HD-638 Quadrant Hinge

I have been using these Quadrant Hinges for high end Jewelry Boxes for twenty years. They are reasonably easy to fit ( I don’t use the template ) .

Worked as expected. Wish there was an insert for the mortise. With the guild bushing on my router I can’t see the cut. Mortise was free handed, and while it wasn’t difficult at this price they should do better there.

The hardware is beautiful and has some meat to it. I would buy this hardware again but I would not use the included steel' **** to pre tap the holes. My only gripe is that I drilled, pre threaded the hole and waxed the steel **** and the thing still twisted off leaving half the **** in the wood. The brass screws gave me no issue with the same process. The brass templates are definitely worth it. Just make sure you get your router deck and guide bushing centered over the router bit.

Very nice hinges for medium to large boxes. My first use was on a humidor. I tried to get the fit correctly using only a drill bit and chisels. While getting close on practice pieces of poplar, I could never get it just right. I purchased the router template ( TJ-638) and everything worked perfectly this first time.Take care to read and follow the routing instructions and you will be very pleased with the results.

I can't imagine spending all of the time making your project and then use a lesser quality piece of hardware. Brusso's hardware is stout, well made and consistent.