Australian Wood Review

smartWare Hinges and Lock

Sourcing quality hardware has never been easy, least of all, finely crafted, elegant box hinges and locks. Andrew Crawford’s smartWare range has filled this void for a number of years now.

The smartWare range consists of a round-ended mortise lock; matching, round-ended side-wall hinges; and more traditional, square-cornered back-wall butt hinges, both types featuring cleverly built-in 93° stops. I was sent

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