"Swingman" wrote in message
...

You may be able to accomplish what you want by either changes hinges that
have a different swage, or swage/straighten the leaves on the ones already
mounted.

Take a look at the following hinge catalog and scroll down a bit to the
swaged hinge section.

http://www.pbbinc.com/website/catalo...nformation.pdf

As a side note: I don't often meet anyone these days who doesn't look at
you
with a blank stare when you talk about 'swaging' a door hinge. When I was
a
kid I learned to modify/swage a hinge using a metal vise and/or hammer
from
my grandfather....

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Last update: 5/14/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)


Many thanks for the info Karl. I feel less foolish about this endeavor now
that I know there is a word for it!! Methinks it will be safer to remove
the hinges from the door and screw them into some 2x4s then use the
nail-in-the-leaves trick. Alas, as the original post indicated, 1/8" seems
too wide a gap for simple shimming--the hinge would stand proud of the
mortise. So off to some un-swage.

Cheers, Shawn

PS: On your vise/hammer technique... do you grab the leaf, put in the pin,
and tap to get the right shape? I am sure it takes some skill, but am I
understanding the approach?