Advice on hardware

[Joshjosh]

Hi I wondered if anyone could suggest an attractive hinge and stay for a drop down door for the cabinet bellow. The door will be 20mm and the cabinet 30mm and needs to be overlay. I know I can get a euro style hinge with a 30mm overlay but wondered if there is anything else a bit prettier? Also whether anyone could recommend an attractive stay? The door will drop down purely for access so the hinges/stays will only have to take the weight of the door.

Thanks
Josh

 

[TheTiddles]

That is a very long door, is it live edged?

you could conceal a piano hinge depending on where the unit is, on the floor you’d not see it.

there are a great many stays available, most seem a bit ugly to me, you can still get the brass quadrants but they may be too small for that weight, chains are a bit of a faff but you could make wooden stays to match the cabinet
Aidan

 

[Joshjosh]

That is a very long door, is it live edged?

you could conceal a piano hinge depending on where the unit is, on the floor you’d not see it.

there are a great many stays available, most seem a bit ugly to me, you can still get the brass quadrants but they may be too small for that weight, chains are a bit of a faff but you could make wooden stays to match the cabinet
Aidan

Yes I suppose I could use a piano or since butt hinges and notch round the knuckle to hide it. Yes it's a long pull down door with a live edge at the top, it's designed around a nice piece of pippy oak I'll be using for it. It'll have a couple of sliding dovetail battons on the back to keep it as flat at possible.

Timber stays sound like an interesting option, I haven't seen them before do you have any images or info on them?

Cheers Josh

 

[Blackswanwood]

Here you go Josh:

https://hesavill.co.uk/epages/8bb12...ca85194b/Categories/"Supplementary+Brassware"

 

[Cabinetman]

Only a suggestion and probably not what you were thinking, but have you considered having the door as a lift off piece?

 

[Joshjosh]

Here you go Josh:

https://hesavill.co.uk/epages/8bb12...ca85194b/Categories/"Supplementary+Brassware"

Thanks I'll be sure to check them out

 

[Joshjosh]

Only a suggestion and probably not what you were thinking, but have you considered having the door as a lift off piece?

Interesting idea, I like the physical connection with furniture so that appeals to be although I may not be able to convince my wife

 

[TheTiddles]

I’ve not made a wood stay yet, but just like a metal one, but made from wood, adjust proportions to suit, maintain the same aspect ratio and it’ll work just fine
Aidan