Never again will I make wooden hinges - AAARGH!
In any case, number one son has decided (finally, at age 30) to quit
living in sin and marry the gal. Thanks to the scrap pile at Curly
Woods in McKinney Texas (no interest, just like rumaging their
scraps), I manged to cobble something as a gift tio the bride.
http://web2.airmail.net/xleanone/index.html/Bride%20Box/
Top is book matched and I was not unhappy, but the corner pieces were
add-ons to conceal the tear out when I flush trimmed the box joints.
How the hell can you avoid that? I used both a nasty sharp chisel,
carving in on a diagonal, and an LN rabbeting plane with a good sharp
iron, still working in, and the edges just had to pop off on 3 or 4
fingers. Curly black walnut is a PITA!
The hinges story is too long, involved and tear-jerking to tell. I
came close to losing fingers before I went Neanderthal to get them
done. Only made 5 pairs of hinges to get 2 that weren't disasters.
In any case the deed is done and the bride to be has her box.
Regards.
Don't feel too bad if she says something like "It's a nice box but too
bad you couldn't find some wood that wasn't all squiggly".
Nice work.
Have you ever done wooden hinges before? Doubt it. So what we can say
is it takes 3 practice hinges to learn the technique. That's a hell of
a lot bettr than I did on hand cut dove tails.
BW
On 20 Sep 2005 10:14:13 -0700, "SonomaProducts.com" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Don't feel too bad if she says something like "It's a nice box but too
>bad you couldn't find some wood that wasn't all squiggly".
>
>Nice work.
>
>Have you ever done wooden hinges before? Doubt it. So what we can say
>is it takes 3 practice hinges to learn the technique. That's a hell of
>a lot bettr than I did on hand cut dove tails.
>
>BW
Thanks for the "nice work" comment. The wood is nicer than the work
and that's not my doing.
Yeah, first time making hinges. Actually making the wood pieces was
easy. It's
1. Drilling the damn holes for the pin straight with a 9/64 bit, even
in a DP
2. Discovering that 1/16 brass rod is not commonly obtainable even at
the welding supply house
3. Using the drill press as a lathe and a file as a cutter to turn 1/8
rod down to 1/16
4. Breaking hinge fingers when 1 isn't right
5. Bending 1/16 rod when 1 and/or 2 aren't right
6. Recycle to 1
It was, as you say, a learning experience.
Regards.
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:15:21 GMT, "Steve Peterson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>it is very attractive. if you did it again, could you do better?
>
I certainly hope so!
Regards.
is too pornographic.
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:11:24 -0500, Tom Banes
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Never again will I make wooden hinges - AAARGH!
>
>In any case, number one son has decided (finally, at age 30) to quit
>living in sin and marry the gal. Thanks to the scrap pile at Curly
>Woods in McKinney Texas (no interest, just like rumaging their
>scraps), I manged to cobble something as a gift tio the bride.
>
>http://web2.airmail.net/xleanone/index.html/Bride%20Box/
>
>Top is book matched and I was not unhappy, but the corner pieces were
>add-ons to conceal the tear out when I flush trimmed the box joints.
>How the hell can you avoid that? I used both a nasty sharp chisel,
>carving in on a diagonal, and an LN rabbeting plane with a good sharp
>iron, still working in, and the edges just had to pop off on 3 or 4
>fingers. Curly black walnut is a PITA!
sometimes you just gotta fire up the sander...
>
>The hinges story is too long, involved and tear-jerking to tell. I
>came close to losing fingers before I went Neanderthal to get them
>done. Only made 5 pairs of hinges to get 2 that weren't disasters.
sometimes you just gotta get out the files....
life is weird, eh?
>
>In any case the deed is done and the bride to be has her box.
>
>Regards.
TWS wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:11:24 -0500, Tom Banes
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>The hinges story is too long, involved and tear-jerking to tell. I
>>came close to losing fingers before I went Neanderthal to get them
>>done. Only made 5 pairs of hinges to get 2 that weren't disasters.
>>
>
> If you want a tough wooden hinge story try this one:
> http://tinyurl.com/a4co4
>
> Nine inch long, 3/8 inch thick, VERY expensive pieces of bookmatched
> quilted maple, curved cherry spine.
>
> My biggest problem: getting the 9 inch long hinge pin into the piece.
> I assembled after finishing and the first pin bound up after a few
> inches so I had to use a hammer to tap the pin into the hinge.
> Fortunately I had decided to use a longer pin and cut off after
> assembly because the soft brass pin actually compressed as I was
> tapping it. The twelve inch long pin was eleven inches long when I
> finally got it seated. Unfortunately, the laws of physics ruled the
> day and while shorter, it was also thicker, so that hinge is extremely
> stiff to rotate.
>
> Luckily (I could claim wisely but some of you know me too well) I did
> the back hinge first. The second pin went in much easier (more
> drilling, 'greasing' the pin and hinge with paste wax, etc.
>
> I'd do it again but would plan for more waste and time.
>
> TWS
Now that is truly a gift of love.
It belongs in a gallery.
Brilliant
regards
John
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:11:24 -0500, Tom Banes
<[email protected]> wrote:
<snip>
>
>The hinges story is too long, involved and tear-jerking to tell. I
>came close to losing fingers before I went Neanderthal to get them
>done. Only made 5 pairs of hinges to get 2 that weren't disasters.
>
If you want a tough wooden hinge story try this one:
http://tinyurl.com/a4co4
Nine inch long, 3/8 inch thick, VERY expensive pieces of bookmatched
quilted maple, curved cherry spine.
My biggest problem: getting the 9 inch long hinge pin into the piece.
I assembled after finishing and the first pin bound up after a few
inches so I had to use a hammer to tap the pin into the hinge.
Fortunately I had decided to use a longer pin and cut off after
assembly because the soft brass pin actually compressed as I was
tapping it. The twelve inch long pin was eleven inches long when I
finally got it seated. Unfortunately, the laws of physics ruled the
day and while shorter, it was also thicker, so that hinge is extremely
stiff to rotate.
Luckily (I could claim wisely but some of you know me too well) I did
the back hinge first. The second pin went in much easier (more
drilling, 'greasing' the pin and hinge with paste wax, etc.
I'd do it again but would plan for more waste and time.
TWS
it is very attractive. if you did it again, could you do better?
Steve
"Tom Banes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Never again will I make wooden hinges - AAARGH!
>
> In any case, number one son has decided (finally, at age 30) to quit
> living in sin and marry the gal. Thanks to the scrap pile at Curly
> Woods in McKinney Texas (no interest, just like rumaging their
> scraps), I manged to cobble something as a gift tio the bride.
>
> http://web2.airmail.net/xleanone/index.html/Bride%20Box/
>
> Top is book matched and I was not unhappy, but the corner pieces were
> add-ons to conceal the tear out when I flush trimmed the box joints.
> How the hell can you avoid that? I used both a nasty sharp chisel,
> carving in on a diagonal, and an LN rabbeting plane with a good sharp
> iron, still working in, and the edges just had to pop off on 3 or 4
> fingers. Curly black walnut is a PITA!
>
> The hinges story is too long, involved and tear-jerking to tell. I
> came close to losing fingers before I went Neanderthal to get them
> done. Only made 5 pairs of hinges to get 2 that weren't disasters.
>
> In any case the deed is done and the bride to be has her box.
>
> Regards.