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Hinge
Catagory
Ball
Tip
An
exposed tip of the pin of a butt hinge that is shaped like a ball.
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Barrel
The part
of butt hinge where the two halves come together and are joined with a
pin.
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Butt
Hinge
A hinge
composed of two plates attached to abutting surfaces of a door and
cabinet and joined by a pin.
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Clip
On
A
concealed hinge that allows you to attached the two parts of the hinge
together by simply snapping them together. Makes finishing the doors a
breeze!
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Concealed
Hinges
This
refers to any hinge that does not show from the outside of the cabinet.
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Cup
This
refers to the door portion of a concealed hinge(such as the Blum hinges)
that requires a hole to be drilled in the back of the door. The cup
portion of the hinge is inserted into this hole.
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Degree
Of Opening
This
refers to how far or to what angle a door will open. Some hinges will
allow the doors to open farther allowing for better access to the
contents of the cabinet.
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270
Degree Hinge
This
refer to a hinge that allows the door a full movement of 270 degees
which allows it to open all the way to the outside side of the cabinet
wall. This can only be achieved on a frameless full overlay cabinet
design.
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European
Style Cabinets
Frameless
cabinets which use a concealed hinge.
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European
Hinges
Hinges
that are concealed and which use a hole bored into the back of the door.
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Exposed
Hinges
Hinges
that show on the outside of the cabinet. Hinges that are not concealed
or hidden.
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Face
Frame
A
cabinet is in essence a box. A face frame is a narrow piece of wood,
usually about 2" wide that is attached to the front of this box,
framing the opening where the doors go.
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Finial
Tip
An
exposed tip of the pin of a butt hinge that has a fancy turned shape.
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Frameless
A
frameless cabinet is one that does not have a face frame. A frameless
cabinet is made like a simple four sided box. This is sometimes called
European style.
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Free
Swinging
This
means the hinge can move freely along its path from open to closed.
There is no sort of catch feature to keep the door shut.
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Fully
Concealed
Will not
show at all from the outside of the cabinet.
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Full
Overlay
In
frameless cabinet construction the box is typically made from ¾"
thick stock. A full overlay will cover the complete front edge or just
slightly less than this stock. A full overlay hinge is typically used on
the outsides or ends of a cabinet.
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Half
Overlay
In
frameless cabinet construction the box is typically made from 3/4 inch
thick stock. A half overlay is commonly used in the middle of a run of
cabinets where the doors share a common single partition wall. This
hinge will allow the door to cover up half of the partition wall (or
approximately 3/8"). Not to be confused with 1/2 inch overlay which
will allow a door to cover up the cabinet or face frame by 1/2 inch.
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Inset
A door
that sits within the cabinet opening such that the front face of the
door is flush with the front of the cabinet or face frame.
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3/8
inch Inset
This is
a door that has a 3/8" x 3/8" rabbet cut all the way around
the door on the back edge. This cut allows half the thickness of the
door to go back into the cabinet and leaves the front half of the door
overlaying the cabinet or face frame. It is also sometimes called a
lipped door.
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Knife
Hinge
Shaped
like scissors. One half of hinge mounts to top edge (or bottom edge) of
door. Oher half mounts to horizontal cabinet member directly above (and
below) door.
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Lipped
This is
a door that has a rabbet cut all the way around the door on the back
edge. This cut allows part of the door to go back into the cabinet and
leaves the remaining part overlaying the cabinet or face frame.
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Mounting
Plate
The part
of a concealed european style hinge (such as a Blum hinge) that mounts
on to the cabinet or face frame.
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No-Mortise
A style
of hinge that can be mounted directed to the cabinet and the door
without any mortises or special cuts being made into the wood surfaces.
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Overlay
A door
which sit in front of the cabinet and covers or overlays a portion of
the cabinet or face frame.
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Pin
Hinge
A hinge
that pivots on a single point. Offers a very low profile as only the
pivoting knuckle is visible from the outside of the cabinet.
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Pivot
Hinge
A
concealed hinge for inset doors which uses a bushing placed into the
horizontal cabinet members above and below the door, with a pin coming
down from the hinge into the bushing.
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Reverse
Bevel
A door
edge that is angled backwards allowing the door edge to serve as the
pull. This gives a much simpler,cleaner looking design of cabinets.
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Self
Closing
This
type hinge will have a design feature to help pull the door shut and
keep it closed when the door is brought within a few inches of being
closed. Sometimes called snap-closing.
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Semi-Concealed
This
term is applied to a hinge where some of hinge shows on the outside of
the cabinet, but a portion of it is hidden behind the door.
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Slip
On
A
concealed type hinge where the two parts of the hinge are fastened
together by slipping one half on the the other and then tightening a
screw.
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Snap
Closing
This
type of hinge will have a design feature to help pull the door in and
keep it shut when the door is brought within a few inches of being
closed. Sometimes called self-closing.
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Soss
Hinge
A
specialty concealed hinge used for inset doors. Requires mortises into
the door and cabinet for the bodies of both hinge halves.
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Surface
Mounted
A hinge
that does not need a hole or mortise drilled in the door or cabinet in
order to mount it. In a concealed hinge it simple mounts with screw. In
an exposed hinge it also means the entire hinge will show on the outside
of the door and cabinet.
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Wrap
Around
A style
of hinge where the plates of the hinge are formed around the back edge
of the door and/or the face frame. A partial wrap around hinge will wrap
around the door and have a plain flat leaf for the cabinet so it can be
used on a frameless cabinet. A full back-to-back wrap around hinge with
wrap around on both halves of the hinge so it can be used on a face
frame cabinet.
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Hinge
Catagory
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