My neighbor has a table that is made of 6 oak planks
all hinged together. The legs fold out as a separate unit
and are hinged like the old comping cots. The two are latched
together to form a camp table. Wife wants on made. I can't
find any of the old strap hinges that were used in the old
army cot days. Any ideas?
Thanks for your time and efforts.
Don
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>My neighbor has a table that is made of 6 oak planks
>all hinged together. The legs fold out as a separate unit
>and are hinged like the old comping cots. The two are latched
>together to form a camp table. Wife wants on made. I can't
>find any of the old strap hinges that were used in the old
>army cot days. Any ideas?
>Thanks for your time and efforts.
>
>Don
strap hinges are readily available.
check out Woodworker's Hardware <http://www.wwhardware.com>
and Van Dykes Restorers <http://www.vandykes.com>
Have you checked Lee Valley www.leevalley.com they have a good source of
hard to get hardware items.
Bob S.
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> My neighbor has a table that is made of 6 oak planks
> all hinged together. The legs fold out as a separate unit
> and are hinged like the old comping cots. The two are latched
> together to form a camp table. Wife wants on made. I can't
> find any of the old strap hinges that were used in the old
> army cot days. Any ideas?
> Thanks for your time and efforts.
>
> Don
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> My neighbor has a table that is made of 6 oak planks
> all hinged together. The legs fold out as a separate unit
> and are hinged like the old comping cots. The two are latched
> together to form a camp table. Wife wants on made. I can't
> find any of the old strap hinges that were used in the old
> army cot days. Any ideas?
> Thanks for your time and efforts.
>
> Don
You need a really good, old-school hardware store. We have two or three in
Martinez, but there ought to be something in Davis or Sacramento. Look for
an Ace, or maybe a True Value, or a Do it Best, where you can buy hardware
that isn't all prepackaged in shrink wrap plastic. Somewhere where the
help remembers the Eisenhower administration.
Patriarch
<[email protected]> wrote:
> My neighbor has a table that is made of 6 oak planks
> all hinged together. The legs fold out as a separate unit
> and are hinged like the old comping cots. The two are latched
> together to form a camp table. Wife wants on made. I can't
> find any of the old strap hinges that were used in the old
> army cot days. Any ideas?
> Thanks for your time and efforts.
I'd sure like to see some photos if you get it figured out.
Jason