> Our landfill has a sign indicating that taking things from the landfill
> constitutes theft.
>
> Seems kinda heavy-handed.
>
> I'm not sure that this is driven by liability so much as practicality
and
> safety. At our landfill, the earth-movers are busy filling in not too far
> from where people are dumping. Given the lack of common sense and common
> courtesy prevalent in today's society, I can see people getting themselves
> in the way of the earth movers while trying to pull out that "one really
> cool thing" they see just before it is about to get buried.
>
Ours is at the transfer station, where you empty it into a big compactor
trailer, then they haul it out to the actual landfill. They have other
containers around for cans, bottles, etc., and a big "pit" to drop the metal
stuff into, so there's no big equipment around. They claimed if they let SIL
have it and then his kid got hurt on it, he *might* sue, that's why they
wouldn't let him have it.
--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.
In article <[email protected]>,
"Mike S." <[email protected]> wrote:
> In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
> free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
> move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the
> pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes
> cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or
> wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up
> the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry
> doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and
> quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also
> several sheets of treated latice.
> As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
7-foot stainless chemistry-lab countertop with integral sink in
absolutly mint, dent and scratch free condition with 1 1/2" edges all
around.
It now lives next to my BBQ outside awaiting the day I get a wine-making
station set up in my basement...that will be..mmm 2025?
I wasn't a regular visitor here yet, because, believe-you-me, I would
have gloated.
0¿0
Rob
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:13:35 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
>> though. Damn!
>>
>I didn't know that! I will put the rowing machine back. ;)
>I almost forgot the Nordic Track, but that needed a $5 bearing replaced.
Aw. Just leave an anonymous note where the stuff was, saying you
didn't realize its frowned upon and you will say a few words of
penance. Something like that-
From what Nahmie said, it may be a local ordinance kind of thing. Not
really sure. Aw, grab it while you can!!! That law makes no sense to
me.
James
[email protected]
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
>free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
>move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the
I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
though. Damn!
James
[email protected]
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:06:35 +0000, LRod
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:53:55 -0800, DL
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
>>
>>I found a Baby Ruth Candy Bar once. At least I think it was a Baby
>>Ruth as the package was gone.
>
>Was that after they had drained the pool?
yup.
- -
DL
http://www.geocities.com/dicklong14_ca/fanclub.htm
"Hopefully with the demon-spawn Whitsitt out of the
picture our scouts and coaches will be able to do their jobs."
::::::::::::::::
Halter Sucks!
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:
remove ns from my header address to reply via email
Girlfriend I had for a while......
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:24:19 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Must be local. Makes me sick when guys here start talking about "dump runs",
>because our local landfill will NOT allow you to take anything. Something to
>do with liability. SIL wanted a nice Stainless Steel playground slide that
>was @ the landfill metal bin, they wouldn't let him have it.
Your sister-in-law is a him?
Oh. Sorry. Figured it out. Must be the other sites I visit...
- -
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
>free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
>move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the
>pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes
>cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or
>wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up
>the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry
>doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and
>quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also
>several sheets of treated latice.
>As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts
of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
Mike S. Wrote:
> In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like
> super
> free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhood
> then
> move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loade
> the
> pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, n
> holes
> cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cu
> wrong or
> wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers an
> touched up
> the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior stee
> entry
> doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallon
> and
> quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also
> several sheets of treated latice.
> As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
>
> --
>
> Mike S.
> [email protected]
> http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm
When I was in college I furnished my apartment from the dumpster behin
a furniture store - sofa, bed, etc. The only thing I had to buy was th
cinder blocks for the book shelves. A friend who was studying interio
designed referred to it as being decorated in the style o
"neo-ecletcic poverty"
--
makesawdust
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:08:21 -0600, Prometheus
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Too bad you weren't around when I was moving- I got rid of all sorts
>of stuff that wasn't even really junk, it just never got used.
>Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
We put stuff like that out on the curb. It's usually gone
within half an hour.
"Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> CLIP
>
> You should check out the newsgroup alt.dumpster.
also see
http://dumpsterworld.com/
I was watching the "Garage Takeover" on discovery Saturday. While not a
bad show, the "crush time" was kinda dumb. They'd take the things the
owners considered trash and crush them with a backhoe. While some of it
was truly junk some things were perfectly good and could have been sold
at a yard sale or given to goodwill.
John
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a super
>free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods then
>move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded the
>pickup full. I picked up a 8 ft piece of a new laminate countertop, no holes
>cut in it, has the backsplace and rolled edges. (must have been cut wrong or
>wrong color), a old oak 6 drawer dresser, fixed a few drawers and touched up
>the finish and gave it to my daughter. A couple of exterior steel entry
>doors with the double insulated glass panels, not sure how many gallons and
>quart cans of name brand paints. Most of them half full or more. Also
>several sheets of treated latice.
>As I always said, one mans trash is another mans treasure.
We call it "big stuff day" here... spring and fall..
2 best days were a 4 seat spa that needed an air pump and a drill
press with a "frozen motor"...
we still use the spa and I sold the DP for $100 after loosening the
tension on the belt and taking the twist out of it..
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
BUT ... is it illegal in the 'burbs surrounding Rochester? My FIL harvests
the curbs around Henrietta and Greece on a regular basis.
Rick
"brocpuffs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:35:47 GMT, "Mike S." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >In out town they have bulk trash pickup twice a year. This is like a
super
> >free yard sale to us. Usually start in the middle class neighborhoods
then
> >move to the richer side of town and it's fun. This past spring I loaded
the
>
> I'd sure love to do that too. It's illegal in our city (Rochester, NY)
> though. Damn!
>
> James
> [email protected]
>
>
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Snip
>> These drawers, notice, have machine cut dovetails front and back and
> the
>> sides look rather exotic. The brass hardware pulls look useful.
>>
>> http://home.mchsi.com/~lhote5/dumpster-saturday2big.jpg
>>
>> Larry
>
> Why would these drawers have dovetails at the backs of the drawers,
> particularly oriented to keep the sides pulling away from the back,
> rather than the other way around? Is this common? If so, why? Is it
> just to add, um, cachet to a piece of furniture?
---snip----
> stapled at the front. Obviously not high-quality stuff. Why put the
> expensive (and good) joint at the back of the drawer?
> Thanks.
Sorry Phil it took so long to get back to you. I made about 20 dt drawers
for my kitchen and bath and I put half blind dts on the back and rabbeted on
the fronts. Once you have your jig set up it takes only minutes to do all
four sides of the drawer. I never considered that the dt on the back to be
more expensive in $$$ or time. If you look at some good, antique drawers
you'll find dt's on the back... FWIW I saw some on some furniture at the
Chicago Art Museum...boy!! did I get yelled at by the guard when she found
me pulling out the drawers.
Larry