AboutGreg Scholl Expertise Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects,Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings,wood species recognition,usage,etc.
Experience Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Sold, built, serviced, setup Home,Industrial and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools, and offered instruction on use and care as well.I even have some Trade show Demo experience.
Organizations none at this time.
Publications Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how"), local newspapers as well
Education/Credentials Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars by Major tool manufacturers, Delta, Powermatic, Performax, Porter Cable, Skil/Bosch to name a few.
Past/Present Clients Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT.(the Antiques capital of CT.) Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.), local Museums and Historical Societies.
I have 16mm chipboard that I am trying to install European (concealed hinges)
They require a 35mm hole.
I have both a forstner bit and a bit for my router which both claim this is what they are for.
The problem I have is that the hole must be 12mm deep and when I have drilled this far the locating tip on the bit has protruded through the face of the door.
Is there any other way to do this?
Answer Hey Bill, typically, most of those hinges are designed for 19mm (3/4") doors, and that would be the case with the hinges you have there I believe...but you certainly could use the drill bit to make a jig for the router and then use a top bearing straight bit to make the holes in the thinner material.No center point to worry about, and once the jig is made, (and you could make one that clamps to the door and locates both holes at once),it's just a matter of setting the bit depth on your plunge router, and it should be easy to proceed from there...there are MANY hinge styles available for these types of doors, and some are designed with shallower "pockets", and some that don't need the 35mm hole....I usually buy here: http://woodworker.com/search.asp?ADS=&SEARCH=hardware&OLDINDEX=20091002547631142...
