How To Cut Out Spots For Hinges On A Door

After i practiced on my scrap wood it was time to cut notches in the actual doors.

How to cut out spots for hinges on a door.

Score the outline with a utility knife. I used our old doors to mark and measure the spots for the new hinges. Trace around the hinge with a pencil. Drag the blade along each of the pencil lines creating small grooves you ll use later.

This video from the honest carpenter will show you how to fi. Using a utility knife cut vertically down into the door following the tracing and cutting to a depth of 3 16 inch. Support the door between sawhorses with the hinge edge facing up and measure the positions of the hinges. Hinge slots or mortises are unsightly gaps left behind when doors are removed from doorways.

Place the tip of a chisel vertically in. In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge. Make marks for the top of the upper hinge the bottom of the lower one and one or the. Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti.