I've been upgrading my home recently and am at the stage that I've
already hung 2 bedroom doors. I've been chiseling out the door hinge
placements by hand and have found that it takes great skill to do this
right. I know that jigs exist for routers but does anyone know of a
good technic for chiseling OR is there any special power tool
specifically designed for this? I can't justify buying an expensive
router for this job.

Thanks.

First off I look at it this way, if you don't do a whole lot with a
router then buy a cheap one. You can get a Black and Decker for about
39.00 and 10.00 for a fluted straight cutter and you can get a jig for
about 70.00 so for 119.00 you can do your doors and then you will have
a router for future use and when your neighbors kid kicks in one of
their doors you can be the hero and route out the replacement door.
Also take the number of doors you have and divide it into the cost of
the jig and router, so if you have 10 doors then it is worth it to
spend 10.00 per door


--
On My Way
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On My Way's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=13
View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=57872

wrote:
I've been upgrading my home recently and am at the stage that I've
already hung 2 bedroom doors. I've been chiseling out the door hinge
placements by hand and have found that it takes great skill to do this
right. I know that jigs exist for routers but does anyone know of a
good technic for chiseling

1. Outline mortise (with chisel) to depth desired. Keep chisel bevel
in.

2. Start at one end, crosscut with chisel to depth about 1/8 - 1/4 from
end, remove chip. Keep doing that along the full length.

If you have trouble keeping the same depth, cut a hair shallow and then
pare the whole mortise with a wide chisel. Alternatively, use a rasp.
Could help to mark the depth on the chisel with a marker too.


--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

wrote:
I've been upgrading my home recently and am at the stage that I've
already hung 2 bedroom doors. I've been chiseling out the door hinge
placements by hand and have found that it takes great skill to do this
right. I know that jigs exist for routers but does anyone know of a
good technic for chiseling OR is there any special power tool
specifically designed for this? I can't justify buying an expensive
router for this job.

One of the small handheld electric routers is the fastest way to do it,
but I like doing it by hand. Much more enjoyable and far less noisy.
As long as you're not doing a bunch of doors at the same time. If you
are doing a bunch, and want to get it over with, no question the router
is the best way to go.

I use chisels and some specialty hand planes.
router plane
http://tinyurl.com/833a2
smaller version
http://tinyurl.com/84ugx
dedicate plane
http://www.lie-nielsen.com/images/buttmortisenew.jpg
butt gauge
http://tinyurl.com/7dayr

R

"dadiOH" wrote in message

1. Outline mortise (with chisel) to depth desired. Keep chisel bevel
in.

2. Start at one end, crosscut with chisel to depth about 1/8 - 1/4 from
end, remove chip. Keep doing that along the full length.

If you have trouble keeping the same depth, cut a hair shallow and then
pare the whole mortise with a wide chisel. Alternatively, use a rasp.
Could help to mark the depth on the chisel with a marker too.

Good advice but step one is missing. Sharpen the chisels. Even brand new
from the factory need to be honed. Makes a huge difference when it is easy
cutting.

Just wondering if one of those laminate trim routers would do the trick
like this one:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...670&lpage=none

I'd appreciate any recommendations.

On My Way wrote:
First off I look at it this way, if you don't do a whole lot with a
router then buy a cheap one. You can get a Black and Decker for about
39.00 and 10.00 for a fluted straight cutter and you can get a jig for
about 70.00 so for 119.00 you can do your doors and then you will have
a router for future use and when your neighbors kid kicks in one of
their doors you can be the hero and route out the replacement door.
Also take the number of doors you have and divide it into the cost of
the jig and router, so if you have 10 doors then it is worth it to
spend 10.00 per door


--
On My Way
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On My Way's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=13
View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=57872

Don't you think the wood chisel is one of the best tools you can have?
Damn, it's versitile...

wrote in message
oups.com...
Just wondering if one of those laminate trim routers would do the trick
like this one:


http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...670&lpage=none


Sure and so will the much cheaper version from some place like Harbor
Freight (like $20). BUT, you will still need a jig of some type to get
accurate cuts. You can build your own jig. Freehand is really tough to
control. Though now that I think about it most people would do about as
well free hand as they would with a chisel.


--
Colbyt
One picture can be worth a 1000 words.
Post yours at www.alt-home-repair.com for FREE.
No Banners, No pop-ups, No Spam, No hassle.

Fake name goes here Wrote:
Don't you think the wood chisel is one of the best tools you can have?
Damn, it's versitile...


Oh yeah I use mine for the following:

Screwdriver
Paint Can Opener
Pry Bar
Splitting Wedge
Door Holder Open
Hell sometimes I even use it for cutting wood

My framing square also does alot of the same things


--
On My Way
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On My Way's Profile: http://www.homeplot.com/member.php?userid=13
View this thread: http://www.homeplot.com/showthread.php?t=57872

I've just replaced 5 doors in my house, and had to mortise a lot of hinges.
You can get results that look like they were done at a factory if you screw
the hinge on the door/jamb in the proper position after careful measurement.
Then take a Stanley knife and trace around the hinge to the depth of the
hinge. Remove the hinge and chisel it out. You'll have a nice sharp line
for the hinge.


wrote in message
oups.com...
I've been upgrading my home recently and am at the stage that I've
already hung 2 bedroom doors. I've been chiseling out the door hinge
placements by hand and have found that it takes great skill to do this
right. I know that jigs exist for routers but does anyone know of a
good technic for chiseling OR is there any special power tool
specifically designed for this? I can't justify buying an expensive
router for this job.

Thanks.