Watch how quick and easy it is to precisely cut out a hinge morti.
How to cut out spots for hinges on a door.
Trace around the hinge with a pencil.
After i practiced on my scrap wood it was time to cut notches in the actual doors.
Drag the blade along each of the pencil lines creating small grooves you ll use later.
I used our old doors to mark and measure the spots for the new hinges.
Make marks for the top of the upper hinge the bottom of the lower one and one or the.
Once you re happy with the outline remove your hinge from the door.
Then grab a utility knife and extend the blade to no more than 25 in 0 64 cm.
Using a utility knife cut vertically down into the door following the tracing and cutting to a depth of 3 16 inch.
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.
Score the outline with a utility knife.
Place the tip of a chisel vertically in.
This video from the honest carpenter will show you how to fi.