Eric Schmid
04-04-2020, 12:26 PM
Recently made some new doors for this old cabinet. The cabinets in this house were site built, likely in 1955. It’s got a new top and fresh paint on the inside. The paint on the carcass and drawer fronts was removed, cabinet sanded and a wipe on varnish applied. The doors have yet to be varnished.
Installing these doors with the cabinet in place is less than fun. The openings have up to 1/8” difference from top to bottom. The hinges adjust the old fashioned way, plug and reset. There is enough play in some of the hinges that getting the vertical lines right is like playing the wind on a lofted golf shot. So I feel for those who spent day in, day out putting together site built cabinets and taking on the additional challenge of inset doors.
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Installing these doors with the cabinet in place is less than fun. The openings have up to 1/8” difference from top to bottom. The hinges adjust the old fashioned way, plug and reset. There is enough play in some of the hinges that getting the vertical lines right is like playing the wind on a lofted golf shot. So I feel for those who spent day in, day out putting together site built cabinets and taking on the additional challenge of inset doors.
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