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Donald Weber wrote:
Hi, I am making wood boxes. sides and front is 1/4" and the back is 3/8".
I am old and its very hard to put screws in the hinges. is there other ways
to hinge a wooden box that I dont know of. Any remarks would be great. I
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I've had good success using slot or barbed hinges in small boxes. You
have to cut a very narrow slot (1/32") and then the hinge is inserted to
the slot and held by the barbs. You can cut the slots on a router or
router table with the correct blade?