I am about to hang an interior bedroom door and want to "inset"(?) the
hinges so they will be flush with the door and the door jam. I know
I could just try to chisel out the spaces for the hinges. But is there some
kind of tool or gadget out there that is made for this (other than a
router)?

a router is the way to go. however, even if you use a chisel, using a
butt hinge marker (google this) will help. also, invest in a vix bit
for drilling pilot holes for your screws.

Thanks. I had never heard of a butt hinge marker or a vix bit. But I did
the Google search and they both look good for what I want to do. I'll look
for them at Lowes, Home Depot, ACE Hardware, etc. later today. I especially
like the vix bit idea since no matter how many times I try to drill pilot
holes for hinges, they never seem to end up being centered correctly.
Thanks again.

"marson" wrote in message
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a router is the way to go. however, even if you use a chisel, using a
butt hinge marker (google this) will help. also, invest in a vix bit
for drilling pilot holes for your screws.

Marson,
I have the same problem.
How does one control the router to get the right shape?
Thanks for the tip on the Vix bit.
Regards,
Robert
"marson" wrote in message
ups.com...
a router is the way to go. however, even if you use a chisel, using a
butt hinge marker (google this) will help. also, invest in a vix bit
for drilling pilot holes for your screws.

On This Old House I saw Tom Silva use a plastic clamp-on door hinge template
for his router. IIRC, he said the big boxes sell them.

Google found this one:

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPR...ARTNUM=114-674

I've not used them or the vendor, but it if Tom Silva uses something like
them, that's all the endorsement I need. :-)

--
Bobby G.

"Nospam" wrote in message
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Marson,
I have the same problem.
How does one control the router to get the right shape?
Thanks for the tip on the Vix bit.
Regards,
Robert
"marson" wrote in message
ups.com...
a router is the way to go. however, even if you use a chisel, using a
butt hinge marker (google this) will help. also, invest in a vix bit
for drilling pilot holes for your screws.