Step One Knockdown
Armoire is unlocked and emptied! Remove shelving if you can at this time by lifting the top shelf up and then at an angle, then the next one down and so forth. If the shelves are very tight wait until the top is removed in Step Five.

Step Ten Reassembling

Place your armoire where you like it. Lock the door by turning (in nearly all cases) the key softly counterclockwise. It should close with a distinct snap after about a quarter turn. You did it! Congratulations!

Step Two Knockdown Stand in the position that Jim is using and lift your door gently off the pin hinges. If it seems stuck, wiggle gently or tap very gently on the bottom. Keep a firm grip, often the door will just pop free. If there is a washer on one of the body pins, put it in a safe place. You will need to put it back on later.

Step Nine Reassembling
If there was a washer for the bottom pin, place it on the body pin at this time. It is easiest to place the door back on if you have a partner who will look at the bottom pin while you look at the top.

Step Three Knockdown
Remove top wedges by sliding the block towards the smaller end of the triangle. If you have metal pins, use a narrow screwdriver or a big nail and twist the metal connector clockwise until it comes free. Remove wedges or pins on both sides of the top.

Step Eight Reassembling
Place the top wedges on lightly at first. When you are certain that the sides and backs are properly in place, you can lightly hammer the wedges tight both top and bottom. If you are using metal connector pins, tighten them counter clockwise at this time. If you have shelving, place it at this time, just before tightening your wedges or pins completely. Start with the bottom shelf and work your way up, angling each shelf into place.

Step Four Knockdown
Lift the top gently off. Tap gently if you need to and if you have some help it is nice if someone stands and holds the opposite side with you, especially if the top is heavy.

Step Seven Reassembling

If you need to just start over after making sure that your back pieces are inserted correctly with the correct sequence from left to right, up and down and the back to outside and original inside facing front.

Step Five Knockdown
Remove the top completely and set aside.

Step Six Reassembling
Place the top on carefully. At first it will just rest rather awkwardly on top. Start to tap and nudge the little wedges on each side and the tops of the back segments into place.Start at one side and move around. It is nice to have some help to do this. Walk behind the armoire to fit the back. Sometimes a helper can push gently from the insidewhile you are fitting the back.Above all, be careful, use a lot touch. If you feel like you need a hammer, it is much better to check that everything is in alignment!

Step Six Knockdown
Remove the bottom set of wedges or pins. If you have help, ask them to keep the sides of the armoire firmly in place at this time.

Step Five Reassembling
You can lightly place the bottom wedges or pins at this time, do not tighten at this point. Use a screwdriver or nail to tighten metal pins counterclockwise.

Step Seven Knockdown
Gently lift one side directly into the air without wiggling. Each side usually has a thin wedge of wood that fits into the base. You need to lift directly up so that this wedge does not crack.

Step Four Reassembling

Have your helper hold the opposite side and back while you place the second side carefully in its slot. Tap and nudge to gently put everything in place.

Step Eight Knockdown
Start to gently take the back pieces apart. If the back is not marked for sequence, take a pencil or some little tags or even some masking tape and mark the sequence, up and down ends and right and left. This is particularly useful if there are lots of segments to the back.

Step Three Continued Reassembling

Complete back assembly, fitting each piece together tightly and evenly in a verticle sense. Your sequence is important.

Step Nine Knockdown
If you have some help, have them hold the side that has not been lifted off so that is does not fall off and get damaged.

Step Three Reassembling
If you are reassembling, make sure that you place each back piece in its proper sequence and tap together gently.

Step Ten Knockdown
Remove the last side by lifting vertically and gently.

Step Two Reassembling

Place a side into its slot. The correct front has a waxed piece facing front. The side with the hinges will nearly always go on the left with the pins facing upwards. If you have a helper, have them hold the side in place after you have set it carefully in place.

Step One Reassembling

If you need to reassemble, set your base about two feet from the wall before you start. This will make it easier to set the back in place. When the armoire is fully assembled you can then slide it back into place.

SHELVING....

Place unstained edges towards the back of your armoire.

Look for UP arrows on an edge.

If you have three shelves, let the middle one rest on an angle until the bottom and top shelf are in place.