Useful jigs for your shop #3: small mortise hinge jig for boxes etc.

Nice hinge jig. You’re a man after my own heart. I have a very similar jig but mine will only do 3 1/2” regular door hinges. But it is the same principle and I use a 6” base router. I love mine! I just used it when installing a door at my daughter’s house. I went down there and measured the old door hinge locations. I was recycling a door from our house so I had to plug the old hinge mortices and cut new ones to the dimensions I took. That bugger fit right in there like it came with the frame.

Thanks for sharing your fixture. I’ll bet a lot of guys will make one now!

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Sorry I can’t help, intriguing post though. I was amazed at the forgiveness of hardwood versus soft wood when I first used maple. I try to use maple and oak for most of my projects. Looks like a very workable jig. Good luck sorting this out.
Jack

-- Jack Keefe Shediac NB Canada

Bob: A great looking jig and the results and what you wanted.

Thanks for the tip.

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Thanks for the encouragement fellas.

Jim: I think I will follow your lead on the larger jig as I have 4 doors to do in the future and don’t want to spend a lot for a pro jig for such a small list of projects.
This one came in at about $6.00 and my time.

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I use a pencil

butt hinges are a bitch at the best of times

good luck with that jig Bob

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Bob, that looks REAL slick. I’m gonna haf to build one of those. Thanks for posting it all in detail.

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Hi Bob;

I have to wonder how you are working in softwood, against your better judgement. Who’s judgement is causing you to do it anyway? LOL

Nice jig. Very effective.

Lee

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Hi Lee:
I take it you’re not married then? <vbg>

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Ah ha – She, who must be obeyed !!

Nice Jig thanks for the reminder of its location – A great jig for when many hinges are to be fitted, i still tend to do it the old fashioned way when I only have a pair of doors to fit.

The secret to working in soft wood is a 20° – 25°, extremely sharp chisel and put the mallet back into the cupboard ☺

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Hi Tony.
I think you may be right about sharp chisels and the right angles on the doors.
Where I have had problems is with the miniature hinges that often get more close up looks than the average hinge.
Because there are so small any slight deviation is magnified in the final result.

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