Hinge slots or mortises are unsightly gaps left behind when doors are removed from doorways.
How to cut out spots for hinges on a door.
Using a utility knife cut vertically down into the door following the tracing and cutting to a depth of 3 16 inch.
After i practiced on my scrap wood it was time to cut notches in the actual doors.
Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti.
Make marks for the top of the upper hinge the bottom of the lower one and one or the.
Trace around the hinge with a pencil.
Score the outline with a utility knife.
In this video home renovation brothers dave and rich show you how to cut out a door hinge.
Drag the blade along each of the pencil lines creating small grooves you ll use later.
Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm.
Support the door between sawhorses with the hinge edge facing up and measure the positions of the hinges.
Place the tip of a chisel vertically in.
I used our old doors to mark and measure the spots for the new hinges.