Question for all of you cabinetry experts out there:
I am designing for some workshop cabinets with heavy doors -- tools will be mounted to both the back of the cabinet and the inside of the doors (5-10 lbs?)
There seem to be a bazillion articles and suggestions for cabinets and hinges that I've gone through with different wood types, thicknesses and hinges, but none seem to directly address this issue.
I'm happy to use full-length piano hinges for surface mounted doors, but what modification would you make to basic carcass design to ensure that the weight doesn't rack or tear the door off in time?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts (or suggestions to other threads here that I might have missed!)
-- Chris J