re: Door Hinges

Thanks for kind remarks everyone.

Whiteacrebespoke I agree, butt hinges would look better, but the frame wood is fir and they are slightly Less than 3/4" thick, so I was worried about strength and the ability of the soft wood to hold the screws. I also like the relatively large size of the hinges and 3 screws to carry the weight as they will have panelling on the back and be much heavier as a result. I considered using decorative wrought iron hinges, but wrought iron doesn’t do too well in our wet climate. Even these galvanized hinges will probably have to be painted to keep them from rusting.

Paul You are right of course, It is the work that I enjoy the most and it’s also a way to practice and improve my skills. I do think that surface mounted hinges would also be more apt to let water seep into the back of the hinges and perhaps accelerate rusting. I know, I’m paranoid about water. That’s can happen when you move from a dry to a wet environment, Like from California to Norway for example. Of course as a master boat builder and experienced sailor you are probably not the least bit afraid of water.

L/W As you can see my projects are pretty simple ones. I would really like to be carving and doing marquetry work, but I like my relatively new work bench so much that I am also enjoying doing some joinery work and planing now that I have so many clamping options and lots of bench space. I don’t usually get much woodworking done in the summer. This shed project was a bonus for me.

Abbas Another little trick is to use a brad bit the same diameter as the screw hole and just give it a light tap with a hammer.