I had a whole fifteen minutes before the phone rang today and spent it parting the lid from the bottom of the latest box. I always get a sort of bittersweet feeling when I do that… It’s the “Last Act” of the making process. After that comes the Assembly Phase, with a lot more work to be sure, but all the fun of making the parts gone…
Alas and woe is me…
I guess I better hurry up and finish this thing so I can start another!!! :)
But, I’ve got a very important decision to make, and I could use some help…
Should the hinges go this way A)?
Or should they go this way B)?
I’m leaning one of the ways… I think… Because when I flip them around to look at them the other way, they look alright that way too…
What do all you fine folks think?
-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

















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lew
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#1 posted 1070 days ago
Mike
It’s just me, but I like “B”.
Lew
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kolwdwrkr
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#2 posted 1070 days ago
very cool hinges. I like B
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levan
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#3 posted 1070 days ago
like them both kinda lean toward a
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#4 posted 1070 days ago
Cool job . I like “B”
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Woodwrecker
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#5 posted 1070 days ago
“B” just seems to give it more symmetry, but hell, I wish I could do either one.
Your boxes are cool, but your hinges are the coolest Mike!
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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#6 posted 1070 days ago
I like B
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#7 posted 1070 days ago
B for me…
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nmkidd
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#8 posted 1070 days ago
Mike…....definitely “b” ..........my first choice….....but my eye for things are sometime a little skewed…..however…..
the LOL also likes “b” so…....maybe I got something right for once!!!!
actually…both look good ….......but “b” focuses your attention toward the box
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Canadian Woodworks
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#9 posted 1070 days ago
B
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davidroberts
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#10 posted 1070 days ago
For my eye, B has a certain pleasing symmetry. Good Job. Great Hinges.
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studie
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#11 posted 1070 days ago
Sorry but I like #3 the best. I think you should start all over & send those hinges to me to give you a UL rating. But I like #2 better as they seem to be dancing together rather than apart. Way cool either way!
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#12 posted 1070 days ago
A, of course. But move them in half a hinge width :-)
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#13 posted 1070 days ago
On first glance, B caught my eye. It seemed more natural to me. I didn’t even read the question at first, I just noticed which direction my eyes seem to gravitate towards.
David
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#14 posted 1069 days ago
A
EGA
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#15 posted 1069 days ago
Sir, always try and be original and most importantly, different from the rule of thumb..Either way would be fine with me, just appreciate the talent…Good job!! Semper Fi!!
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