he wanted to give the restaurant a Hobbit theme. He built circular windows and to top it off a gorgeous round door complete with dragon hinges. I asked him how well the doors work, as the 50kg ...

Another standout is even more rare, but very noticeable: A knob mounted smack in the middle of the door (Think the hobbit house in ... away they are from the hinges, the less force we have to ...

and includes a 54-inch round hobbit door -- which comes straight from Tolkein. The trick was getting it to open, so a Maryland blacksmith created a single-pivot hinge for the door. You can also ...

The showpiece is a distinctive, round, hobbit-sized door that pivots on a single, wrought-iron hinge. Of course, this little dwelling is not completely up to hobbit code. "It's not an underground ...

Built up against a stone retaining wall of the same vintage, the Hobbit house ... hand-forged iron hinge. Several craftsmen said they couldn’t hang the 150-pound door on one hinge, but a ...

Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937 ... built underground with round doors. The wooden doors often feature intricate designs and are set on hinges. Domain’s latest data reveals the median ...