Nickel Concealed Hinge for 3/8" Overlay Face-Frame and Frameless Doors

The Sugatsune Olympia 360-U26-9T is a concealed long arm European hinge in a nickel finish, built for 3/8 inch overlay doors on face-frame and frameless cabinets, with a self-open mechanism and screw-on mounting.

Key Features

• Self-open motion actively assists the door as it swings open, providing a controlled, resistance-free arc.
• 3/8 inch overlay, half crank arm sets the door at a partial overlay, suited to single doors and paired doors sharing a center partition.
• 105 degree opening angle delivers comfortable everyday access while keeping the door clear of adjacent walls and tight runs.
• Nickel finish on steel construction gives the hardware a clean, polished look that coordinates with brushed and satin metal fixtures.
• Screw-on mount with 35mm cup installs on face-frame and frameless cabinets using standard wood screws.
• Fits doors 15 to 20mm thick, covering standard door stock on both construction types.

Where the 3/8" Overlay and Self-Open Work Together

A 3/8 inch overlay means the door covers the cabinet side or stile by roughly three-eighths of an inch rather than the full side panel. That geometry is the right pick for partial-overlay builds and for pairs of doors sharing a single center partition, where each door needs to stop short of the other. The half crank arm carries that geometry, so the door sits exactly where the design calls for it.

The self-open mechanism adds motion assist on the opening swing, which is useful in layouts where doors are closely spaced or where a light push should release the door cleanly into its arc. The 105 degree opening keeps the swing tight enough for walls and adjacent cabinets while still giving clear access to the interior. This hinge bores a 35mm cup into the door and screws to a base plate on the cabinet, sold separately. Match the plate to the Sugatsune Olympia series and to your cabinet construction.

Nickel Finish and Steel Build

The nickel finish makes this hinge a natural fit for interiors already running satin nickel or brushed metal pulls, knobs, and slides. Because the hinge is concealed when the door closes, the finish matters most during installation and in open-door views, but it does contribute to a cohesive hardware specification on glass-door or open-shelf cabinets where the hinge arm catches the eye. The steel body handles the structural work, rated at 13.2 lb per pair, so door load stays within spec across a standard partial-overlay installation.

Right for Both Face-Frame and Frameless Work

This hinge serves either cabinet construction. On face-frame boxes it screws to the stile through the appropriate Olympia face-frame plate. On frameless boxes it mounts to the side panel through a frameless wing plate in the same series. The door thickness window runs 15 to 20mm, covering the range most production and custom shops work in for solid wood and MDF slab doors. For doors outside that window, a thick-door or thin-door variant is the right move. Designers specifying nickel hardware across a full kitchen or bath run will find this hinge slots cleanly into a cohesive finish plan without requiring a finish upgrade elsewhere on the project.

Common Questions

A Clean Nickel Finish, Built for Partial Overlay Work

Specify this hinge when the project calls for 3/8 inch overlay doors in a nickel finish, on face-frame or frameless cabinets, with a self-open swing and a door that lines up square and closes reliably every time.