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Dummy Finial Hinges for Inset Doors
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From the original questioner: Kraftmaid offers a door with a fake finial hinge that attaches inside the bead of their mitered door. They use a full overlay face frame trying to get the look of an inset door. I want to do something similar, except I want to actually use inset doors, just without the actual butt hinges. From contributor F: There was a product made for use with Cup hinges. A few years ago it was advertised in the trade magazines. I believe the fellow who made this product doesn't make it anymore. Maybe someone could start it back up again. Sometimes great ideas come on the market way too soon. He used to post on some of the woodworking forums. Could be a great business for someone making this part. Some online know who he is - maybe he's still making a few. From contributor D: We will screw a non-mortise hinge to the face frame and then use Blum thick-door hinges. Works like a champ. From the original questioner: How much gap do you have to leave between the edge of the door and the dummy hinge? Is there any problem with the door hitting the finial tip hinge? I did some experiments yesterday using a Blum inset plate with a 120 degree hinge, and a standard finial tip butt hinge (I just used those for now because that's all I could get locally). I had to leave a heavy 1/8'' gap to clear the finial tip, then the door would open up and hit the finial tip hinge when fully opened. The next time I order hardware from my supplier, I will order what you described and see how that works. From contributor D: The butt hinges mic out at .085", and we allow that each side. The back edge of the door is adjusted right to the edge of the hinge, then backed off slightly. The standard clip-top or clip Blum hinges won't work - you have to use the thick-door hinge. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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