Small Box with Wooden Hinge

Very nice.
How long did it take to make the hinge?

Nice build.
The wooden hinges turned out great whichever jig you used. I like the proud dowels/posts you’ve used to attach the hinge to the box. The whole box is very cool.
thanks for sharing.
Jon

How long to make the hinges?

The actual hinges only a couple of hours BUT..

I spent a number of days learning on practice hinges.

I had to resaw wood to the right thickness. It took a bit of set up with trial and error to get the knuckles just right.

I spent a couple of days figuring out how to cut the fingers in the hinges. I tried the jig I had for my router table and was not happy and made scrap. Finally, with the Leigh jig I got it right.

Now, I had to learn to drill the holes in the hinge. I tried using my battery drills and had problems and broke a few hinges with a few nasty words. I ended up using a corded drill with much higher speed and worked better. I also got a 1/8” brad point drill and that worked better.

Anyway, I could make new ones in a day but part is getting set up. In fact I could turn out a batch in a day.

Lastly, I am not fast or try to be. It was interesting just to conquer this with working hinges.

a very cool looking little box love the hinge GREAT JOB :<))

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN :<))

Nice box. Those wooden hinges are pretty much a show in themselves.

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