On Feb 25, 2:03*am, wrote:
On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:35:36 -0800 (PST), Ron
wrote:

Had to replace a piece of a door jam that was rotted out, now I need
to cut out a hinge recess with rounded corners and I don't have a
router.

I have a Dremel, does Home Depot sell any kind of bit for this
purpose?

Any suggestions?

Change the hinges to square cornered ones. *They are not that
expensive. *

Or chisel out square or as close as you can to the rounded corners and
use a little wood putty to fill in any imperfections. *Once the door
is installed, you'll never look at the hinges again. *

Personally I never understood why they make hinges with round corners
anyhow.... *

One final note, they do sell some jigs that are made for both round
and square cornered hinges. *You just drive them into the wood, and
chiesl out inside of the outline. *But they are costly. *Square hinges
are much cheaper.

Cutting out for round cornered hinges is no more difficult than the
square one. Use your hinge as a template and score around the hinge to
the depth of the hinge. Piece of cake.

Jimmie