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   tufenhundel | May 04, 2003 06:40am | #1

   Last time I looked (couple weeks ago) Rockler Woodworking carried the Brusso brand on hardware.  Rockler.com

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   forestgirl | May 04, 2003 06:33pm | #2

   bigtuna -- "German Silver" has no silver in it -- it is an alloy of copper, zinc and nickel that has the visual appearance of silver.  It's moniker comes from the 1800's I believe.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   greenebelly | May 04, 2003 10:46pm | #3

          The best silversmith anywhere is Fletcher's silversmithing in Studio City off of coldwater canyon in L.A. area. Cheryll Greene is the owner. Usually fixes stuff but will make them. It with be pricey though, but if you can't find anyone else give her a try.

       Good luck

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   NormInFujino | May 05, 2003 10:31am | #4

   You might try Van Dykes Restorers. They have a wide selection of stuff, tho I don't know whether sterling silver is in there.

   ". . .and only the stump or fishy part of him remained."

   Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township

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   forestgirl | May 05, 2003 06:15pm | #5

   I have VanDyke's paper catalog, no luck in there.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   NormInFujino | May 06, 2003 12:03am | #6

   You're better than me, FG. I have it too, but I wasn't willng to thumb through it looking! (I did try their website's search engine, but came up blank there, too). Probably would be best to e-mail some places (VD's included) and ask directly.

   ". . .and only the stump or fishy part of him remained."

   Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township

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   bigtuna | May 06, 2003 12:39am | #7

   Thanks for all the responses.  I may have to consider using stainless steel hinges and dipping them in a silver finish - similar to what they do with jewelry.  Not the preferred choice, but I may not have other options.

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   Jamie_Buxton | May 06, 2003 03:17am | #8

   Once, years ago, I wanted small silver hinges and couldn't find them.   I found a cigarette holder (box? I dunno what these things are called) in a pawnshop that was silver-plated brass, and had one long hinge down its spine.   I cut it apart, threw away most of it, and used just the spine on my wooden box.

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   aanside | Jun 11, 2003 01:25am | #9

   You can obtain Brusso quadrant hinges in Nickel Silver from http://www.brasshinges.co.uk

   I purchased the last of the stock from Brussos but there are not many available.

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   yotonyb | Jun 11, 2003 09:33pm | #10

   Google for electroplating, silverplating, or some combination of those words. There are kits available that will let you plate metal at home...(I hesitate to use this phrase)..."just like the pros."

   I'm not sure of the physics/chemistry involved, how practical or economical this might be, or even whether or not you can plate the available metals for your hardware, but it's worth investigating.

   I had the links, but lost them to a disk crash a year ago, then dropped the project (plating a pair of old lamps), so I never went back. But I know the information is on the web and seems like a great option for woodworkers wanting something different than the usual offerings.

   Good luck and good skill!

   tony b.

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   Steinmetz | Jun 12, 2003 08:50am | #11

   I used to use a product sold in jewelers supply houses. Forgot the name, but it came in a little bottle. Looks like thick silver paste & slightly liquid'

   I used it to silver plate some brass hinges.

   First you must desolve the lacquer off the new hinges, (With lacquer thinner) then rinse and clean and dry the hinges under running water.

   (Without getting finger prints on the brass) 

   If you can, separate the hinge leafs and take out the little pin.  Now Stir up the mixture, with a wood coffee stirrer and, with a clean  cotton cloth ,wipe the 'stuff on. With another clean rag, rub it in 'till it is shiny and dry. Later, (Without touching with your fingers,) hang on a fine wire or hook spray with clear lacquer. Two coats should do it. The screws or escutcheon pins can be stuck into a piece of corrogated cardboard, for plating and spraying.

   Stein.

   
   

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