How to fit a Door Hinge using traditional Mallet and Chisel
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- How to fit a Door Hinge using traditional tools and method (Mallet and Chisel)
This is how I install my door hinges when I do them by hand. It's quite simple and with a sharp chisel very quick and easy. The key to accurate cuts and clean joinery lie's in accurate marking out and sharp controlled tooling.
It's the same process for window hinges, cupboard hinges or any type of butt hinge that needs housing out. Obviously if your doing a lot of doors, or on a building site etc your not going to beat a Router for repeatable accuracy and speed, but for a single door I reckon I could give a router a run for its money. Tools you'll need and a link to the items I'm using or similar are...
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Mallet - amzn.to/2SFaG6W
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Nice to see hand woodworking to many machinists about keep up the tradition 👌👌👌
I was taught this at school, about 65 years ago. But the logic was never explained, never too old to learn. Thanks.
Haha thanks. It's quite often we do things because we were shown that method but when you break down the reason why it's done that way it seems simple, and can often be used in other areas!
The double the height from top and bottom hinge is due to perspective. Supposedly they look about the same height when standing.
You are an excellent teacher and clearly explain why you do each step. I’ve fitted a couple of door hinges before and now understand where I didn’t quite get it right. I’m going to practice this method. Thanks.
Thankyou John, i have also done a few videos on hinge jigs, and one with a comparison to hand cutting if your interested?
@@BradshawJoinery Yes, going to try the router/ jig option too. thanks
So glad this was the first video I came across! I'm fixing up old wooden windows in my home and there's a huge shortage of builders so I'm learning to do it myself. I fully expected to mess it up, but with your video i actually feel like I can do it right the first time! Thank You So Much!
Thankyou Caitlin, Good luck with the resto
Been doing hinges for years, but I always learn something from you. Thanks a million - I really appreciate your videos. Just about to hang a new bathroom door, so this was especially useful right now.
Thanks Ian
Great video! Brass metal art too!
Thank you! :)
This is by far and long the best tutorial for chopping a hinge.
Thanks Andrew
I've put on a lot of hinges, and I still learned quite a bit from this, especially on theory. What a great video. I do use a self centering bit for the screw holes
Brilliant to hear!Thanks Charles! Self centering bits are great for starting the hole.
@@BradshawJoinery i have never used self centering bits before are they worth the investment?
Mr. Bradshaw, good vid! Lots of info! And those hinges are gorgeous. Thanks!
Legend, thanks Kenny
Excellent. Best video on installing butt hinges I've found so far
Awesome. Thanks buddy!
One of the things I take from these instruction videos is respecting how the material behaves if that makes sense.
I truly believe that the traditional "trades" will eventually save the World.
There certainly is alot of the finish quality comes from the correct procedure to deal with the material characteristics
Amazing attention to detail, and enviably well-explained. Thank you.
Thankyou Keenan
i've always done 6" top, 9" bottom, or 7" top and 11" bottom. at least that's what I've found the doors in my area are set at
Yeah they tend to differ it seems. always have a look around the proerty to match in.
@@BradshawJoinery yeah that's what I tend to do, Cambridge is always a mash up of every era
Another great video... I have a small box lid to install tomorrow and this has been so useful... AGAIN. Cheers Paul
Nice one Paul, hope it went ok!!
Was always taught more knuckles on the door frame,and less on the door for stability.
Quality work, I've just discovered your channel, and glad I did.
Your professionalism and knowledge come across very well.
Thanks James. Appreciate it alot buddy
A great channel. I’ve just watched all your videos in one sitting. Looking forward to some more!
Hi Robert, there is one on the way very soon. Thanks for watching!
That was brilliant. Wow! Even for a beginner hack like me (planning to use a router) this is excellent stuff and really helpful in terms of how to work up to the pencil lines for optimal fit. Thank-you. Subscribed happily and looking forward to seeing more of your videos in future. As others here have commented, you have a very nice style to your teaching and video making. Keep up the great work.
Thankyou Very Much! Sorry for the delay in replying. Thankyou for the subscription, it is much appreciated. I am pleased the videos come across well, i will try to keep making them
Brilliant lesson. THANK YOU SO MUCH
You're very welcome!
Just subscribed to your channel what a find. Great explanations keep them coming 🤩
Cheers Martin. thats great to hear.
Just noticed this and have to 'beg to differ' regarding hinge placement.
We were taught in the 60's that to use the 7 'n' 9 rule and if external then a centre hinge.
These days, if I earn some beer money door hanging I always fit a centre hinge, internal 3" or external 4" AND always start 7" from top
Still what do us old un's know, though I will admit time moves on
Fair enough, i think its a very regional thing tbh. Most around here are near or close to 5 and 9 or a combination close to
Great video thanks for that pal 👍
Cheers James
Awesomeness, Thank You 👍✅ Appreciate tips 👍
Glad it was helpful!
The leaf of a hinge should all ways go on the door or gate that allows the but to take the weight that is how they were designed
I agree to an extent.but Putting hinges on with writing upside down looks rookie though!
@@BradshawJoinery
I know what your saying but when they stamp ironmongery door furniture today its random in the old days all stamps were on the reverse of the buts but now all the Chinese and the like don't no that but i would get in to the practice of putting the but side to the frame and leaf to the swinging 🙏🙏🎄🎄👍👍
Great vid thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Bradshaw, I really need your help. I don't know too much about doors and I bought a door secondhand and didn't realize til I make it home that the door is actually fiberglass. I was able to get the right hole saw to cut a hole for the door knob and lock but what am I supposed to do about the hinges? I want to use the existing hinges but as for mortise it for the hinges what should I use to make that cut? And have you ever used non mortise hinges?
Nice job. Many thanks
Thankyou Dave
6 down 9 up and most on the post .
This is a contraversial subject, even if the hinge writing is upside down?
Great video. Can you do it on hard maple next time. I just did 6 of the 12 cuts for a custom sized French pantry doors
Haha, its a little different i bet. i've never used hard maple though!! Sounds an interesting project!
Yo bro. I am a long time stone mason and jack of many trades. A lot older now with a lot of hand experience. When you said paring, how ever it is spelt, I knew exactly what you were going to next but with a tool I have yet to use that way.
Problem I had was I followed the video to the T and was amazed by my work until I realized our doors are not full hinge thick. Lol. Lucky it was a pain job and my friend Bondo.
Keep up the great vids.
3 knuckles on the frame, 2 on the door, doesn't matter about the writing on the hinge as the painters will put 76 coats of gloss over the nice chrome/brass/satin hinges, also when usings a pencil to mark the hinge and not a knife loose the line you've just marked before the marking the other side.
Lol at the painters. get a whipping if they do!!!
6 form top 9 from bottom and solid side of hinge always on the frame
And if possible use the hinge to mark it out not all hinges are a true square
That's how I've been doing then the last 35 years
Yes for a precise fit, this is ideal. Production runs of joinery, I would set tight to the biggest hinge and work from that to square lines.
That being said, if you have a squaky or stiff door it's worth checking the knuckles of the hinges are straight in Lin with each other, as like you say a wonky hinge in a straight housing can play havoc
I wouldn't always go solid side to frame, as I mentioned it can look crap if there is a bit of hinge leaf poking out the door, as usually chop deeper into the frame so it's hidden and also hinges with writing on look pants if it's upside down.
Same here, only 34 years for me though!
Has this always to be done when you install a new door or do leaves and frames get delievered with fully mounted hinges ? In Germany we have a quite different system where the leave gets hanged into a cylindric bolt.
Pretty much, Pre hung doors only seem to be a thing if its a composite construction of coming from a european country
I guess you must be new?? as I couldn't believe you only had 50 likes?? a simple process and I knew all the stuff really but not being a chippie and haven't hung a door in over 10 years so figured take a look, really like your style, information transfer and general manner ... Really nice vid as the others have said , always learning something new.. should be better viewed...
Really appreciate the comment Buddy! what a compliment!! Thank you
@@BradshawJoinery you're welcome, there's a lot of BS on YT, and a lot of semi-pro UA-camrs with clearly brand new 'brand placement' tools or tool reviews clearly purporting to be 'experts, when they are just expert video makers/ not craftsmen, so its a pleasure to see simple quality hand tools and the importance of sharpness etc.. simple techniques explained. cheers and GL
6 down, 9 up!!!
Old School! What area are you from out of interest?
Try the Veritas marking gauge
I do have one actually, but dont get on with it very well. no fault of the tool im just used to a pin gauge
Nice work
I am carpenter
Thanks buddy
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Thanks
Make it look easy
Sharp chisels and its simple :)
Nice work can you tell me why straight edge screws are often used ?
its traditional to go with the hinges and they also look alot better than philips/pozi!
@@BradshawJoinery thats true explains a lot cheers
How to fit Butt hinges on inset kitchen cabinet ? Can someone please help ? My cabinet door is just half inch thick
You will need a small hinge, 2" ones or less will work. Very careful cutting out
Thumbs up from me.?
Cheers for that :)
What is the size of the door hinge, please reply
Hi, this hinge was 4" with 4mm thick leaves. 76mm wide when open. Made by Carlisle brass
setting the hing back would that no bind the door
As long as both leafs dont go beyond the centre of rotation, No.
6 inches from top...9 inches from bottom
Blimy...... I was a joiner....
haha, not any more? once a joiner always a joiner right?
@@BradshawJoinery seeing what it involves I’m guessing I’ll fail the course. My word that’s a lot of information to take on. I am a musician though so your welcome to use some of my compositions for your vids....
good video but id never make any money it i spent all that time on a hing
No? you can make lots of money doing really fine work! Should only take 2/3 minutes to chop a hinge by hand. WOuld probably be quicker on a single door than getting your router out.
Christ guy get to the point. No way was this video worth 20 minutes. If it takes more than 5 minutes to describe the process....
Haha early days into my video making Chris, sorry, i plan to redo some of the stuff when i have a better style/
layout to videos nailed.
@@BradshawJoinery no keep to your format Bradshaw Joinery. The point of your videos, from my perspective, is the detail. There is so much 'whiz, bang, pretty videos, expensive shiny tools' on youtube , but very little detail from pros. Most pros do not have time for vids. It it the detail that matters, and the difference between a sloppy door fitting and a good one. Given that most joinery is driven by cost, and done quickly, and therefore they assume houses will not last 50 years nevermind 100, almost all joinery, in the UK at least, is utter rubbish, and performed by cowboys, or badly trained carpenters. Thank you for the details, and take as long as you need to get the information across, though of course you do not need my permission. Thanks. Very grateful for this.
Maybe highlight the pro-tips aspects of vids. Or even have full length and then extract the protip bits into smaller videos. You will get viewers for both!
Thanks matey, I have for a few recent videos done a shorter more entertaining video and then longer detailed ones. Seems to work well.
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Thanks