Quality concealed hinge for butterfly table leaf

[Alan Kalker]

I'm looking for a high quality, concealed hinge for a butterfly table extension leaf. Any suggestions for sources?

[Phillip Mitchell]

Tectus Simonswerk. There is no substitute and they are better in every way than SOSS, etc. I used a pair of TE 340 3D hinges in a recent expanding butterfly leaf table build and was very pleased with them and their 3D adjustability (after mortising and install.) You might as well spend the ~$60 for the templaco routing jig.

[Alan Kalker]

Phillip, that is exactly what I'm looking for. The tabletop is 3/4" (Leopard wood). Will it fit that? It looks like it's designed for a thickness of 1 1/2".
Thanks.

[Kevin Jenness]

Tectus hinges are the best but are designed for architectural applications with (AFAIK) a minimum 1" thickness. http://www.tectushinges.com/FAQ.html#

Sugatsune makes similar hinges that will work in thinner material. https://www.sugatsune.com/product/3-way-adjustable-concealed-hin-2/

[Phillip Mitchell]

Tectus hinges are the best but are designed for architectural applications with (AFAIK) a minimum 1" thickness. http://www.tectushinges.com/FAQ.html#

Sugatsune makes similar hinges that will work in thinner material. https://www.sugatsune.com/product/3-way-adjustable-concealed-hin-2/

Thanks Kevin. Excellent point. The Tectus 240 is their smallest and you are correct that 1” in the thinnest thickness they will fit. Just looked it up a few days ago for another project.

Alan - the table top leaves I used the TECTUS on was 1.5” thick so they worked well in that application with really thick and heavy leaves.

I have used other Sugatsune hinged hardware in the past and was certainly impressed with the quality and selection of problem solving hardware they have. I may being ordering some of their smaller adjustable concealed hinges for an upcoming wall cabinet project where Tectus is simply too big. Good links.