Traveling Joiner’s Toolbox: Episode 5
Posted 30 December 2020
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Fitting and hinging the fall-front door to the box begins with the certainty of order. This video delivers a centuries-old order that has never changed for hand tool enthusiasts. We walk you through the processes step by step to use a finely balanced method that guarantees the perfect outcome with total efficiency.
Paul, you talked about lubricating the hinge screws with furniture wax. That works of course, but as an alternative I like to take a (new) toilet bowl wax ring and stuff some of it into an empty deodorant dispenser. That wax is quite sticky and never hardens so just pop off the cap and dip your screw into the wax and replace the lid. One deodorant container of wax is enough to last most people a lifetime.
Bill
Hi Paul, thanks for the tips on measuring the depths of hinges. I Used pure guess work and often got it wrong.
Regards Larry.
coming along very nice, great tip on setting the hinges.
Regards and all the best for the new year.
Rob
Thank you once again, brilliant as always. Happy New Year.
The high quality of the close up’s where appreciated and very usefull!
Thank you
Excellent and informative as always Paul, could you please ask Joseph or one of your wonderful staff if they could resend episode 4 as I accidentally deleted it and being a complete technophobe I have no idea how to retrieve it, thanks. Received your wonderful book the week before Christmas and it’s a joy. Regards Jim
James if you scroll up on this page you will see a button saying Previous episode.
I greatly enjoy the long B-roll sections of the videos. The overall quality of the videography continues to impress.
The latter part, when the music is playing without commentary, is simply mesmerizing. Reminds me of my childhood, when I was home sick from school. I’d watch Captain Kangaroo. Such a peaceful feeling.
Happy New Year Paul and the Team. 2020 has been a long and difficult year. Your videos and projects contributed largely in making it better. All the best for 2021.
What is the purpose of the blanket?
Hi Dennis,
Paul says:
The blanket protects the front face of the opposite panel which protrudes past the overall face of the frame and panel.
Izzy
Blanket?
It gets very cold in Oxfordshire at this time of year…….
Paul said it was to stop the box pivoting on the point of the raised panel.
What size are the hinges?
Hi Nancy,
Paul says:
2 ½”
Izzy
I wondered about the hinges too.
When I replayed the video Paul says they’re 2” brass hinges.
Yes, they sure appear to me to be 2″ hinges because when explaining & measuring, Paul used the beam of his square (which is 1″ wide) to get the center of the hinge placement.