I'm about to start a kitchen cabinet door and drawer front replacement project. Last time I did this I used Blum Compact hinges and was pleased so I'm going the same route on this project. But I'm having second thoughts on maybe about using the plastic inserts that came with the hinges instead of screwing directly into the wood.
The hinges are Blum 38C and they all have plastic inserts. Last time the doors were Honduras mahogany and I used wood screws to secure the hinges. This time the doors will be 25 year old pine.
Initially I planned on fastening the hinges like I did before. But after watching some refresher videos, I noticed all of them used the plastic inserts both in engineered wood and real wood. Now I'm wondering if they would be better than screwing directly into wood but I have no idea how well the plastic inserts will hold up in pine, particularly in a somewhat tropical environment.
Any thoughts?