Take two on wooden hinges

[sw1]

I decided to try a more integrated approach to wooden hinges. Instead of making a hinge and tacking it on, I just made a big box joint. I then clamped it together and drilled a hole in each side. Before gluing everything in place, I used a belt sander to radius the edges for clearance. It is important to not to take off too much. I like to take off just enough to move easily without leaving a large gap you can see into the box through. You also just want to radius the edges, and leave the back flat. This lets the lid open to about 95°, eliminating the need for any additional stops. Next I took a bamboo skewer and some CA glue and glued the skewer in to the inside (moveable) portion only. After the glue was set I mitered the edges, which cut the skewer to size. This also hides the skewer once the box is assembled.

Back View

From the side

And finally a bird's eye view.

Hope yall get inspired and show us some different ways you like to make them.

[JayWC]

Not that the one you did before was bad, but the integration of the hinge here is the next step in the evolution. How big is the box?

[sw1]

Not that the one you did before was bad, but the integration of the hinge here is the next step in the evolution. How big is the box?

I made this from scraps from another project and it is small. It turned out at 5" wide and 3" deep.

[JayWC]

I made this from scraps from another project and it is small. It turned out at 5" wide and 3" deep.

I wondered. The hinge seemed to over power the box, but now I know why. That was sort of my suspicion. I think that on a larger box making a couple of these versus running it all the way across the back might be nice. Kudos for your journey on this wooden hinge trek.