shutter hardware source

[Bill Leonard]

I am in the process of building operational shutters for a new home. Does anyone have a source for shutter hinges and hardware? I am in sticker shock over the price of hardware. It appears as though the hinges will cost more than the materials for the shutters. I will be making raised panel shutters out of Western Cedar for installation in a hurricane prone area ( coastal South Carolina).

[Glenn Clabo]

Understand Bill...nothing cheap about shutter hardware...
http://houseofantiquehardware.com/s.nl/sc.12/category.24/.f

If you go stainless...Yipes...
http://www.timberlaneshutters.com/hrd_getstart_stainlesssteel.php

[Dell Littlefield]

I built mine using hardware from Lowes. I used gate hinges like these
http://www.hooverfence.com/woodfence/hd-screwhook-strap-hinge.htm
and the sliding locks normally used for gate stops like these:
http://www.hooverfence.com/woodfence/dropbolt.htm
I used eyebolts for the receivers. The only shutter hardware I used was the holdbacks. Worked pretty good for me