Making A Door Hinge Jig

This jig works with a pattern bit which has the bearing mounted above the cutters.

Making a door hinge jig.

To make the jig mark the hinge width along one edge of a roughly 6 inch by 8 inch piece of 1 2 inch plywood. A hinge jig can be extremely valuable especially to people that are working with doors and cabinets on a daily basis. Tools and materials 12 mm thick baltic birch plywood 2 0 x 0 8 cm strips of hardwood hinge boring bit tape measure a hinge for testing pencil a pair of calipers a drill a few 16mm wood screws a clamp 14 mm diameter copper pipe 1x 38mm x 3mm washer copper pipe cutter 2x 16 mm machine. Attach the included router bit to your router.

Locate the hinges mark the jig. Attach the jig to your door by screwing it in on both the top and bottom you can fill repaint these holes later. Set the depth of the cut to be the same as the depth of your hinge so that the hinge will rest flush on the door. I made the end cuts with a crosscut sled on the tablesaw.

Now build a jig. Capture the hinge leaf with the jig s center strips and side pieces apply glue to their edges and. Foolproof hinge mortises first select the right bit. Cut a notch the width of the hinge and about 1 3 4 inches deep.

Leah demonstrates how to use a router and jig to cut perfect door hinge mortises quickly and easily.