Make Door Hinge Mortise Jig

Centered tape measure tabs and measuring guide for precision.

Make door hinge mortise jig.

Rout matching mortises for hinges strike plates and latch plates into your door and jamb with the milescraft door hinge mortise kit for routers. Before fastening your door to a jamb or wall make sure you ve attached every hinge necessary. Use a pencil to mark the jig along the door s ends. Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later.

I always learn a lot when i teach a woodworking class. I clamp the tail end first so the clamp won t interfere with the other half of the jig. The screws should be tight enough that if you pull on the door hinge they do not budge. The jig is dirt simple.

Glue and screw this piece perpendicular to the underside of the jig edge abutting the marked line covering the hinge. 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. I clamp it to the case or door and use a bearing guided bit to rout the mortise. Next clamp the jig s face to the door photo below.

The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig. Then cut a piece of plywood to 4 1 2 wide and the exact length of the jig face to make the support arm. Attach the included router bit to your router.

Just a piece of plywood for a base and a fence to secure it. Making a hinge mortising template. Door installation kit for hanging wood doors. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool.

Simple jig for hinges. Then cut along those lines to bring the jig to final length. With hingemaster flash it s never been easier to cut the perfect hinge shape in the perfect spot each and every time. In no time flat.

Now clamp one part of the jig so the inside edge is right on this line. The first step in the process of making the hinge mortise is to mark the location of one end of the hinge mortise. Mortise door hinges like a boss. Don t overcomplicate the process with too many twists and turns from complex gizmos.

Place the jig in the correct spot on your door. Mark the center of the hinge s barrel on the jig face photo below. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut.