need your help on inset cabinet hinges
gunderson1909
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Inset Cabinets: What type of hinge do you have?
Comments (6)I find I'm constantly having to sort out what is good for the cabinetmaker versus good for the buyer. Cabinet makers love concealed "euro" hinges because they are easy and adjustable. Why would I want them, though? Apart from the look, I mean. All my house's interior and exterior doors have mortised barrel hinges, and they all work fine. I never need to adjust them. I think the suggestion that you may want to adjust your own cabinet doors on some future date is a red herring. It's cheaper and quicker and easier for the cabinetmaker. (Note: This may translate into cheaper for you or not) There's a well-respected Amish cabinetmaker near us that advertises that they use "French Dovetails" for their drawers as they are stronger. As far as I can work out, they are less attractive, reduce the space in the drawer, and have less wood-to-wood glue surface (i.e. less strong), but they are probably machined in about a tenth of the time as traditional (English) dovetails. Advantages for the cabinetmaker: many. Advantages for you: none. I know it's a trade off. The cabinetmakers time equals my money. But I get annoyed when they aren't upfront about it and try to hide behind supposed benefits of changes that are really to reduce their work and costs. As an amateur woodworker I can see some of what they're doing, but I wonder what I miss when dealing with other disciplines. For what it's worth we want exposed barrel hinges for our craftsman house. And I expect them to be perfect if I pay a custom cabinetmaker....See MoreNeed advice on hinges for inset doors.
Comments (5)Poke around these options. Click on any given hinge and you'll see that each is offered in three different styles -- full overlay, half overlay and inset. You need to first choose the appropriate hinge type for each particular door, then select the inset version of that hinge. The ones I linked to are Blum hinges, but similar hardware is offered by other manufacturers such as Grass and Salice....See MoreNeed help finding hinges for inset cabinets
Comments (9)If you use that hinge you will have to notch out the door and frame. (lot of work) Look at amerock they carry hinges that close in a way that you can mount them on the frame and door with no notching. They also make them so they wrap around the door and frame for extra support. There are other manufacturers of this style hinge as well, I am just not sure where you should look, because I get them from my distributor....See MoreWhat size are your ball-tip cabinet hinges for inset cabs?
Comments (2)I can't find the specs on the hinges we used, but when I measure them they are a little bigger than 2.5'' tip-to-tip. I used 2 for each door on the glass-front uppers that we did with exposed hinges and 3 hinges on our larger breakfront doors. I think the scale looks good. Go for the sale! :)...See Moreedgemont
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