Make Door Hinge Mortise Jig

Door installation kit for hanging wood doors.

Make door hinge mortise jig.

Use a pencil to mark the jig along the door s ends. Just a piece of plywood for a base and a fence to secure it. Place the jig in the correct spot on your door. The screws should be tight enough that if you pull on the door hinge they do not budge.

Locate the hinges mark the 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. 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. The power tool method uses a router and hinge mortising jig.

Mortise door hinges like a boss. Then cut along those lines to bring the jig to final length. Glue and screw this piece perpendicular to the underside of the jig edge abutting the marked line covering the hinge. Mark the center of the hinge s barrel on the jig face photo below.

The hand tool method requires just a utility knife a hammer or mallet and a sharp wood chisel. In no time flat. Making a hinge mortising template. I clamp the tail end first so the clamp won t interfere with the other half of the jig.

Attach the included router bit to your router. Before fastening your door to a jamb or wall make sure you ve attached every hinge necessary. You can cut a hinge mortise with hand tools or a power tool. The jig is clamped to the door and guides the router through the cut.

Now clamp one part of the jig so the inside edge is right on this line. 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. Centered tape measure tabs and measuring guide for precision. Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later.

Rout matching mortises for hinges strike plates and latch plates into your door and jamb with the milescraft door hinge mortise kit for routers. Door hinge mortiser is easy to use drop in template jig. With hingemaster flash it s never been easier to cut the perfect hinge shape in the perfect spot each and every time. Don t overcomplicate the process with too many twists and turns from complex gizmos.

Next clamp the jig s face to the door photo below. The first step in the process of making the hinge mortise is to mark the location of one end of the hinge mortise. The jig is dirt simple.