Thread: Alternative to Brusso?

Originally Posted by gregoryq

no worries Craig.

When you get the LV brassware, could you please add a review to this thread? I'm going to soon be needing a set of pulls and other hardware for a basic period chest that I'm making.

thanks

Greg

Hi all,

Do you guys have the LV hardware catalogue? it's almost as drool-making as their tools catalogue. Be Warned!

Cheers!

steves drooling so much his keyboard is all slippery and he hit the enter key twice:eek:

Yeah, I have that catalogue, too. Will you guys please join me in trying to convince Rob to emmigrate?

Greg

Originally Posted by gregoryq

Yeah, I have that catalogue, too. Will you guys please join me in trying to convince Rob to emmigrate?

Greg

He doesn't need to emigrate, although he'd be welcome I'm sure.

No he just needs to open the Australian branch. Hey, if it's good enough for Lie-Nielsen .....

Originally Posted by gregoryq

no worries Craig.

When you get the LV brassware, could you please add a review to this thread?

Sure. No problem.

Originally Posted by gregoryq

no worries Craig.

When you get the LV brassware, could you please add a review to this thread?

Well the LV extruded hinges arrived in the mail the other day.
Out of the packet they look pretty good and have a nice heavy feel to them. The leaves are highly polished and I guess protected with a lacquer finish?

The hinges are nominally 50mm x 30mm.
I put the verniers over one set and the results were:

Hinge 1.
Leaf size opened: 50.14 x 30.2 Pin length 50.35
Diagonals 58.13 and 58.4

Hinge 2.
Leaf size opened 50.28 x 30.09 Pin length 50.15
Diagonals 58.18 and 58.0

Both hinges messured exactly 2.00 mm thick.

So the hinges do have some slight variation in size and aren't exactly square but are pretty close.

They are a step up in quality to anything I've bought in Oz before but then at $13 something US they should be (of course postage has to be added to that as well)

I was dissapointed though that for that price they don't come with screws.

HTH
Craig

Originally Posted by craigb

What's a good substitute for Brusso hinges?

I'd like to buy the Brussos but at US $31 a pair for 2" ones from LV they are pretty exey. Especially as I need three pairs.

What are the LV extruded brass hinges like? Anybody had experience of them?

Any other alternatives to consider?

Craig, I realise this is an older post, and that you have received your hinges from LV, but I didn't see any reference in the responses to this local supplier http://tinyurl.com/pd56n. This link takes you to Veneer Inlay Australia, located in Sydney.

I recently purchased some solid brass hinges from them, and although not the same high quality as Brusso, they are the best I've been able to source locally.

One to keep in mind for next time I guess.