arvanlaar, it is a cool design though. and i did say that i found it on the web, so it's not my design, but mine is made from scrap… sooo… technically mine was free minus the couple hours to make it?
CharlesA, it's all cut out of one block, and the "red" cut-out is to leave room for the hinge movement, and then the little nub that is left acts like a stop. help any?
Also, I made sure the the hinged pieces were quarter-cut, and then made the hinge cut perpendicular to the grain so that the nub wouldn't split out when a kid yanks on a coat.
see additional pic… and, might I add, I just got Phil Collins' Greatest Hits… such wonderful memories. Gradeschool. Roller rinks. Sitting the back of the station wagon with my sisters singing as loud as we could.