mikemcgrail
Well-known member
Since we have Al Breed"s ear here, I have always wondered about how the three doors on the bookcase of the Brown Newport Desk were hinged. I have not looked at any pix of the desk in quite a while(okay, it been a few years), but I remember being concerned about how the hinges were mounted. I would assume that the hinges that are mounted on each bookcase side are set with the barrel of the hinge located in a mortise cut through the door edge molding. I believe that leaves a small rabbet along the hinge side of the door, perhaps an 1/8 inch or so. That is my guess, but only a guess.
The hinges that are located between the pair of hinged doors, I have no clue, there.
Is this pair of edges rabbeted(I would guess not)?
Is the barrel to the face or interior of the desk?
Will this pair of doors then fold flat on themselves?
What size were the hinges?
Do the pair of door open second, or first?
What sort of catch secures the pair of doors?
Are the other edges(top, bottom overlay) of the doors rabbeted, and to a different dimension(that would be my guess)?
There are many tricks to mounting hinges, and I must admit that I often find that I am rather dense when it comes to understanding them.
This is just an issue that has been nagging at my brain. Perhaps there are many folks here who could put my mind at ease.
Thanks to all.
Mike
The hinges that are located between the pair of hinged doors, I have no clue, there.
Is this pair of edges rabbeted(I would guess not)?
Is the barrel to the face or interior of the desk?
Will this pair of doors then fold flat on themselves?
What size were the hinges?
Do the pair of door open second, or first?
What sort of catch secures the pair of doors?
Are the other edges(top, bottom overlay) of the doors rabbeted, and to a different dimension(that would be my guess)?
There are many tricks to mounting hinges, and I must admit that I often find that I am rather dense when it comes to understanding them.
This is just an issue that has been nagging at my brain. Perhaps there are many folks here who could put my mind at ease.
Thanks to all.
Mike