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Perfect Mortises for Round Corner Hinges

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Learn how to make a simple, easy-to-use template to match tricky mortises for round cornered hinges of any size. Let a Master Carpenter guide you through the process to achieve professional results every time!
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@jerrystark6766 2 месяца назад

Great video. I used a similar template making process for routing hinge mortise in boxes and chests. FWIW. I put the 3 knuckles of a hinge on the door because it is easier to hang the door. At least it worked for me.

@NextLevelCarpentry Месяц назад

Your reason is exZACTly the same as mine... no surprise to me; a pinched finger or two from 'backwards' hinges is enough to make the lesson stick for a lifetime!

@jerrystark6766 Месяц назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry And I have scars to show the other method doesn't work well. 😎

@NextLevelCarpentry Месяц назад

@@jerrystark6766 And every scar is a lesson learned!

@jerrystark6766 Месяц назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry As I look at my hands, it would appear that I am a learned man. 😎

@NextLevelCarpentry Месяц назад

too funny... if only they made fancy diplomas to recognize every 'lesson' learned by injury for us to hang on our walls!

@simonpritchard6074 2 месяца назад

I haven't seen you for ages Matt!...Good to see you still going strong.

@gnusndn301 2 месяца назад

Very good very well done very well explained. I am now a retired Carpenter and I did exactly almost exactly the same thing that you did with that jig. I think I put the guide you did on the front at the beginning so it registered off of the face of the door and the and the edge of the jam from the beginning rather than switching like you did but the exact same process I've never seen anybody else on RU-vid do what you just did and it was such a pleasure to see the same thing that I had done over the years making different templates to accommodate the different radii of the different hinges that being used. I really appreciate your videos and another guy that's on the same level Spencer Lewis, who is a little bit younger but he's an up-and-coming high-dollar builder. Thank you so much for your video!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

You're spot on with the 'universal jig' approach to hinge mortising... many will find it helpful if they read your comment and understand the difference. FWIW I too believe Spencer at Insider Carpentry has a bright future in any direction he cares to go... and you can tell him I said so. 😁

@scottgates4616 2 месяца назад

I am planning to make the universal jig that you describe. I also plan to bridge the top surface over the guide. This will help keep the router from tipping if I get in a hurry. I also plan to make it a triple fixture since I do almost all 6/8 doors. I think that if I make the ends identical with a 5" leg then it will be reversible. I can just use a 1/8" spacer against the head jamb to offset the jamb spacing.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

@@scottgates4616 You remind me of me 'back in the day'! You already brainstormed through the design and will end up with a very slick hinge routing jig... nice! At some point an 'official' hinge routing template/fixture like the one expandable one Trend makes might make sense? I see it can be adapted for various door heights and hinge count which might make it a good investment, depending on how often and how similar your door hanging projects are. Personally it's so rare that I do any two doors that are alike that I don't have a 'fancy' setup but can imagine a workflow where it would make sense. Best, Matt

@henrysara7716 2 месяца назад

Good to see you around again.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks for not giving up on Next Level Carpentry! Been here all along but this is the first video release on RU-vid for awhile...

@henrysara7716 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry No doubt you handle a great level of expertise. Also pass around tips very useful for all audience's.

@robertenglebrecht668 2 месяца назад

Great video, Matt! Once again NLC hits it out of the park. Congratulations are also due for reaching 350,000 subscribers!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks Robert... it's always nice to pass a significant milestone and look forward to the next one...

@GregsGarage 2 месяца назад

Another great look at your processes!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks for taking time out of your frenetic schedule to watch and comment my friend... much appreciated!!

@roylbates4155 2 месяца назад

It is easier to stab the two knuckles into the three while the top knuckle holds the pin as a guide to slide through the two knuckles.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks but that applies regardless of which hinge leaf is in which position....

@bobmartin6055 2 месяца назад

Always a joy learning from your channel!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Glad to hear it!

@jaewok5G 2 месяца назад

i'm not in the game, but i put the 3 on the jamb for 3 vague reasons. 1, if the door will be off for some time, i store the pin inplace in. the 3 and looks cleaner. 2 when rehanging them [invariably alone] i can stick my hand up under that bottom knuckle without worrying about it getting pinched while guiding the knuckles to interleave w my thumb. 3. while my hand in under the bottom knuckle to guide the door into place, i leave the pin inserted into the top knuckle, askew, so it stays up there quietly. when i get the door in, it's just enough to bump it and have the pin drop into place without letting go of the door. … it takes longer to explain than to do.

@nfitzsim 2 месяца назад

By having the 3 knuckle on the frame the door knuckles both sit on a supported surface. Additionally the moment arm from the door which causes shear forces on the pin will be supported in by 3 knuckles instead of 2. That’s my best guess!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

First: I always put the 3 knuckle leaf on the door, not the jamb/frame. I don't think there's any real strength benefit regarding 'shear forces' involved... think of a 'weakest link in a chain' scenario where it doesn't matter which end of the chain is being pulled harder?

@donwilliams3626 2 месяца назад

Nice explanation for a part of carpentry all of us face from time to time. One house I worked in had three hinges on each door with leafs turned in different patterns so the painter could not easily place the door in a different jamb.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

You're too kind: the scenario is much more likely a scatterbrained carpenter than strategic planning IMHO.

@adrianhillary7300 2 месяца назад

Perfect timing again Matt, I have a house lot of doors to replace, will definitely give this a go.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Cool... I don't like to discourage your ambition but, if you end up with new doors and jambs and there's more than a few, a dedicated hinge routing fixture that adjusts for different height door slabs and hinge count might be a more efficient way to go... and a good excuse to buy one too! Best, Matt

@kencross25 2 месяца назад

Thank you for another entertaining and informative video. I always learn so much from your content and teaching style.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching and commenting on this one Ken... much appreciated!

@danielo9408 Месяц назад

Both!, high five to the other one😊

@davidrush8283 2 месяца назад

Makes hanging door easier

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Why?

@CorwinBos 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry Because you can start the pin, set the door on top of the hinge and tap it in?

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

@@CorwinBos good thinking but not quite my 'why', mainly because I don't 'start the pin' before setting the door because, invariably, the pin will drop too far down while positioning the door and both defeat the purpose and take more steps.

@davidrush8283 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry Holds door on hinge with more support on opening

@anneoreilly4900 2 месяца назад

I’m glad you posed this question. Gets us thinking and I like the dialogue.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Posing the question was an ad-lib moment during video production and is generating more buzz than expected... hope the ultimate answer I have to offer isn't too anticlimactic for everyone who's weighed in?

@vbikcl Месяц назад

3 knuckles on the door so you have something to hold when hanging the door on the jamb. Ironically if you look at all the pre-hung doors in my house, it's the opposite - two knuckles on the door, making re-installation a pain. I never understood why they came backwards from the factory. One of these days I'll get around to reversing them!

@NextLevelCarpentry Месяц назад

Exactly!

@spilleradam 2 месяца назад

That’s very good Matt, I’ve made templates like that but I make them square, for radius hinges you could just use a Bering guided router bit the right size to make that 5/8 radius.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks! CA glue and 1/2" HDF are great for all sorts of templates, right? : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RSW2ZSdyEmw.html The benefit of building the hinge corner radius into the template IMHO is that one size bit works with any radius (down to 1/4", that is) and I've not seen a 1 1/4" radius 1/4" shank flush trim bit. Of course they're using the full size bit for pre-hung door hanging machines but that's a different scenario.

@alspezial2747 2 месяца назад

The 3 knuckle leaf weighs a bit more, so you get a better workout when hanging in the door. To be honest, i have no clue and whould instinctively put the three knuckle leaf on the frame.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Stay tuned... the answer I have is rather banal but very useful and practical IMHO.

@michaelmaker8169 2 месяца назад

Is it for added support for the door?

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

There's no 'added support' for the door, regardless of leaf orientation.

@teridon 2 месяца назад

This video takes me back to physics class with ideal spherical cows. It was so easy to fit that jig on an idealized perfectly square door jamb. In reality door jambs are covered in trim. I don't see how that jig would fit past the door trim.

@NextLevelCarpentry Месяц назад

I hope you didn't miss the bigger point in physics class like you did here. Hint: don't rely on the professor to teach you, apply yourself and learn! The video shows how to easily make a template for round corner hinges, not to solve every hinge-routing situation that exists. Thinking outside the box for just a few seconds I can think of half a dozen ways to modify/ adapt the jig to work in any situation I've ever encountered and challenge you do try some creative thinking for a change.

@thewuf 2 месяца назад

Me and the other guy appreciate the tip!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

My work is done here now! 🤣

@TM62588 2 месяца назад

Good job ! What you share is so enlightening. Thanks

@rickcimino5483 2 месяца назад

Matt: it's great to see you on the main channel....what a treat. Another great tip/trick. I'm not sure how I would use that jig on an existing jamb that already had trim on the outside (this is a situation I run into often.....when I would be hanging a new door in an existing opening/jamb.....what I do in those cases is that I fill the old mortise that's in the jamb with a sliver of wood and glue, let that dry and then remortise.). It seems to me that the trim would be in the way. You know me well enough to know I'm not being critical here. I'm just asking. See you on patreon. Oh, two more things....one, I stayed til the end of the end of the end like I always do....and two, I'm not going to divulge the answer to the two knuckle/three knuckle question. I want to see everyone's guesses.)

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Hey Rick; the door stop is the biggest impediment to routing new hinge mortises in an existing jamb/frame IMHO. I'd be inclined to use thicker material for the template and have it notched/grooved to fit over the stop and use a similar flush trim bit but with a longer cut length. The template could be tack nailed to the jamb or possibly held with Spec Tape to get around existing trim that would make indexing and clamping the template like I did in the video. FWIW It wouldn't surprise me a bit to learn that you always put the 3 knuckle leaf on the door, not the jamb, for the exact same reason I do... it's fun to read all the comments/guesses in the meantime!

@rickcimino5483 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry several years ago I went the way of all flesh and bought the Porter Cable hinge jig. I promised myself, before buying one that the next time I had to hang more than a few doors on the same job I would buy one. Then I got a job to hang 10 doors. It works great but it's also good to know how to make one in a pinch like your video shows. All the best Matt.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

You made a good decision, Rick! You've probably heard one of my favorite quotes on the matter: "If you need a tool and don't buy it, you'll pay for the tool and not have it" Henry Ford said it but I wonder if he ever had to convince his wife? 🤣 After about the 2nd door in a production run you're already "playing with house money" Kind of the opposite because it can take longer to set up a hinge jig system for 2 hinges than to make one of these... all depends on the task at hand, right?

@scottgates4616 2 месяца назад

@@rickcimino5483I have the porter Cable jig but still plan to make an MDF jig because sometimes I don't want the brad holes in my finished product.

@3dandyrandy3 2 месяца назад

The 2 leaf goes on the jam because it's easier to bend two leaves than it is three when you have to adjust the door.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks for weighing in on this. Although it's a fact that it would be easier to bend two knuckles than 3, that's not why I insist on the orientation shown in the video. Also, I almost never bend knuckles for adjustment; strategically placed shims are much better IMHO.

@3dandyrandy3 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry I work on doors much cheaper than you come across. I bend knuckles all the time. Because,,well they get bent and need to be bent back.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

@@3dandyrandy3 Not all hinges and doors are created equally so you gotta do what you gotta do, right?

@weekendwarrior3420 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry I've heard that some hinges come from the factory bent inconsistently :-)

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

I'd try to avoid working with 'those' hinges!

@ServiceTrek 2 месяца назад

great demo as usual. useful AF. thanks.

@IndianaJBird Месяц назад

I’m curious why you don’t put the fence of the jig on the barrel side of the hinge? The door face and jamb edge will be flush and there won’t be a need for two jigs.

@NextLevelCarpentry Месяц назад

Good call... that's what I normally do but, for this project I only had to rout the door edge and the original position of the fence in the video clamps on more easily to the door. Truth be told I had to backpedal when I decided to produce a video on the process, hence the fence switch-er-oo in the video.

@IndianaJBird Месяц назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry since we are airing it out. I used to only do single jigs for three hinge doors and jambs. It wasn’t until later I figure out I could route the single temp into 3 hinge template. To think of how many doors I did like that. 😂 There are so many different size plates that come with hardware these days. I make nearly of all of my jigs for strike plates and hinges. By dropping the material in on the table saw. ( I know). But there is a safe way to do that- all ways putting light forward movement on the material. The radius jig I made was done with a rectangular hole sized to the hinge dimensions. . I used that as a guide for the forstner drill bit. I then cut the top and bottom of the hinge jig edge with a miter saw and dropped the vertical long side the hinge on a table saw. I’ve seen a video where the guys route the jamb and door with one jig and the same time. 🤪 Some many ways to skin a cat. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

@NextLevelCarpentry Месяц назад

@@IndianaJBird Ahh, yes: there are SO many ways to separate a feline from its fur! It's cool to hear how your process evolved over time... I can totally relate to that!

@FrankieZR 2 месяца назад

Absolutely fantastic, as always. Another great video.

@kingmallow 2 месяца назад

Copacetic! I would wager that the door is heavy/unwieldy to align compared to the static hinges in the wall. By putting the three pins on the door you can more easily align the bolt on both the top and bottom and shim the door as needed until you can seat both hinge bolts down. I.E. You start with the bolt in the door's hinge and align it to the wall instead of trying to hold the bolt in the wall's hinge and getting the door aligned there.

@95thousandroses 2 месяца назад

I always put the 3 on the jamb so I can precariously start the pin so it stays up there. Then I grab the door and get the top hinge in and jiggle the pin so it falls in a bit, then the bottom hinge. Curious to know why the Master does it differently. Great vid as always. Next time I make a hinge jig I will definitely try this and leave the jigsaw in its drawer.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Gotta do what works for you, even if it's opposite. Stay tuned for my explanation... I'm still waiting for someone to hit the bullseye.

@AlAmantea 2 месяца назад

Answer: Because you want to. Your OCD causes you to like the look of it. There is no specific reason to orient a hinge with the 3 knuckle leaf on the door, as long as the pin goes in from the top. That being said, I do the same for my own safety. When lifting the door into place by the hinge, if the 2 knuckle leaf is on the door, you can pinch your finger, which hurts tremendously and slows you down the rest of the day. That's the only real reason for putting the 3 leaf plate on the door.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Close...

@bv226 2 месяца назад

Well I really don’t think the hinge orientation matters. But, I always put the 3 hole in the door, two on the jamb. For aesthetics, the same reason I always clock my screws on wall plates and, whenever possible on other installations.

@binnsbrian 2 месяца назад

Is it because when hanging a door it is easier to place the top knuckle on the top knuckle of the frame at a slight angle and angle the hinge together with out having to support the weight of the door while doing so? Would this also prevent you from pinching your skin in the process of assembling the hinge?

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Thanks for weighing in... getting close to the simple and practical reason I have.

@thomasvikoren3981 13 дней назад

Is the reason so that you can lift the door by the hinge with a jacking tool like a viking arm or similar?

@NextLevelCarpentry 13 дней назад

My reason is so that I can lift the door by that 3rd hinge knuckle when hanging the door but I just use my fingers/hand, not one of the tools you mention.

@weekendwarrior3420 2 месяца назад

3 vs 2 leaves - depends on whether it's left or right door. Nobody bothers to remove and reinstall pins even when it's possible :-)

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Obviously we've never met because I'm just that "nobody" who actually DOES remove and reinstall pins so that the 3 knuckle leaf is always on the door. I'd agree that (almost) nobody ever cares or knows which leaf is where but, yes, I'm "that guy". 😉

@weekendwarrior3420 2 месяца назад

There is a company, Templaco, that sells full-door hinge jigs, and, I think, if one needs to mortise several doors/jambs, a $100 might be well spent to save all the trouble.

@sonicblaster2236 2 месяца назад

liked before even watching

@azd35 2 месяца назад

Don't want to stop the guessing, but I think I’ve always done it because it’s the extension of a simple hinge (1 knuckle each). With a simple hinge, the jamb side must occupy the lowest position - you “hang” the door/gate onto it. So… it just seems right and logical that the jamb side should always occupy the lowest position in the stack. Not sure it matters in any other way as you increase the number of knuckles. Note: I suppose it is possible to have a simple hinge constructed with an unremovable pin. When installed upside down, the door is still technically “hanging” on the jamb via the pin - but that’s just weird. Although.. I think I have seen cabinet hinges constructed like this, albeit with a 2-1 knuckle configuration.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Bottom line, IMHO, is that it's more of a practical answer and less than a technical one.

@JonathanExcels 2 месяца назад

In case you need to adjust the door gap?

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Good to see you here, Jonathan! Doesn't really have anything to do with door adjustment though... in my world, at least.

@cphawaii 2 месяца назад

Do you know how long we all took to chisel our hinges in our Carpentry class? Lol. Love your work. Need an assistant?

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

I sure could use an assistant to chisel hinge mortises if I didn't have a router and template, that's for sure!

@cateye45 2 месяца назад

OK, I check all my 26 doors. Doors that open toward me with the hinge on the right have 2 knuckles. Doors that open toward me with the hinge on the leftt have 3 knuckles. I.e., the hinges are all identical and have the same orientation; no modifications were done. Here's my new guess: With 3 knuckles on the door, you can always put your thumb under the bottom (3rd) knuckle to help hoist the door into position. There is no interference from door's hinges or jamb, and no pinch hazard when mounting the door. With 2 hinge knuckles on the door, you cannot use that "thumb lift" assist, the jamb hinge 3rd knuckle gets in the way. So simple, but effective. I have all 8' 4-hinge doors and the solid doors are quite heavy - so I also use a "foot-operated lifter" (a stiff putty knife on a small block of wood). That, coupled with a "thumb lift" on the 2nd hinge from the top, should make reinstallation much easier. I'll be reversing the hinges on my right-side doors when I next remove them. Thanks NLC!

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Congratulations Cayeye... you nailed it! It's simply about the ability to lift/position the door using a thumb under that bottom knuckle making the process easier and faster with far less likelihood of getting pinched in the process. So many doors are pre-hung these days and no one in the mass production environment is EVER going to take the time to "hand" the hinges to match the swing of left and right handed doors, mainly because they never have to actually hang a door. They just slap them on and screw 'em in place with the pins pointing up, which ever way the manufacturer makes their particular hinge. This is a prime example of one of my favorite quotes "you gotta make it easy on yourself because no one is going to do it for you!" Hence the dedicated Hinge Pin Removal Block I made for the purpose of handing hinges. It shows up in the video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A3X7rPbgcJ4.htmlsi=ujTckio09Maqoa2O&t=280 If it generates enough interest I may even do a short video showing how to make one and offer a PDF plan... Thanks for taking a deep dive into this... your effort and conclusion settle the matter and will benefit any viewers who take a minute to read this thread. Best, Matt

@cateye45 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry It's always a pleasure watching your videos, and thanks for sharing your knowledge, creativity, and experience with us.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

@@cateye45 youbetcha... just payin' it forward from the guy who taught me this back in about 1990! 😎

@Norm7264 2 месяца назад

can't you use the second configuration (after moving the stop to the other edge of the template) for both the door and the jamb? This would then use the same reference face for both leaves, and also you would need to reconfig the template (or make two of them)

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Good eye! You sure can orient the stop for both situations... and, in most cases, it's a better approach. Truth be told I got caught off guard in production for the video because I started out needing to only mortise the door edge so the first configuration was easier/better. When I decided to do a video of the process for RU-vid I had to backpedal for the sake of the video. I decided to leave the swap-er-roo in the final production so viewers would see and understand the differences and benefits and be able to decide for themselves depending on the task at hand.

@golfaddict5276 2 месяца назад

Your "editor" is almost perfect! Not much noticeable difference in the nine million transitions from one edit to the other. Sadly, I love your information in your videos.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Uhmmm... thank you? 🤨

@myk1200s 2 месяца назад

Hey Matt, Why not show us how You MAKE THE DOORS 🤷

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

I don't like to 'bait and switch' but can tell you I did do a couple 'behind the scenes' videos featuring the doors that got posted as Patron-only content in case you'd find enough value in learning about the doors to check it out... Best, Matt

@michaelmaker8169 2 месяца назад

What about me ? I'm here to the end of the end of the end also. So three of us. 🤣

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

It's a PARTY!!!🎉🎊

@3dandyrandy3 2 месяца назад

Whats that tail on his router🤔

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

It's more of an umbilical cord than a tail! 🤣

@michaelhansen6481 2 месяца назад

👍

@kubarber8936 2 месяца назад

👍👍👍

@lucidmoses 2 месяца назад

Both of us? Who else made it?

@vincepopo7497 2 месяца назад

lol

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Mrs NLC... but she's paid to watch! 🤣🤣

@anonymous.youtuber 2 месяца назад

He has an army of clones 😎

@sunriseshell 2 месяца назад

The editor.

@DustyFixes 2 месяца назад

@kimberlygillick4647 2 месяца назад

@bobmatthews995 2 месяца назад

Why not but an adjustable hinge router templet from Templaco for $33

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

You're free to do what you suggest... but you might want to keep this method in mind for when you forgot your Templaco template back at the shop or you need to do just 2 hinges of a different size and don't want to wait to special order another template for your collection?

@Homerbub 2 месяца назад

I really didn’t think it made any difference on the hinge knuckles. Weather the jamb, or the door has the 3 knuckles. Some hinges have pins held in place with a set screw. You can’t flip the hinge to put 3 knuckles on the door for both left and right swing doors. If you do, one swing will have the pins go in upside down.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

I don't think there's a functional difference between the two orientations but there IS a difference I prefer. BTW Even hinges with "nerps" (NonRemovablePins) can be flipped but it requires driving out the little button on the bottom of the bottom 3rd knuckle and re-driving it into the top knuckle. It works because the nerp screw is in the center of the center knuckle so it's 'ambidexterous'. FWIW I've done this exact thing on hundreds of commercial grade ball bearing style heavy duty hinges.

@Homerbub 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry Thanks for your answer. I always enjoy your videos. You do everything well, and I admire that. “How you do anything, is how you do everything!”

@weekendwarrior3420 2 месяца назад

Why would they replace rectangular hinges with rounded ones? If that's what this historical house had...

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLong story... it would take a novel to explain it all but it's not what you're thinking.

@weekendwarrior3420 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry You are underestimating the power of my imagination :-) Does the house belong to someone who bought a large quantity of these hinges and went broke unable to sell them? 🙂

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

@@weekendwarrior3420 😎A key factor is that there's such a hodgepodge of doors in the house from original ones 100 ish years old to newer, prehung ones and other new replacement slabs hung in 50 or 100 year old jambs that this is primarily an attempt to create a new common denominator and, on the contrary, breaking the remodeling budget bank isn't even a factor for this particular client.

@weekendwarrior3420 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry Ok, it's between you and the client of course. I, personally, would just use the same type of hinge that was there before and not deal with patching the holes. Because, practically, a person can only see one door at once, and rarely focuses on hinges. As long as they have the same finish I'm almost sure nobody will notice.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

In many (most?) remodeling projects there's no perfect answer/approach to the problem so I generally find it a compromise between client and carpenter. This job, this time this is the 'best' solution but it's far from the only acceptable one.

@CheaddakerT.Snodgrass 2 месяца назад

A 28 minute video from you? Are you feeling unwell?

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

I nearly had a nervous breakdown when, at the end, I said "I could have easily doubled the length of this video..." but didn't! 🤣

@RamblinRoadies 2 месяца назад

I give up. Why?

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

SOMEone besides me knows why... hope they tell us soon!

@RamblinRoadies 2 месяца назад

@@NextLevelCarpentry Okay, I'll spill it. When fitting hinges a general rule of thumb is to install the hinge leaf with more knuckles onto the frame/lining side. In this case 3 knuckles on the frame and 2 knuckles on the door. This means both knuckles on the door side will be resting on 3 knuckles on the frame/lining side which is the stronger side.

@NextLevelCarpentry 2 месяца назад

Take a closer look and you'll see that, regardless of leaf orientation, there's only 2 bearing surfaces on a 5-knuckle hinge. It's counterintuitive but the only way to get more bearing surfaces is to add more knuckles to the hinge.