Position the chisel on the scored line with the chisel perpendicular to the door or jamb and the bevel side of the chisel facing.
How to cut a mortise for a door hinge.
Mark the spot on the door edge where the hinges will be located.
Cut lines in the mortise.
Create the mortise using a router attachment remove the wood between the pencil lines drawn on the door edge to create a mortise for the faceplate.
And with a few optional inserts you can add butler tray hinges and sewing machine hinges in a various sizes to the list.
Chisel the scored outline.
The jig carol mentions is the rockler jig it mortising system.
Chisel out the waste.
Place one leaf of the hinge on the door edge at the location marks so the hinge knuckles stick out.
Score around the hinge.
Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.
Score around the outline of the hinge with a utility knife.
Typically the upper hinge will be located about 5 inches from the top of the.
Before cutting your door hinge mortise place your hinge on top of the door and outline it with a pencil.
In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge.
To cut hinge mortises on a door.
Cut your mortises to a depth that will have the hinge sitting as flush to the edge of the door as possible.
Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.
Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti.
Turns out once the door is hung it lacks the 1 8 gap between it and the door jamb making it semi difficult to shut.
Screw the hinge to the door or jamb.
How to cut a recessed mortise for a door hinge.
Remove the hinge from the door or jamb.
Use a bevel edge chisel and hammer to square the corners of the mortise if the faceplate has square corners.
How to cut mortises for door hinges.
Fit the latch and faceplate into the door.
Position the hinge on the edge of the door in the desired location and hold it firmly in place with one hand.