Hi allgot a used paneled door to hang in my spare bedroom in place of theoriginal one which just wasn't there when we bought the house. I needto fill the mortises for the hinge on the door (or the jamb, doesn'tmatter, really, but the door needs to be repainted after I'm doneanyway so I figured I'd do that) and chisel new ones in a differentlocation. I'm trying to think what to buy when I go to the store;shim stock or shingles could be made to work but would require a lotof planing/sanding, is there any wood product that you can think ofthat is flat and 3/16" or more thick (but obviously not so thick thatit would require excessive planing/sanding when done) I thought ofusing paint sticks but I think they will be too narrow. (3-1/2"hinges) they did save my butt once on an old paned window though;someone had busted the thin bit of a mullion and a paint stick shapedwith a knife was just the right size my landlord thought I was agenius... (he was easily impressed)thanksnate

......A small piece of pine w/ decent grain and a (sharp) block plane will make quick work of it.--

filling hinge mortises?

Jul 09, 2010 24 Replies

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EXT 16 years ago

You are making this way more complicated than it needs to be. This is such basic carpentry that I was probably 10 years old when I did it the first time with no power tools and only very basic hand tools. You take a piece of wood, any wood but pine without knots is easier to work, sand or plane one side and one edge, flat and smooth. You saw or plane it to slightly wider than the mortise, saw off about a quarter inch thickness and saw to length, glue into the mortise and when set, plane to flush with the door edge and side. If needed touch up with wood filler. Done.

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Jay-T 16 years ago

Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty. Easy to use. Works great. Available at Ace Hardware and probably Lowes, Home Depot, etc. Comes in a round can. Here's what it looks like:

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zzyzzx 16 years ago

I have used a DAP product called "plastic wood" for this purpose. Then sand.

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Jay-T 16 years ago

Also a good product, and easy to use.

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zxcvbob 16 years ago

Cut a length of paint stir-stick to fit, and inlay it. (it's called a "Dutchman")

Bob

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