Yep, and my router plane assures equal height in the mortise assuring a
flat plate. I like this thing.

On 6/28/2012 5:52 PM, Father Haskell wrote:
On Jun 24, 5:53 pm, "sal" wrote:
I would like to cut mortises in a door for hinges but have no Idea how to
set up a router jig for that purpose.Could someone start me on the right
track? I have used a chisel before to do the job but the results are not
good.

Sal

Sharp scribing knife and an even sharper chisel. Rough to
within 1/16" of the scribe line and pare to finish -- making the
first chop at the line mashes it and spoils the fit. That last
1/16" pops off square, clean, and dead on the mark.