This was a great little project that I've been meaning to get to for a long time. I should've mentioned in the video that if you don't have access to a milling machine with a slitting saw I'd just manage with an angle grinder. I'd clamp a guide to keep the cut square. A diamond cut off wheel should be about 1.5mm and would be a good option. Have a great Christmas and I'll see you in the New Year. :)

You sure come up with some neat projects. I like this one especially. Easy to make with very minimal tools. I've got lots of scrap in the bin that would work for hinges next time I need them.

That's so cool! Never thought of making my own hinges...

Over the years I've made a lot of hinges for scale models, usually from tinplate or brass. They are very small, and I've never thought to make a jig, but this project is so adaptable I think I'll take a day to make a very small jigs so that I can crank out whatever number of hinges I might need. I'll probably use a lot of hinges when I make 1/6 scale crates, suitcases, and presentation boxes. Have a safe and happy New Year.

Schlinder's List Movie showed a fellow making hinges. Now I understand what he was doing. Thank you.

Definitely more scrap wood challenges. It's how I found you on UKposts and ever since can't wait for your next video!

I’ve never thought of making my own hinges! Now I can, if I choose. Yes on the scrap wood challenges. Whatever you make will be beautiful as usual. Thanks for the inspiration.

Great job! There are a lot of custom jobs that require special hinges. Not available from suppliers. Swing clear hinges, drop leaf, wide throw.... Materials are also an option, brass, copper, aluminum... Thank you for showing there is a solution. 😊

Brilliant idea. I couldn’t find brass hinges of the right size and so had to use steel ones for my project. I’ll have a go at making brass ones myself using this tool. Thanks for sharing

ive never actually thought about doing a project like this, most of my builds generally use salvage as the main material, and there are always some salvaged hinges laying around.

This bloke is a proper craftsman, with a well thought out video and anyone should be able to follow his clear and concise explanation. Compare and contrast to some of the "Look at me, I'm an expert" who often tell you to do things that really aren't wise and are often dangerous. UKposts is a great resource but you can often have to go through 50 well meaning idiots to find one good channel like this.

Most of my hinges were hand made but this definitely gives me ideas on how to make them look a little more professional and improve my efficiency on making them. Thanks much!

Outstanding work, sir! Very well done! Thank you for showing your work. I never thought making hinges could be so relatively easy. It seems the hard part is making the jig.

I loved the scrap wood challenges, can’t wait to see what you have in mind

Fantastic. Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to try this. Never would have imagined one could make these easily. Thank you so much.

I use so many hinges, I would love to make one of these. I came across an old diy tip on hinge making by using wire and wrapping it around a knitting needle really tight to make a coil leaving excess on both ends and making a small loop for the screws to go in and run another wire the same length making 2 more loop ends to have 4 total screw holes.

I remember my dad making hinges when I was a kid, thanks for those long lost memories… and YES for more ScrapWood Challenge videos!!! 🎄 Happy Christmas to you and your whole family

This is a great project! You're constantly making things that I previously considered too hard to make in a home shop. It is really inspiring. To answer your question: yes, I'd love to see more scrap wood challenge videos. They're always some of my favorite videos you make!

Your ability to both concieve of and execute interesting and diverse problems never ceases to amaze me. Thank you for all the production effort you go to as well - marvellous stuff and very much appreciated. Regards from one of your Aussie subs - Dave

Loved this video! Not that I have either of the tools (band saw, press) really necessary, it was just so clear and easy. I can see how someone could get really creative with the design once they've got that form made. Thanks!!

The best videos are the ones you're interested in making but honestly I would love more scrapwood challenge. That would make an excellent start to 2022 for me ☺️

Neil, you always come up with something amazing, inspiring and well worth watching! Please keep the Scrapwood Challenge alive, it's the series that got me acquainted to your channel and by far the most creative woodworking series I've found on the Internet! I'd love to see you come up with some ingenious games or even furniture for children ages ~4 and up. This is what I'd like to focus on for a while (regarding the hobby, so that's besides my day job, wife and ~3 and up kids) and all I have so far is a pretty sturdy chair that I've built and would like to refine and produce in series more easily, all the tools I need, and a few ideas I picked up from left and right from your colleagues on youtube, but I'm sure you could come up with something quite unique that might inspire a lot of us young hobby woodworkers looking to make something for their kids. Thanks for your invaluable contribution to the pool of knowledge that the Internet is, and I wish you and everyone that is watching a happy new year, plentiful of inspiration, creativity and energy for work!

It has never crossed my mind to make my own hinges. I'm now looking for a couple of blocks of steel to my make a couple of different sized jigs. And "yes" to more scrap wood videos. I've lost count of how many times that I have gone back and re-watched some of those. Thank you very much for your efforts!

I miss the scrap wood projects! So glad you're bringing them back! Your daily projects last Christmastime are what got me hooked on this channel.

Wow. I didn't even know this tool existed. Also, what do you think of using a slightly bigger nail for the forming? Then it wouldn't be necessary to use a drill, just use a smaller nail as the pin. That will save 31 whole seconds

Yes please, more scrapwood challenges. Love the idea of having hinges when ever you need them without a trip to the hardware store.

That’s a really neat design, this would have been really useful last week when a coworker wanted to make some hinges to make a fold up camp stove.

Hi Neil, My husband and I love watching you. We especially love your Scrap Wood Challenge!! Please do more of those. How you fast forward things and play your music is enjoyable. Your skills and ideas are the best.

Hi Neil, another great wee project. Thanks for keeping me entertained all year! For future Scrapheap Challenges: - You've made several planes. Could you do a plough plane/rebate plane? I plan on having a go at your router plane soon (Paul Seller's router plane looks great too) and a matching style plough plane would be amazing for box making etc. Might be a good mix of metal and wood work. - Don't think this would be super tricky but maybe a game like Connect 4? It being the season for board games (at least in the northern hemisphere)! Maybe something fun with the counters like raw and blackened metal inners with wood outsides? - This is maybe a bit simple, being some sort of box, but how about upcycling/creating a speaker? Maybe a bluetooth speaker as a base, taken out of its casing and put into something a lot cooler? Maybe with kumico? Whatever, you decide, sure it'll be great. Thanks for all your content!

I love this one Neil. Merry Christmas!

Of all your projects, I have to say this is my favourite. It’s a work of art. Simply amazing. Thanks for posting such a wonderful video.

A really great little project this one and super handy as most of us would have a use for custom hinges, hardest part is finding the correct stock that doesn’t cost a arm and a leg to buy, hence why it’s easier to go to Bunnings and simply buy what’s needed for less than 5bucks than searching the county side for steel that costs a small fortune.

Great presentation! What I liked about it was how you spent all your time teaching the technique without having to be "on camera". So many people just need to be on camera, talking about things rather than just teaching the "how to". Great tutorial. Thanks.

Love this video, I've been meaning to make some hinges my self so this came out at the perfect time. I'd love for the scrap wood challenge to make a return, you do amazing work.

Thank you. This was a great tutorial, just what I needed since I was making my hinges with pliers.

I like the fact that you talk while doing the job. It covers all those little details. Thanks

Great video as usual. One small suggestion, only drill out the rolls on half the hinge. This will leave the other half tight and that should retain your pin.

Great video, as always. If I might recommend, you can get very nice overlap and a full circle around the pin if you grind a short bevel on the leading edge that'll be going into the bend. This is pretty standard in all the blacksmithing books and videos out there. Not a big necessity on small hinges like that, but it's one of those little details that I think really sets even small hinges apart from the mass-produced stuff.

Great project. So informative as to what is possible if you set your mind to it. I am employed as a modelmaker/prototyper so all the little tricks and techniques from the forgotten past help in finding a way to get it done. Thanks for sharing.

I love your "whatever gets the job done" focus. As a musical instrument maker who has been forced to make many of his own tools, you are a man after my own heart. Lunch is on me if you're ever in town. Cheers from cool Vienna, Scott

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Neil! You never cease to be an inspiration - these hinges are amazing!

Cheers Neil, That was a great project to finish the year on. Thanks for helping make the pandemic a bit more bearable with all of your amazing content and a big yes please to more scrapwood challenges for 2022. How about some more kinetic art pieces like the cogs and propeller but with even more complexity. Have great Christmas and here's to a much better 2022 than the last 2 years we've all had.

One of the most awesome parts is where you started with a saw, then realized angle grinder would be better. I'm semi skilled but not professional. The ability to make changes on the fly are invaluable to me. It's like strictly following a recipe. Sometimes that doesn't work. :-)

Amazing! How you show each and every step, starting from the basics (which requires a lot of work, but helps you understand), to the more complete (but simpler and more practical) solution, pointing out how to achieve similar results with more or less effort using different tools. Very artistic, and not so easy, but simple enough! Thanks!

That was really interesting and it shows us how easy it can be to make something with simple tools yourself... It also shows us the process how they could have made it back in the days. Thanks for this fantastic video.

Yes please more scrapwood challenges !

I love the scrapwood challenge!! It would be cool to see you make a jewelry box because it can be made in so many different ways. Especially if you make it specifically for someone’s jewelry collection. (i.e. if they have lots of earnings and not many rings make more space for earnings and less for rings) also that would make a great gift!

I've been running from pillar to post to find 1", 1/2" & 1/4" hinges, this video is of great help to make jig to fulfill my requirement.

You know, I never really thought about how hinges were made. Hard to believe it's that easy. Thanks! Anyway, again, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Lord bless you in the coming year.

I most definitely would like more scrap wood challenges!!!! PLEASE. Honestly it's some of my favorite things you do although I dig everything you work on. Happy New year see ya then

Thanks for showing how to do this without a press and a bandsaw or milling machine. Many of don't have those tools so demonstrating those options with hand tools is a great help

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you ❤ Scrap wood makings are my favorites - and Neal's creativity continues to amaze me.

That was fascinating! I had no idea how hinges were made. For a scrapwood challenge, how about a wooden kaleidoscope?

It hadn't even occurred to me that I could make my own hinges! And yes, please, more scrapwood challenges. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Nice work. It always amazes me how people who are determined can make anything like you did.

When Freud (the red circular saw blades) came out in the early 2000 the medal cutting circular saw blade, I was very impressed. It cut 1" steel cubing and 1" steel round tubing like butter.

Your scrap wood challenges are always amazing yes keep that going.

Never really thought about making hinges but that is so cool how you made the jig to do it yourself. Merry Christmas Neil!

You never fail to fascinate and impress even a simple jig project turns into something to admire with your dedication patience and great workmanship. Merry Christmas and happy new year

really loved the video, really enjoyed the whole process, and the simplicity of the thing, and how you showed 3 different ways, which was remarkable. ty.

thanks for sharing Neil. A brilliant and easy method for creating tailor made hinges. Merry Christmas to you and your whole family!

Good idea! It sure beats modifying standard hinges to adapt to a non-standard format in an existing cabinet. Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

20 years ago I tried making hinges using a much more complicated system which was a failure. Thanks for showing this easy method.

Something I've been curious to make for quite some time. This is often the most expensive part of my box building materials list, so your video is very helpful and appreciated. I'd be definitely interested in scrap wood videos also. Merry Christmas. Thanks for your video.

Hey Neil, great video. Really nice hinge jig and the results are great. Your dialogue, camera work and editing are spot on and the result is both educational and entertaining. Thanks for all you show us and it would be great to see more scrapwood challenges in the new year. Meanwhile, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

Dude, today I'm discovering something that I never would have imagined: how the hinges are made. And your circular saw for iron makes me dream, I will try to find it but is it possible to cut stainless steel with it? Thanks for sharing and merry Christmas

the door hinge mold is great

On the last hinge concept use 3 straps. The pins could be held on the hinge by center punch upsetting dimples or just penning on end out of round to make a force fit on one end

scrapwood intarsia would be awesome!!

Meanwhile the wife still has no cabinet doors...

Love your work. I wish I had a fly-press they are great machines. Finding one I can afford, well that's another matter. 55 years ago I used one often as a sheet metal worker. So as a sheety from years ago. You did fine. Well done.

Yes, more scrap wood projects would be great! And more metal projects, and more cogs, and more propellers! Seriously, thanks for the great content. Enjoy your holidays!

Ah yes, I remember this from the acclaimed movie, Schindler's List

you also can make a hinge die set with pins, anvil/plate mandrel, and hammer. Look it up in metal working-hand forming or blacksmithing. Making hinges like you did is easier in 2 steps, prebend, then complete radius.

on the simple hinge, you can afix the pin to the upper part and allow the pin to slip in and out of the lower section, makes door removal easy as open and lift off the hinge

Great video! It’s probably a lot easier to run to the hardware store for a hinge but occasionally we run into those “Special Projects” that require some odd version that can’t be found at the store.

I love your scrapwood challenges and can't wait to see more! Maybe you could even do scrap metal challenges? Thanks for making such great content and happy new year!

Love a good scrap wood challenge and I've seen a one board hinged book stand that I think you'd enjoy giving a bash as it's just a little project that's mildly useful in the kitchen

You can also weld the pin ends, the pin won't drop out and that works well as a security feature if the hinge is on an out door location.

Another great little project to finish off a great year of them :) Definitely yes to more scrap wood challenges!! My suggestion for now would be more iterations of the desk lamp, it’s the first video I watched from your channel and is what got me hooked. Interested as you borrowed the electronics from an existing lamp, others lamps could provide different parts, perhaps a clip on one with a flexible neck could be really cool, or perhaps doing a regular lamp and borrowing the shade or making one from fabric. Merry Christmas and a happy new year everyone!

The Idea was very good, Tha same idea I used to make production of hinges in engineering industry at the time of year 1993. I remembered that work I was done so many years back. Thanks.

I wasn't looking to make any hingers at this time in my life but this was a fascinating and really well done tutorial... maybe I will make a hinge someday

I am definitely going to make one of these candles are so bloody expensive and for the little projects that I need tiny hinges for this is absolutely perfect. This popped up in my feed and you definitely earned my subscription.

That came out 100 times better then I expected! Didn't realize this was achievable with some basic tools.

Just to let you know and to thank you. The steel cutting blade for circular saw that I saw you use, when you purchased it, was eye opening and I had to try one for myself. They are certainly a time saver and make cutting large sheets of steel much easier and much less work with the cutting wheel. I look forward to trying this out also. Thank you for sharing!

It's really cool to know how to do this. I had no idea it was even possible to make your own hinges without some kind of dedicated machine

Very clever! With the insane cost of simple hardware, it's nice to see a way for someone to make their own custom hinges. I love it! Thanks! :)

That jig has given me an idea for another project I have in mind to save me some valuable time... cold rolling some shim material into a tube! Thanks very much for the idea!

When you hammer over the leading edge of the barrel portion maybe try file it off a bit too. When I was in Highschool I worked in a automotive/truck spring shop and we tapered the ends of the spring steel for the main spring leaves so when we heated and wrapped the spring eyes they closed up tighter and looked neater in the end.

This will come in handy for sure. I'm just amazed at how simple it is to make one. I could never begin to thank you enough for this video, and the words thank you just don't seem to be enough to convey my thoughts on my appreciation for you and this video. Merry Christmas to you and yours and all the best wishes for a Happy New Year.

I had no idea you could make your own hinges at home! Of course,I have no metalworking skills,but your work is exemplary! Well done!

Definitely looking forward to more Scrapwood Challenge videos. I'd like to see you make shop tools/jigs, and how about a folding worktable? Really enjoy your videos. Thanks.

Interesting. I have a folding step/chair with damaged hinges and I haven't been able to find replacements. Nice to know there's an option when they go completely. I'd probably beef them up a bit too.

i love the scrap wood challenges! Perhaps some things for the kitchen? Drawer organizers, silverware sorter, knife blocks, paper towel holder or a napkin holder?

Yes to more scrapwood challenge vids! I’d love to see you make a basin, maybe a whole vanity - combine the scrapwood challenge with scrapmetal challenge

A simple topic but yet a great and valuable video covering it, such basic knowledge shared to the artisans community worths a lot.

Great work, there are people who actually need no market for stuffs. We can create things from the scratch where the elderly used to do it, but nowadays we are accustomed to ready made things.

Thank you so much! I seen it done on a movie once , but they didn’t show how to make the die , bless your heart

Scrap wood challenges are the best! All of your projects are great, but the scrap challenges are what really drew me to your channel.

I can't tell you what to make, but I can say that the Scrap wood challenge is my favorite series from you. Always happy to see more.