with Drew Langsner
Wooden hardware is appealing for several reasons. The dimensions can be scaled to the demands of the project at hand. It's also an opportunity to do some whittling, which immediately gives a house or cabinet an attractive, individual appearance. One feature common to the hinges is that the strap sections also 
double as supports for the door. And the doors can be instantly removed from the cabinet (or house door jambs) by simply lifting the door up and off of the pintels.
There are several ways to make both hinges and latches. Hinge pintels can be hand-carved from a single piece of wood, built up using a block body with a dowel insert for the pivot, or partially carved but with lathe-turned pivots. Latch construction can be a simple button or quite complex, utilizing several parts which must be designed and made very carefully to work well.
In this course the project is a corner cabinet, useful for storing spices or small keepsakes. In addition to wooden hinges, the cabinet may have a latch that utilizes a wooden spring. There is also the possibility of doing some decorative chip carving on the carcass and/or door. The cabinet is eastern white pine; the hardware is cherry or another hardwood.
This tutorial also serves as an introduction to making cabinets using solid wood construction. The class is suitable for beginning and intermediate woodworkers.
Use of special tools is included in the tuition. Five days; limited to 4 students. The $975 tuition includes materials, meals and a private room.
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Drew Langsner
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828-656-2280 (M-F, 9-6 Eastern time)