How To Chisel Wood Door Hinge

Pull your chisel over the grooves to remove them.

How to chisel wood door hinge.

Keep the back of the chisel flat on the wood. How do you chisel wood for a door hinge. After marking out where the hinge will go use an adequately sharp 1 inch mortise or bench chisel to make several shallow cuts the same depth of the hinge. For easier slicing pivot the chisel as you cut to move the blade in an arc.

Score around the outline of the hinge with a utility knife. Get the door hinge jig shown in this video through our l. Move the chisel over and tap again until you ve cut along the entire scored outline. Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.

I m renovating my bathro. Remove the hinge from the door or jamb. Repeat this until you ve removed the majority of the grooves. If the recess is open on one side like a hinge mortise flatten the bottom by paring off thin slices with the back unbeveled side of the chisel held flat to the wood photo 2.

Position the chisel on the scored line with the chisel perpendicular to the door or jamb and the bevel side of the chisel facing toward the mortise. Are you renovating a room and want to put on a new door. Place the flat edge of your chisel between 2 of the grooves. This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door.

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. Screw the hinge to the door or jamb.