Friday
23May
Knife Hinges
I recently hung the doors on the the display cabinet. As they are of solid wood there was quite a lot of jiggling involved. With solid doors there is always the chance of the timber moving with changes in humidity and spoiling the fit. This can be countered to a certain extent with careful timber selection.
I used knife hinges which allow a lot more subtlety in how the doors are placed. James Krenov1 has a lot to say about this in his wonderful book "The Impractical Cabinetmaker". They are tricky to fit and make me nervous. In this case they came out OK I think...
1James Krenov, The imparactical Cabinet Maker, Linden Publishing Co Inc, 1999
May 23, 2008
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