Glossary of Cabinet Hinge
Terms
An exposed tip of the pin of a butt hinge that is shaped like
a ball. The part of butt hinge where the two halves come together and
are joined with a pin. A hinge composed of two plates attached to abutting surfaces of
a door and cabinet and joined by a pin. 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! This refers to any hinge that does not show from the outside of
the cabinet. 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. 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. 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. Frameless cabinets which use a concealed hinge. Hinges that are concealed and which use a hole bored into the
back of the door. Hinges that show on the outside of the cabinet. Hinges that are
not concealed or hidden. 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. An exposed tip of the pin of a butt hinge that has a fancy turned
shape. 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. 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. Will not show at all from the outside of the cabinet. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The part of a concealed european style hinge (such as a Blum hinge)
that mounts on to the cabinet or face frame. 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. A door which sit in front of the cabinet and covers or overlays
a portion of the cabinet or face frame. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. A specialty concealed hinge used for inset doors. Requires mortises
into the door and cabinet for the bodies of both hinge halves. 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. 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. Go to the Hinge Catagory
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