On Church door, Stockbridge, Hampshire

On the front door of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney

a hinge from the France archive

I keep saying how much I love rust I thought I ought to put one on here

7x5" handmade collage.

Herbert H. Dow Historical Museum, Midland, Michigan, USA

This bronze bracelet took me 4 weeks to complete from design to finish. I had never done a hinge before. Why did I design something with 11 hinges? I'm a glutton for punishment.

Door hinge from a military personnel carrier awaiting restoration by local hobbyist group

piano hinge book with construction paper and color pencils

Birmingham - St Martin in the Bull Ring.

West Door with beautiful pomegranate hinges.

Saturday challenge - hinge.

We have three gates on this side of our house, a small access gate, and a larger double gate, so there are many hinges. The gates were constructed in 2020.

Here are just two hinges. The gates are heavy so Ian has had to adjust them so that the bolts work...

Detail from the west doors of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.

one of the hinges on the main entrance door

Doors--Locks--Knockers--Hinges

A black, decorative hinge on the red wooden door of a temple building in Japan. Close-up of the corner.

The shapes and contrasts of the textures called to me. The light from the window shone on the hinge, showing it off in all its glory. I loved the feel the black and white edit.

Packard Proving Grounds

Shelby Twp, MI

These are kind of an homage to my friend Victoria of Experimetal. She does the balled hinge connection better than anybody. This is not her style though-- it is more a blend of both of our styles.

From the post ball these measure just under 7/8" long by 1/2" wide. They are all sterling silver and have been tumbled in steel shot for a shiny finish.

Made in Bettina Welker's workshop, at Polydays 2012 in Toddington, UK.

After Drazelic's recent call to arms against the Tyranny of the Tap, I spent some time rebuilding the hip connection on my Imp (which, for some reason, has become my go-to guinea pig for this sort of thing).

In general, this connection actually works pretty well, but the white hinge used for the left hip is a bit floppy and prone to coming free from the pelvis. The black one on the right is more stable and even stayed connected after a 2 foot drop.

From an aesthetic standpoint, I think it comes of a bit thick and blocky, which isn't necessarily a bad thing; even when it is a bad thing, it could probably be dealt with pretty easily with some decorative greeblies or armor-bits (yes, those are technical terms...)

I don’t typically do castle builds (even less typically hinged ones), but this turned out well.

Blackened silver with 18K gold flowers. The earrings have a post back, but the hinge between the two sections allows the earring to have movement.