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Master craftsman Dale Nish taught me how to make an amazing wood hinge for boxes. A wooden dowel is cut into segments, a shallow hole is drilled in the center of each dowel and a small pin is inserted into the hole for the dowel segments to pivot on. I've made thousands of boxes using this style of hinge and I have designed four jigs to precisely drill the hole in the center of dowel segments (the most difficult task).
Product Details
Four individual wood-hinge drill jig sizes available: 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" & 3/4"
Each individual wood-hinge drill jig includes one dowel jig, drill bit holder, drill bit, and Allen wrench.
1/4" & 3/8" drill jigs come with a 1/16" drill bit.
1/2" & 3/4" drill jigs come with a 1/8" drill bit.
Opposing set screws hold the drill bit securely in the holder and allows for adjustment of the hole depth.
Port holes in drill bit holder expel the sawdust to prevent clogging.
You may also like a copy of of my video "Wood-Hinge Box" which shows you step-by-step how to build a wood-hinge box. Please go to our "Video" collection and add "the Wood-Hinge Box" video (available as a DVD or On Demand) to your cart.
It took some getting used to but it is worth it for a beautiful wooden hinge!
The drilling jigs for the invisible hinges are really good; well made, accurate and exactly as advertised. The Whiteside bit, however, fails. Sold as a .25 core box but the one I got measured .243, too small for seating a .25 dowel. RC’s customer service said Whiteside’s bits are “all over the place” and .243 is on the low side. Their advice was to fit the dowel to the groove but then the dowel would be small in the drilling jig. I asked to return it as defective, haven’t heard back. What they should do is check stock, find one that’s .25 and exchange it. I’ll likely buy more from RC but their customer service needs help.
The Cosman wood hinge drill jig does a first class job of making a perfectly centred hole in the ends of your segmented wooden box hinge.
Excellent bit of kit - thank you!
Arrived quickly as promised. I am dialing in a dowel making jig for an exact fit. My first attempts fit loose in the hinge making jig and still drilled a hole in the center.
