Category: euro hinge

Installing Euro Hinges

Here’s a quick blow by blow.

Locate the hinges on the inside of the face frame.
Transfer lines to the door.
Bring the lines around the front of the door to locate the jig.
Install the hinge base using the center line on the hinge.
Install the bracket.
Use the lines on the door to locate the jig.
Drill out the waste.
Install the hinge cups.
Trim the door to fit using hand planes. Use card scrapers to create uniform space at the bottom and top of the door.
Doors in!

Doors and hinge installation

Today I worked on my resawn panels, cleaned them up and put the panels into the frame.  AND THEN .. I installed one set of the hinges.  I’ve never installed “euro hinges”, so I wasn’t sure how it would turn out.  Check out the video at the end to see how I did.  

I’ll post more tomorrow on how I did the hinge installation on the second door.

Panel after clean up.
Fitting panel into door frame.
Glue up.
Fitting test piece for hinges.
Fitting the door to the opening.