OK, so today it was time to deal with a course correction (can we say error?).
I had made the doors wide enough to be full overlay on the hinge side. After they were completed and I was using them to help align other components, I realized that I had an issue. Due to the angles involved and the profiles I used, the hinges I had chosen would not allow sufficient clearance for the doors to operate properly. In looking at my options, I realized I actually liked the appearance of a half-overlay due to the reveal it provided. LOML decide she likes the half-overlay as well (whew!). One option would have been to use an articulating hinge (spelled 'bulky') and neither of us wanted that. So, anyway, I either had to re-make the doors or simply cut them down a bit. Trimming the width would be the quickest way to alleviate the problem and, if I didn't like the results, I could do a re-make.
Since the doors have a radius, I couldn't just lay the face on the saw and go for it because one cut on each door required it to be on the convex side. So, I built a cradle to hold the door steady while pushing it past the saw blade. It worked like a charm! The other trimming involved having the concave side down, so no cradle was necessary.
Having adjusted the width of the doors, I started marking for the hinges. I made a simple story stick with the hinge locations marked on it and attached a 1/8" thick indexing tab to the bottom. The index tab sits against the bottom of a door for alignment. When marking the mount location in the cabinet, the index tab allows for a 1/8" offset for the plate.
Well, it was time to dive in and drill the door stiles for the Blum hinge cups. No big deal - you have one shot to get it right! Measure - measure -- measure! Set up drill press and fence correctly! Go for it!
Yep, we all survived! It's good to get past a day like this!!!
That's all for now, folks!