I'm building a couple of Shaker-inspired blanket chests currently and haven't spec'd the hardware yet. I'm not interested in using strap hinges or wrought-iron exposed hinges and would like to use something simple for hinges as well as the soft-close device.
Does anyone have suggestions for (1) the anti-slam pistons / soft-closers / whatchamadoodles and (2) hinges that would look nice on a traditional looking blanket chest.
I looked at the Lee Valley catalogue and didn't love the look of their soft-close mechanisms. Any other leads?
thanks,
Charlie