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From my own experience.......which may be wrong.......I've found that the narrow hinge on dead wood remains intact longer than a wider hinge does. Though the narrow hinge is certainly not as strong, it doesn't break as soon. On a side leaner, I leave the hinge wider on the side opposite of...

I was attempting to explain a situation like this one to my son-in-law. Dead wood doesn't bend much before breaking. I prefer to leave a full-width and somewhat narrow hinge. In many cases the hinge on dead wood will fail prior to the notch closing. Joel