{"id":3407,"date":"2026-10-09T16:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T16:32:59","slug":"sketch-to-special-hinge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/2026\/10\/09\/sketch-to-special-hinge\/","title":{"rendered":"From Sketch To Special Hinge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/header-image-black-cranked.webp\" alt=\"From Sketch to Special Hinge\" class=\"wp-image-3412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/header-image-black-cranked.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/header-image-black-cranked-300x88.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/header-image-black-cranked-768x225.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent enquiry for a special cranked continuous hinge is a neat example of how Cooke Brothers can turn a customer&#8217;s initial idea into a finished product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The customer supplied an annotated drawing showing the hinge profile they needed, together with the required length and black finish. Cooke Brothers&#8217; design team used this as the basis for a fully dimensioned technical drawing, ready for approval and manufacture.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/black-cranked-drawings.webp\" alt=\"Bespoke hinge drawings\" class=\"wp-image-3415\" width=\"768\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/black-cranked-drawings.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/black-cranked-drawings-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/black-cranked-drawings-768x428.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The team made the finished continuous hinge specifically for the application, incorporating the cranked profile into the design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t a large order, but that&#8217;s not a barrier to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/bespoke-products-and-service.html\">bespoke manufacture<\/a>. Cooke Brothers can produce special hinges in smaller quantities where an off-the-shelf product isn&#8217;t suitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From an annotated sketch to a finished hinge, our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/contact\">design and manufacturing team<\/a><\/strong> can help develop bespoke hinge solutions for unusual applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/black-cranked-photos.webp\" alt=\"Custom black cranked continuous hinge\" class=\"wp-image-3418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/black-cranked-photos.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.cookebrothers.co.uk\/latest-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/black-cranked-photos-300x117.webp 300w, 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