Why Lufkin Boxes have joint separation on the front chest plate answered.

[SafeConveyor]

I was restoring a Lufkin box that had the front panel (the one with the lock on it) separated from the chest. After removing all the glue residue from the previous repair,  I discovered that the "floor" panel of the chest was 1/8" wider than it needed to be. Probably because it was made of solid wood and it  had "swelled a full 1/8". 

Good news is that after cutting it down, the front panel correctly fitted the chest.

Hopefully the floor panel has finished swelling.

[ted johnson]

Wow, that was a lot of expansion. You must have done a good repair job. Hopefully it’s totally dry now.

[SafeConveyor]

As i got into the repair I wound up taking out the floor panel to table saw it and put a new tongue on it. 

Only possible because the glue was so gone. Would not recommend trying to dissassemble a well glued chest. 

Gregory A. Ferguson

President

Safe Conveyor, Inc.

1658 GAR HWY STE 2

Swansea, MA 02777

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