| Brusso® Incorporated was originally founded by a custom cabinet and furniture maker who was frustrated with the low quality of hardware that was available to him at the time. |
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| He started to design and manufacture a product that met his own high expectations - the result is a beautiful and functional line of hardware. Each piece is precision machined from solid brass stock with a luster provided by a high copper content. Only premium quality materials, such as stainless steel hinge pins, balls and springs, are used. Each piece is designed with the box maker or cabinet maker in mind with traditional styling and elegant lines for easy installation. |
» Brusso Solid Brass Hardware |
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Brusso Precision Knife Hinges
Straight hinges for overlay doors, offset "L" hinges for flush mounted doors. Use 5/16" wide hinges for small doors up to 12" x 24" and 3/8" hinges for medium doors up to 24" x 36". Screws included. |
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Brusso Brass Bullet Catches
Milled from solid brass with stainless steel ball. Two sizes: 7/16" Diameter, Medium Duty and 1/4" Diameter, Light Duty. Sold individually. |
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Brusso Brass Sleeves and Shelf Supports
Beautifully turned solid brass clips will add a touch of class to all your adjustable shelf projects. 1/4" pin support is 3/8" long with a milled face 7/16" long and about 5/16" wide. Sleeves for the 1/4" pin supports are 7/16" in length and require a 3/8" diameter hole. |
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Brusso Jewelry Box Feet
The finishing touch on a finely crafted box. Install by gluing feet into a 5/16" diameter hole, 1/4" deep. Feet measure 9/16" total height, exposed foot height 3/8". Solid brass. |
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Brusso Precision Box Hinges
Features rectangular knuckles which stop the lid in a vertical position so it won’t drop back. Hinge pins are precision ground tool steel, with pin boxes that are first drilled, then reamed, for smooth fit and operation... |
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Brusso Mortised Box Lid Support
This finely crafted support is mortised into the side of your box with no interference with the interior space. Clean sides allow for perfect fitting trays. Solid brass. Mortise is approximately 1/4" W x 2-7/8" L x 1/2" D. |
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Brusso Butt Hinges
Beautifully crafted hinges, precision milled from heavy brass stock with stainless steel pins. Available in four sizes, with and without finials These full mortise hinges are intended for use on boxes and small cabinets. |
» Easy-To-Make Shelf Pin Drilling Jig |
~ from: Woodcraft
Adjustable shelves are a feature that adds great flexibility to many woodworking projects. If you only have a couple boards to drill for shelf pins, you can use a piece of inexpensive hardboard pegboard as a drilling jig. Most shelf pins have 1/4" shanks and the holes in pegboard are 1/4". You should cut the pegboard to the size of the pieces that you are drilling. You may have to trim the top edge of your pegboard later. Mark the front and top of the pegboard.
If your first set of holes are to be 9-1/2" from the top edge of your cupboard side, draw a line on it 9-1/2" from the top edge. Lay the piece of pegboard on it and see where the line falls. If you can not see your line through a row of holes in the pegboard, slide the pegboard up until your line is centered in a row of pegboard holes. Next, measure how far over the top edge of the side the pegboard is extended. This amount should be cut off the top of the pegboard.
Mark the row of holes that are now centered 9-1/2" down on your pegboard. The rest of your rows of holes that you need to drill should line up with other sets of holes in the pegboard. Make sure that when you drill the side of your project, you keep your pegboard lined up with the its top edge and don't turn the pegboard over as this will change the horizontal alignment of the holes.
If you are using a portable drill or if your drill press does not have accurate depth stops, it is a good idea to use a stop collar on your bit. Some woodworkers use a layer of masking tape on their drill bit as a depth stop, but the tape will quickly wear as it contacts your template and an expensive cupboard side could be damaged as a result. Brad point drill bits do an excellent drilling job because their center points help prevent the bit from "walking" during use.
The holes in your template will become enlarged after repeated use, so if do a lot of drilling for shelf pins, you may want to consider purchasing a jig such as a Veritas Shelf Drilling Jig. |
Adjustable Drill Stops
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