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.

We 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