On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:16:13 GMT, "CW" wrote:

how deep along the thickness (setback). Putting them back far enough to just
clear the barrel would put them entirely through the thickness of the door
so they would be seen on the other side. Looking at the ones around my
house, the barrels are set out away for the door a ways. What is the
standard? There must be one. I have read articles that gave really helpful
advice such as "buy a commercial but marker" or "buy a commercial router
template". That's not much help if you want to make your own template. I
need a measurement.


I have three different commercial (3 hinge) hinge templates and they
leave a reveal of about 1/4" (of wood showing on the door) when using
3 1/2", 4" or 4 1/2" butts.
If you are running butt pockets to fit existing jambs, it's more
important to match the inset of the hinge pocket on the jamb. Measure
from the edge of the jamb (not the casing) to the inside edge of the
hinge butt. Match that to the doors (assuming you're using the same
size hinges). If you don't match the jambs you can have the following
problems. If you make the pocket too close to the edge of the door
the door will hang out beyond the jamb when it's closed. If you
don't inset the pocket far enough, the door will hit the door stop
when you try to close it. Match the jambs.

If you are making a template you can put a guide stop on the bottom of
the template so that it rests on the hinge side of the door. This
will allow you to use the same template for the door and any jamb you
might need to run. On the jamb you let the stop rest against the edge
of the jamb. This will give you a matching inset on both the jamb
and the door.

Good Luck.


Mike O.