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    What hinges do I need?

    I'm re-visiting a box I started building a while back but the lid has me puzzled. The top of the lid sits flush with the top of the box sides, as you can see in the picture. This is my first box and first time using hinges and it's a bit hard to wrap my head around what design will work with this. I'd like the hinges to be on the inside of the box but I'm not picky about mortised/non-mortised, the materials they're made of or anything like that. I'd just like them to work! Any ideas?

    Thanks!
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    Lee Valley has an unusual hinge which will do your job perfectly. http://www.leevalley.com/us/Hardware...34&cat=3,41241

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    For small boxes I like the small brass cylinder hinges like these:
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    I used these hinges on the tea caddies I recently completed.
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    Check out some of the concealed hinge methods used for control surfaces on radio control model airplanes. Many are about the right size and strength for such a box.
    "Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're doing."

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