Tutorial: Installing Side Rail Hinges
If, like me, you are new to box making, you may be apprehensive about installing hinges. The number of options is large and bewildering and, with hinge installation being one of the final steps in the construction process, fear of ruining a nearly completed box is a valid concern. I’m not experienced enough to help you wade through all of the hinge options (Roger Bean’s excellent blog post Some Thoughts on Box Hinges might help with that), but I can can tell you how to install one particular type of hinge: the side rail hinge. I really like the Highpoint side rail hinges that Woodcraft and Amazon sell for about $20/pair. I think they look really clean and classy. They&#...
