Plane Hinge Side Of Door

Plane the hinge or lock sides of the door in the same direction as the wood grain applying light pressure to remove very small amounts of wood at a time.

Plane hinge side of door.

Turn the door so. Step 2 use your ruler to measure 1 8 inch from the jamb to the start and end points on the door. The hinge master mortising jigs have been designed to route most of the various hinge sizes of todays door industry. Test each screw by tightening it with a screwdriver.

People usually try to plane off the edge. Hold a belt sander plane or power plane at about a 45 degree angle to the edge of the door and remove material to the witness line. Running the plane in this direction will create smooth cuts instead of chunky bumpy cuts. But for maximum control and to plane longer portions take the door off its hinges with a screwdriver or drill.

Immobilize it with a doorstop and plane it in place see step 3. Before trying to trim the door open it and examine the hinges. Use a pencil to mark this area on the side of the door not on the edge. But frequently the solution is on the hinge side.

On many doors the grain runs from top to bottom instead of side to side. A hinge can often work loose binding the door against the frame. The radius of the mortise is determined.