Nickel Concealed Hinge Built for Inset Doors at 100 Degrees

This Blum CLIP hinge hangs inset doors on face-frame and frameless cabinets, with a self-close spring and a 100 degree opening angle, in a nickel finish on steel.

Key Features

• Inset geometry with full crank arm positions the door flush inside the cabinet opening with an even reveal on all sides.
• 100 degree opening gives the door the range needed without pushing the door past the clearance a flush-fitted inset application allows.
• Self-close spring pulls the door shut over the last few degrees so it latches on its own.
• Dowel mount uses pre-attached dowels that press into bored dowel holes in the door for a screw-free cup attachment, suited to CNC and production environments.
• Three-way adjustment provides height, side, and depth movement to dial in an even reveal after installation.
• Nickel finish on steel coordinates with hardware across the cabinet run.

The Geometry Behind a Flush Inset Door

An inset door sits inside the cabinet opening rather than over it, framed by a consistent gap on all four edges. That look demands precise positioning, and this hinge provides it through its full crank arm geometry, which carries the door back into the opening rather than forward over the face. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at a 45mm bore pattern, and the hinge arm connects to a separate Blum base plate mounted on the cabinet. That plate is sold separately. The 100 degree swing gives the door enough clearance for normal daily use while keeping it within the tighter geometry an inset application requires. Three-way adjustment means height, side, and depth can all be fine-tuned at the plate to land the door squarely in its opening.

Steel, Nickel Finish, and a Spring-Pull Close

The hinge body is steel with a nickel finish, a neutral tone that pairs with satin and brushed hardware families without competing for attention. The self-close mechanism is a spring that draws the door shut from roughly 15 degrees out, so the door latches without a push all the way home. This is a spring-pull close, not a damped one. The door closes on its own but will contact the frame with some impact. For a cushioned, quiet close on the same inset application, the soft-close version of this series is the right call. The dowel mount means the cup attaches to the door through pre-pressed dowels rather than cup screws, which speeds throughput on a line borer and eliminates a fastening step in CNC production.

Face-Frame and Frameless Cabinets, Production and Custom

This hinge works on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, so it fits into a mixed shop without requiring a separate SKU for each box type. Cabinet shops running production on a line borer will appreciate the dowel mount, which presses in rather than screwing in and keeps pace with high-volume door hanging. Custom builders and installers fitting inset doors on furniture-grade or painted face-frame boxes get the same precise three-way adjustment in a finish that holds up. Standard doors in the 16 to 22mm range are the right fit here. For doors thicker than 22mm, a thick-door hinge is the correct choice.

Common Questions

Inset Doors That Fit Square and Close on Their Own

Specify this hinge when the job calls for flush inset doors on face-frame or frameless cabinets, a nickel finish that matches the run, and a spring-pull close that latches without a nudge.