Sam Salvati Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 A friend contacted me for a set of hinges for a project he is working on, hinges for a small cabinet. That friend is Michael Pekovich who is the art director for Fine Woodworking magazine, and the cabinet is the latest in his blog, just in time for the new Hobbit movie coming out, a Hobbit cabinet. The idea behind it being, design and build a cabinet that might be easily seen in Bilbo's house, using traditional hand working techniques and methods but not strictly adhering to a specific school of woodworking design. I had met Mike through Peter's Valley when he was teaching woodworking there and I was the apprentice in the blacksmith shop, and we had collaborated on a marking knife design. Here is a link to his blog:http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/58100/the-birth-of-a-hobbit-cupboard and I am honored to say my hinges will finish it out: Forged from 10 gauge mild steel, 1/4"pin non welded barrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Of all the things youve done I bet you never expected hinges to be the thing to get you into a magazine, lol. Very cool though, they look good, I cant wait to see the hobbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 LOL thanks Dan!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Roy Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Nice detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Very nice. I think they'll look very good on that cabinet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I agree, definitely would fit a Tolkeinesque decor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 VERY COOL Sam! Bilbo would be proud to own it! I always thought you looked a little like a Morian dwarf! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george m. Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Dear Sam, Just so I understand your thought process, why did you chose filed/ground bevels rather than use a hammered technique? I would have thought (and this is only my own imagination) that Hobbits would have hammered somethiing like that. Or maybe it was imported from the Dwarves who seem to have a more angular/inorganic aesthetic. Elves would certainly have used a more curvey/viney form. Tolkienesquely, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick L. Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Very impressive work Sam ! I like the detail you put into each piece. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 was going to ask how you got those bevels on - were they filed then? they look wicked sam - like the angle youve turned the pretty end off at :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thanks everyone! Dear Sam, Just so I understand your thought process, why did you chose filed/ground bevels rather than use a hammered technique? I would have thought (and this is only my own imagination) that Hobbits would have hammered somethiing like that. Or maybe it was imported from the Dwarves who seem to have a more angular/inorganic aesthetic. Elves would certainly have used a more curvey/viney form. Tolkienesquely, George George, I think you have that all backwards, and fall into a common mistake of underestimating hobbits! :D Where the hobbits would take time to relax, light a pipe and file in the corners, dwarves would bash it out then get drunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinculo Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Very cool Sam. Also wanted to say your hardy tooling look extremely well done in another recent thread. Keep it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Really cool, Sam. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Trinculo thank you very much!! Thanks Kevan! Some Elves stopped by (not the Santa kind) and taught me a new technique for making a drawer or cabinet pull that is self affixing, didn't get a chance to photo it but hopefully there will be some on Mike's Blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Here is the finished Cabinet, and a close up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 What a great handle Sam!!! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Very neat handle, Sam. I'm guessing that the stem is curled up tight to hide the end which was formed into a nail that is clinched over on the inside. Solid idea, that, and very elvish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Smith Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Those are beutiful how did you forge those? Any recorces inwhich I can learn how to forgehinges like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 You make it sound easy, Sam. I'll wager you make it LOOK easy too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Smith Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 gee didnt know it was so complicated......lol .. I was actually wondering more about the actual hinge part did you mesure out the sections within each part inorder to make them align correctly or did you just forge and eyeball it...sorry if this sounds like a stupid question I am more experianced with forging sharp pointy objects than inter locking parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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