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re: Hall closet door
Hinge mortise job looks great! How did you align them so the door and jamb locations are the same?
Thanks.
I built the jamb myself so I mortised one piece for hinges prior to installing it. Thus, it was easy to use as a story stick to mark the door. Same with the handle and strike.
If I were doing a lot of these—like an entire new house or more, I’d build a jig which would run the full door length and have 3 hinge guides in it.
When I’ve done new doors and old jambs, I block the door in position with a temporary shop made door rocker and mark as needed.
I’ve had pre-mortised 3-hinge doors and 2-hinge jambs wherein I’ve had to make dutchmen and re-mortise the jamb or sometimes just add the middle one and I’ll do the work with hand tools.
However, as this door shows, making a template helps produce a real nice fit. Once the template is correct and complete, using it to mortise for the hinges is easy and very fast.
I built the jamb myself so I mortised one piece for hinges prior to installing it. Thus, it was easy to use as a story stick to mark the door. Same with the handle and strike.
If I were doing a lot of these—like an entire new house or more, I’d build a jig which would run the full door length and have 3 hinge guides in it.
When I’ve done new doors and old jambs, I block the door in position with a temporary shop made door rocker and mark as needed.
I’ve had pre-mortised 3-hinge doors and 2-hinge jambs wherein I’ve had to make dutchmen and re-mortise the jamb or sometimes just add the middle one and I’ll do the work with hand tools.
However, as this door shows, making a template helps produce a real nice fit. Once the template is correct and complete, using it to mortise for the hinges is easy and very fast.
