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This
page gives an in depth look at how I fit the Brusso quadrant hinges
I use for a lot of the boxes I make. The example shown is an oak
jewellery box veneered with burr oak.
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on images to enlarge.
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first thing to do is set my marking gauges up. This is a piece
of scrap beech which is the same thickness as the box sides.
I set the gauges up on a scrap piece before marking the box. |
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I
have set two gauges to mark where the inner and outer edges
of the hinges will sit on the box sides and I chisel out the
waste for a test fit. |
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test fit showing the hinge fitting snugly. |
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can begin to mark out the box now. This gauge is marking the outer
edge of the hinge. |
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gauge is marking out the inner edge for the hinge. |
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I am marking out the position of the hinge at the back. I aim for
the knuckle of the hinge to be in line with the back edge of the box.
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use a router to cut away the waste material. One slip here and the
box is ruined. |
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image shows how I have routered out the waste just shy of the marks
made by the marking gauge. |
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next stage is to clean out the waste up to the gauge mark. I use a
sharp chisel which sits in the thin groove left by the marking gauge. |
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I chisel out the the inner side. |
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use a carving chisel to form the radius on the inner edge of the
hinge. |
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cleaning up to the line left by the gauge I sit the hinge in position
and mark round the curved parts with a scalpal. |
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then use a curved carving chisel to remove the waste up to the scalpal
line. |
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removing all the waste I see what the fit is like. |
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then form a groove with a router to accept the stay part of the hinge. |
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I drill the holes for the brass screws. |
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