Make Door Hinge Mortise Jig

Place the jig in the correct spot on your door.

Make door hinge mortise jig.

The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut. Next clamp the jig s face to the door photo below. In no time flat. If you re happy with the mortise fasten the door hinge to it by drilling small screws into each of the hinge wing s bolt holes.

Locate the hinges mark the jig. Door installation kit for hanging wood doors. I clamp the tail end first so the clamp won t interfere with the other half of the jig. I always learn a lot when i teach a woodworking class.

Set the depth of the cut to be the same as the depth of your hinge so that the hinge will rest flush on the door. Just a piece of plywood for a base and a fence to secure it. Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

Before fastening your door to a jamb or wall make sure you ve attached every hinge necessary. Making a hinge mortising template. Mortise door hinges like a boss. The screws should be tight enough that if you pull on the door hinge they do not budge.

The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. Use a pencil to mark the jig along the door s ends. The first step in the process of making the hinge mortise is to mark the location of one end of the hinge mortise. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig.

The jig is dirt simple. Then cut a piece of plywood to 4 1 2 wide and the exact length of the jig face to make the support arm. Then cut along those lines to bring the jig to final length. Rout matching mortises for hinges strike plates and latch plates into your door and jamb with the milescraft door hinge mortise kit for routers.

With hingemaster flash it s never been easier to cut the perfect hinge shape in the perfect spot each and every time. Now clamp one part of the jig so the inside edge is right on this line. Glue and screw this piece perpendicular to the underside of the jig edge abutting the marked line covering the hinge. Don t overcomplicate the process with too many twists and turns from complex gizmos.

Simple jig for hinges. I clamp it to the case or door and use a bearing guided bit to rout the mortise. Mark the center of the hinge s barrel on the jig face photo below.