How To Chisel Door Hinge

Laying out the mortise.

How to chisel door hinge.

Place the edge of a sharp chisel into any of the mortise outline grooves. The hinge mortise allows the hinge to be mounted flush with the jamb and door so the door will close properly. Are you renovating a room and want to put on a new door. A hinge mortise is the shallow cut made in the edge of a door and the door jamb that mirrors the size and thickness of the door hinge.

I m renovating my bathro. Move the chisel over and tap again until you ve cut along the entire scored outline. You can cut them by hand with a hammer and chisel or. Then gently tap the back end of the chisel with a hammer or mallet pushing it into the door.

This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. When you install a door hinge you need to make notches for it on the edge of the door and on the jamb or the door won t close properly. Becoming proficient with a chisel is useful for more than just hinges. Among other things the mortising and carving techniques shown here can be used to install strike plates.

How to cut and install door hinges is a do it yourself video shows how to cut in the perfect door hinge for a new door i used a bevel edged chisel to crea. Tap the chisel with a hammer to cut the wood about 1 8 inch deep or to the precise thickness of the hinge leaf. Hold a sharp chisel a 1 inch or 1 1 4 inch chisel works best vertically with the beveled side facing the mortise.