If you remember the last time I fit the doors in…..
They were all dinged up and “beyond repair.”
Well a hammer and saw later(see last blog) and they were ready to stain.

Procedure: Washcoat, two coats gel stain, shellac, poly.
FrankenHinges
Nothing comes easy around here. I knew the shape of the original hinges but could not find a supplier. So I order two different types of hinges from rejuvenation…
Check out the video of how I mixed the two hinges. Not rocket science.

Gramp’s metal vice put to good use.

The custom hinge.
Mr. Five Hour Installer
These doors took forever to install. Nothing was square!
Finished Shot of the sad doors seen above….. Wait for it….
Sweet home Alabama!

Here they are with the “new” cabinets I made.
The other side
Here is the other upper cabinet in process
No doors= bad idea = messy = I was hungry all the time looking at the food.

Shims in place. These doors are evil.

Oh yeah.

Last shot at the hinge
Next time
Can you say custom fridge panels?
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5 comments so far
Tim Pursell
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posted 252 days ago
LOOKING GOOD!!!
I hear you about the bad idea of no doors. My dad took off ours & it “only” took him 12 years to finish the job (The house was to be sold LOL) My mom hated them that way
I really like the custom hinges, Nice job!
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 252 days ago
The unnatural grafting of one hinge to another is an abomination!
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gizmodyne
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posted 251 days ago
Thanks Tim.
Todd. Don’t bring the angry mob.
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 251 days ago
With pitchforks and torches.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
gizmodyne
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gulp
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