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Dan Friedrichs
07-28-2011, 11:12 PM
From a old piece of furniture. Kinda strange - the pivot is just a rivet, and it's mortised into a slot in the cabinet such that the pivot (but nothing else) is visible from the front with the door closed. The narrow bearing surface has worn after many years, so I'd like to replace the hinge, but can't find anything that looks remotely similar. Does this hinge have a name?

Gary Redden
07-28-2011, 11:35 PM
Not exactly the same but they are close. http://www.wwhardware.com/products/hinges/cabinet-and-furniture-hinges/semi-concealed.html

Gary

Charles Wiggins
07-28-2011, 11:52 PM
I cannot find an exact match, but it's some kind of knife hinge with an overlay (http://www.plumbersurplus.com/Prod/Amerock-BP1242-2G-Knife-Hinge-Adjustable-Overlay-Variable-Perma-Brite-Zinc/93812/Cat/1356).

Dave Cav
07-28-2011, 11:53 PM
Does this hinge have a name?

Knife hinges. You don't see them much any more; I think euro-style hinges made them obsolete.

Jamie Buxton
07-29-2011, 12:27 AM
I think one of the first few hinges on this page might be your hinge: http://www.hardwaresource.com/hinges/CABINET+HINGES/Pivot+Hinges+for+Cabinets

Larry Edgerton
07-29-2011, 5:59 AM
3/8 overlay Knife hinge. I hate to admit it, but that is what we were using on cabinets when I started until the euros showed up like Dave said. Dang, I'm old ain't I?

Grumble, grumble, grumble........

Larry

Dan Friedrichs
07-29-2011, 9:50 AM
Thanks, guys! I looked at tons of pictures of hinges, but never saw that one - having a name for it helps tremendously.

russell lusthaus
07-29-2011, 11:22 AM
check the restoration hardware catalogs. I know I have seen an assortment of those knife hinges somewhere. Thinking. . . .

Brian Kent
07-29-2011, 1:27 PM
Does this hinge have a name?How about "Susan"? Does that work for you?