From here, I mark the holes in the hinge. I then “close” the hinges so they rest against the face of the door frame. I also make sure to use a spacer, so that there is a gap at the bottom of the door. To start the process I locate the door in the opening, with the hinges completely open. The marks don’t go directly where I will drill a pilot hole, so it is a little more complex. I start by installing the hinges to the base of the cabinet, and then I transfer reference marks to the door. I almost always use non-mortise hinges, so the only real challenge is to locate the screw holes as perfectly as possible – easier said written than done. The last challenging step in the build is to align the hinges. In the previous post, I described how I wrapped the doors with a thin strip of walnut to improve the gap that surrounds the doors on either side of the buffet. I’m finally getting to some of the final steps of finishing off the sideboard base that has been occupying one of my workbenches for the better part of a year.
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