Sunday Workshop

Julio Alonso Díaz, has elevated the task of making wooden hinges for boxes to a new level.

Surely more names as hinges, is an element that gives a different touch to our creations different from those of metal, in my opinion for their beauty, originality and craftsmanship involved.

Long used a simple model for a wooden box I made and I decided to show other examples as I work in this section.

As in all assemblages of wood are a thousand variations and a thousand ways to achieve the result

Before continuing I want to write this entry was inspired by my good friend but unfortunately in the distance Alberto Navas, of sandal woods. Do not miss the opportunity to visit your site because you will obtain the reward of learning the finest woodworking techniques to a great master in the guild.

A different example

The first step I, after preparing the wood that you desire, make the mechanism, it is marked on both sides of the piece, the exact center of the gage to make the pivot pin hole of the drill. It gives me the first step because if not perfect everything that comes behind, ill stay.

Make a hole completely perpendicular is not as easy as it sounds, so check with square besides the bit is aligned, we incorporated a guide to ensure your address

Should practice a couple of holes, separated by 1 / 2 "approximately, not less. And check out the other end of the timber has left the bit centered in the gage mark, if so should not repeat the process, leaving the distance warned of the wrong hole

This is the template to cut out parts of the hinge to the exact length of the hollow stem. The distance should be equal all the way around the axis, so as not to trip over his business. But this year I have left over to account for shaping concave sides later, instead of leaving them straight

Enter a metal barrel diameter hole, and supporting it against the stops, short with the miter saw in my case, but obviously we can use another mountain.

Then it is good as always check the cut, as you see there is a small deviation which was to be corrected with a brush heads

Now I like to shade with pencil rounded shape that will have the knuckles, to guide me when they form. A good idea is to do this with a metal washer

Continuing with cut knuckles. I used the portable router, rather than the table saw (of which I am not provided), coupled to a multi-purpose table and I have had to make a few adjustments and guides, other experience in the workshop Sunday

The knuckles are made as a fish-tail assembly, which we will not go into detail to explain, understand images that speak

To put the pieces interspersed taquito use a plywood (which had at hand) that I've put a screw, so I can adjust the distance with calipers

In this model, if you look, I've left knuckles larger external than internal

Marry as a fish-tail assembly, but should not be too tight, just looking for aesthetics and balance

And we round off the heads, using a guide and a disk sander (in my limited corner, a sanding disc in the drill)

The back remains straight to act as a brake

The closer are the parts I find most attractive

I have to cut a tenon with a chisel little to enable them to make all the way

In this model I wanted to highlight an articulation with the protagonist improvisation. In the piece that would subject the lid of a box, I dashed to my will, in the piece that would go subject to the back of the box Are only way to avoid overloading the head resulting extravagant appearance

With short blade

To give relief to the parts I used a grinder with two different disks

Recessed wood by creating uneven strokes anticipate

Finally we just need to add a pin to attach the hinge to order what we need. Leave a protruding part to cut pieces with a chisel studs mimicking a

Insert the shaft in this exercise use you for everything, and the joint is ready

Other ways to make the joints:

The knuckles can cut with a milling cutters but in this case must be extremely cautious in giving the measure the width of the wood to use, or possess a rod which can incorporate all necessary records to the knuckles in a single pass. I with only two albums I have to give back to the room to cut the total and matching holes in the blades

Another model is the one I dedicated to a quadrant.

Would select a table with a thickness slightly greater than the diameter of a round cutter songs and labrariamos testa. Notice that the bottom edge of the cutter is slightly raised above the table to create that little notch on the knuckles

Now we turn the table in this position to round out the entire knuckle

At this point it would cut the wood right at the height that has made cutting the strawberries, but I have anticipated and have cut knuckles

And then I lowered the table. I have done with a brush because of my masochism by the hand tool is ideally suited and very comfortable doing the same router

We divide the knuckles as it suits us, I have done as you see because I have ruined some

Now we can put together the parties of this joint and make the axle-bore. As you see in the image, in this model is easy to find the exact spot to drill. The same cutter has given us his court indicators

Insert the pin ....

Hinge set to become quadrant

I hope you liked this article and who decides to include the union in your future projects, and do not forget to show me.