How To Counter Sink A Hing On A Wood Door

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

How to counter sink a hing on a wood door.

Glue the new wood block directly behind the drawer front use polyurethane glue if the box sides and bottom have been varnished. Unless you are matching the location of hinges with other doors in your home use the following standard. This is a very common problem with an easy soloution. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l.

Secure with nails or screws. And the middle. This allows the door to close without interference from the hinge. Spread wood putty over the screw and hole if you want to hide them.

Wood putty has a clay like consistency but it hardens to mimic the texture and grain of the wood. This video from the honest carpenter will show you how to fi. Scoop wood putty out of the container with a putty knife and press it into the countersink hole over the screw. The secret to creating a mortise is using a sharp chisel to remove the wood from the area that the hinge is going to mount.

The top of the upper hinge should be 7 inches below the top of the door. Creating a countersink known as a mortise allows the hinge to rest below the surface of the door frame and door slab. Then attach the old drawer front to the new wood block photo 2. These hinges are commonly found all around.

Hinge slots or mortises are unsightly gaps left behind when doors are removed from doorways. Using the old drawer pull holes as a guide drill through the new wood block.