Chisel Door Frame

Hold the chisel parallel to the door.

Chisel door frame.

Unfortunately as you will see at th. A hinge mortise is the shallow cut made in the edge of a door and the door jamb that mirrors the size and thickness of the door hinge. The plate should be flush with the door edge when inserted into the finished mortise. Turn the chisel bevel side down and remove the waste working from the middle out.

Then gently tap the back end of the chisel with a hammer or mallet pushing it into the door. Make a series of shallow cuts into the wood with the chisel. Then chisel to the same depth every 1 8 inch between the top and bottom of the plate outline. Just a video of mortising the latch strike plate on a door that had been cut down on the edges to make it fit in frame.

Hold a sharp chisel a 1 inch or 1 1 4 inch chisel works best vertically with the beveled side facing the mortise. Grasp the chisel blade near the edge with the bevel upward and. Using a chisel cut along the outline as deep as the plate is thick. Knowing how to cut a mortise is essential for installing a deadbolt lock.

Fortunately cutting out this mortise isn t nearly as difficult as it sounds. Tap the chisel with a hammer to cut the wood about 1 8 inch deep or to the precise thickness of the hinge leaf. Arno 467863 solid steel french timber framing slick chisel 35 mm 1 3 8 inch wide x 14 inches long rc 58 60 pvc dipped handles 5 0 out of 5 stars 4 44 99 44. You ll need to cut a mortise a small shallow recess in the wood of the door and doorjamb for the latchbolt and strike plate to rest.

Step 4 remove the waste wood with the chisel bevel side down held nearly parallel to the jamb. Cutting a door hinge mortise with a chisel. The hinge mortise allows the hinge to be mounted flush with the jamb and door so the door will close properly. Move the chisel over and tap again until you ve cut along the entire scored outline.

Tap a chisel into the scored outline.