the order of projects (or jigs :
) i am looking at does not imply any bias
no doubt someone will remind me if anything i look at has had an "in" in another contest
i like the look of slb's display cabinet
it is deceptively simple but is complicated to plan and build, many of the pieces are oneoffs and mirrored
it is a brave man who sets cabinet doors into a sloping face, the doors when not closed, will have a life of their own
from a totally english and PERSONAL perspective, the hinges protrude unessarily far beyond the face of the cabinet, they are hung like a house door
half the knuckle protuding is sufficient in this case, because there are no architraves (casing) to contend with on this cabinet
in otherwords with this cabinet the hinges could be set much further in, ie only half the knuckle showing beyond the face of the door / jamb
this shows a difference in carpentry practice (as opposed to cabinet making) between england and north america
to my understanding an american house door has the hinges measured forwards from the stop, in england we set house door hinges backwards from the edge of the lining and door (full knuckle showing on a house door) there is no meausuring to do
in my own personal case, the last thing i set on a door is the stops. AFTER fitting the hinges, locks, strike plates / keeps
there is method in this particular englishmans madness, stops are small section timber and are very prone to warp, if you set the stops first (and the stop isnt perfectly aligned on the lining) then you meausre the hinge position forward from the stop
the door and lining end up out of kilter and have to be re set
nor is this english method of setting hinges on house doors (full knuckle showing, but no leaf) the answer to everything
if you have large section architrave (casing) and or plinth blocks the door wont open a full 180 degrees against a wall
