Todd
Life is too short to use cheap hardware on my projects
I'll be honest. I tried to cheap out and buy hinges and a catch from the big box store for a nice dart board cabinet that I built from a Woodsmith Shop plan. To make a long story (it really is long) I wasted my money, "saving money" and ended up buying from Horton after all. I knew better, but had to be reminded. Good quality hardware costs a bit more money, but it's honest money. The hinges and catch were 100x better that what I could get locally and pay my project he respect that it deserved. Why would I spent 20 hours building something, staining, applying glazing and then multiple coats of lacquer and then finish it off with $2.99 hinges that look awful and don't match the (beyond) flimsy $5.99 catch? Answer: I wouldn't. As a bonus my order shipped out immediately and being in MA I got it within 48 hours.

