I cut a channel for each side of the hinge and then coated the pin with ochre.
I then lay the two pieces of chenier on one side of the hinge with the pin inside.
With a soft flame I heated and soldered the chenier.
After cooling. I prepared the top side of the hinge with yellow ochre and placed a piece of solder in the channel and fixed it there with heat.
Lining up the two sides of the hinge was one of the hardest parts,
But once they were aligned I was ready for the final heat and solder.
Final heat was very difficult considering I couldn't see when the solder melted, but there was a slight slump when the metal reached the right colour.
Voila! A moving hinge. Riveting the hinge is one of the last things I will do for the whole piece, after the plique-a-jour enameling and polishing.
All photos: Mark Sherwood Photography
