How To Chisel Door Hinge

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How to chisel door hinge.

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. Move the chisel over and tap again until you ve cut along the entire scored outline. This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. The hinge mortise allows the hinge to be mounted flush with the jamb and door so the door will close properly.

You can cut them by hand with a hammer and chisel or. Becoming proficient with a chisel is useful for more than just hinges. Laying out the mortise. Hold a sharp chisel a 1 inch or 1 1 4 inch chisel works best vertically with the beveled side facing the mortise.

Tap the chisel with a hammer to cut the wood about 1 8 inch deep or to the precise thickness of the hinge leaf. Keep tapping until the groove is the same depth as your door hinge then repeat the process until you ve carved around the entire perimeter of the mortise spot. Then gently tap the back end of the chisel with a hammer or mallet pushing it into the 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.

Place the edge of a sharp chisel into any of the mortise outline grooves. Cutting a door hinge mortise with a chisel. 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.