How To Cut Out Spots For Hinges On A Door

In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge.

How to cut out spots for hinges on a door.

Hinge slots or mortises are unsightly gaps left behind when doors are removed from doorways. Once you re happy with the outline remove your hinge from the door. Score the outline with a utility knife. I used our old doors to mark and measure the spots for the new hinges.

Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm. Place the tip of a chisel vertically in. If you don t have existing doors to use as a guide then measure from the top of the door frame and subtract 1 8 per the template instructions. Trace around the hinge with a pencil.

Using a utility knife cut vertically down into the door following the tracing and cutting to a depth of 3 16 inch. Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti. After i practiced on my scrap wood it was time to cut notches in the actual doors. This video from the honest carpenter will show you how to fi.