[TheForge] Hinges

[bamablacksmith at comcast.net]

If your using flat bar, make it the same as a strap hinge. However that type doenst seem to be the historically accurate...  see the following...

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/001446.asp

http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/exhibition/zoomify.asp?id=142&type=i&width=640&height=480&hideAlt=1

mike


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jerry Smith <jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com>
> Smiths and Friends,
> 
> I need to make a neck collar that is of the early 1800
> era. During the slavery period in American history.
> 
> How would I make a hinge out of 1 to 2 wide stock,
> probably 1/4 thick?
> 
> Jerry