How To Chisel Door Hinge

Are you renovating a room and want to put on a new door.

How to chisel door hinge.

Then gently tap the back end of the chisel with a hammer or mallet pushing it into the 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. This video will show you how to cut the perfect hinges on a brand new door. Place the edge of a sharp chisel into any of the mortise outline grooves.

Cutting a door hinge mortise with a chisel. Laying out the mortise. 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. Move the chisel over and tap again until you ve cut along the entire scored outline.

I m renovating my bathro. Hold a sharp chisel a 1 inch or 1 1 4 inch chisel works best vertically with the beveled side facing the mortise. The hinge mortise allows the hinge to be mounted flush with the jamb and door so the door will close properly. Follow the sequence below to lay out and mark the mortise using a pencil a sharp knife and an awl.

Becoming proficient with a chisel is useful for more than just hinges. You can cut them by hand with a hammer and chisel or. 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.