How To Chisel Rounded Door Hinges

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How to chisel rounded door hinges.

Screw the hinge to the door or jamb. Tap the chisel with a hammer to make a 1 8 inch deep cut again match the hinge leaf thickness. Are you renovating a room and want to put on a new door. To cut hinge mortises on a door.

Work from the knuckle side in until the mortise floor is flat. The mortise depth is equal to the thickness of the hinge leaf so as a guide put a piece of tape on the chisel at the thickness of the hinge. If not drill or chisel until it is. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. Although a router and jig can be used mortising hinges with a chisel is a solid time tested method. Position your door so you can clearly see the back edge. Typically middle hinges go in the exact center of the door top hinges sit 7 in 18 cm below the top of the door and bottom hinges rest 11 in 28 cm above the bottom of the door.

Hold the chisel vertically about 1 8 inch away from one end of the mortise outline inside the waste area. Hinge mortises on a door are often cut by machine with a router and straight bit but you can cut mortises by hand using a hammer and chisel as well. Example of how to use a bevel edged chisel to create hinge slots on a beech wood door. Move the chisel as needed to cut along the full width of the mortise.

Place the hinge in its mortise to see if it s flush with door surface. To do a good job cutting mortises the chisel needs to be razor sharp. Holding a chisel bevel side up with one hand on the blade and one on the handle slice away any wood that the bit couldn t reach.