An excerpt from High quality Woodworking #10, Spring 1978
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Many folding screens should be capable to fold up like a concertina in addition to stand alone as a triptych. Traditional {hardware} firms supply few acceptable hinges for the two-way folding display screen. A sexy and useful concertina-type display screen hinge will be product of wooden by a sequence of cautious however easy router cuts.
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The hinge, visually symmetrical, will be de-emphasized if product of the identical wooden because the display screen, or exaggerated to professionalduce an fascinating design element by selecting a wooden of contrasting colour. Both means, a robust wooden should be used. This design could also be tailored to display screen stiles of just about any thickness. The display screen proven is made of seven/8-in.-thick inventory. I’ve discovered that wooden thinner than ¾ in. is just too fragile. In any case, keep in mind that the hinge pivots in regards to the heart of the dowel pins, that are hid by inlays.
The usage of roundover bits to provide a machine match for the inlays and to radius the hinge member is helpful and yields a really exact piece, however equally effective outcomes will be achieved by rigorously rasping and sanding the radius by eye. A follow hinge made earlier than you confront the precise display screen will construct your confidence, allow you to decide the correct tolerances, and supply a helpful crutch for future hinges.
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