Hinges

I would look at the Lee Valley web site and I would also order their catalogs. They have great woodworking, hardware, and garden catalogs.

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Check this PDF FWW.
There area lot of different kinds of them.
Fww has a lot of different PDF’s on hinges.

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thanks Wayne and Dick.

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I’ve been working on some jewelry boxes for the last three weeks and am finally done other than the hardware. I went to my local supplier that has a Rockler outlet within it and was overwhelmed with the types of hinges. I was shocked that tiny brass butt hinges could cost over $20 a pair. I paid that much for the walnut stock. I didn’t know what I needed or wanted for that matter. I know I didn’t want to pay $20 for hinges, but I don’t want something that would take away from the boxes look. I’ll have to expirement a little to see what I like. Good luck on your pursuit, however.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

If you have one near you, Woodcraft has extruded brass hinges for a bit less ($9 to $15). You can get pressed brass hinges and clasps and such at big box stores, but… they’re really cheaply made and they aren’t really a sign of quality work. The only time I ever really use those is if I’m making something for the shop, like a router bit storage box. To be honest with you, even the hinges at Woodcraft aren’t as good as the king of all brass hinges (Brusso).

If I’m making something that I will put my name on and sell or give away as a present, I’ll always use extruded or milled brass hinges.

If you’re selling pieces, and you want to justify the added cost of $25 or $30 Brusso extruded brass hinges, then add $30 or $40 to the price of your work and tell your customers you only use the highest quality hardware. People will pay for quality if you give them a reasonable choice.

If you’re just making it for yourself or your spouse, then… how much do you like yourself (or love your significant other)? Enough to spend $2.50? Or enough to spend $25.00? I also think you’ll have an easier time of installing your hardware, to be honest with you.

I’d recommend at least trying the more expensive hinges once or twice. That way, you can decide for yourself if you’d rather spend the money on them or not.

-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Ethan Wrote: “If you’re just making it for yourself or your spouse, then… how much do you like yourself (or love your significant other)? Enough to spend $2.50? Or enough to spend $25.00? I also think you’ll have an easier time of installing your hardware, to be honest with you.”

Jeff: Haha. My wife said something very similar when I was complaining about the costs to her. “I’m not worth $20 hinges???” Walked right into that one. You’re right about the cheap pressed hinges. I picked up a pair of small ones for less than $3.00 and got what I paid for. I think I am going to order a couple different styles from Lee Valley or Woodcraft. I want to order some ring bars for the jewelry boxes anyhow.

-- Jeff, South Carolina