Greene inspired Night Stand #16: Door glueup and Brusso knife hinges

I have been looking forward to each of these posts. I just love the Greene & Greene style.

Thanks!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

scott:
Great job I love the way you give us pictures of the process.
I’ve been trying to do the same with my project but can’t get the pictures to post
maybe later.
My project is almost done and I will post those pictures soon.
the smoke here is so thick I can’t even see the sun..
Glad the Humbolt fire is out.
Bruce

-- Bruce. a mind is like a book it is only useful when open.

Great post. I have never tackled hinges like those.

I wonder if you just routed the rectangle and finished the front edge with chisel if you would avoid the blowout.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

I thought the same thing gizmodyne. Fact is that 1/16” is a pretty slim sliver. I think next time I will leave the exit part until the rail is glued into the case then finish it off with a chisel. That way the glue might keep it supported. I have only done the first case. I still have one left to try out that theory. I really like these hinges and will likely use them again.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

My other idea is to do the round over after, clamp a piece of stock to the one you are routing to a)support the router b)back up the workpiece to minimize tearout. Then do the round over.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Nice work…. I look forward to seeing the rest.

-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein

Great series Chico.
I saw that blow out on the endgrain and I wonder if you could run some cyanoacrylate on that end before you routed the latch inset?
I don’t know but just thinking out loud.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Thanks Bob, I do that a lot (thinking out loud).

I did the second night stand and added pictures above. All four hinge motises (Morti?) came out perfetly this time. The trick was to start on the inside and come out the front very slowly with the router. I may adjust this technique on some future project by not leaving the sliver at all thus creating a zero gap door. Hmm. Zero gap sounds intreaguing.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Nice work! That router looks like a monster tackling that fine little mortise job…might be time for the little one…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Well dorje. There is nothing like hearing the obvious and being surprised by it. that is the best suggestion yet.

I was hoping my kids and lovely wife would pool resources and buy me a colt for fathers day. I kept dropping hints. Abigail, my 19 year old daughter said I didn’t need two routers. (She wants to get her MBA and be a CFO or something)

Wahhhhhhhh

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Great blog Scott.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Scott:
Nicely done. still want to post my project Gamble entry table to the web but can’t quite figure out the blog protocall’s yet.
CA glue is great stuff for fixing blow outs.
I used it on my bread board which came out nice.. You cannot see where it was applied…
BT

-- Bruce. a mind is like a book it is only useful when open.

”Abigail, my 19 year old daughter said I didn’t need two routers.”

Well one’s a router, the other is a laminate trimmer. Very, very different… ;)

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA