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| I mitered the return panel to the left of
the door, leaving it long, then scribed it to the stone,
removing just enough material so the miter fit perfectly. |
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| This pantry pop-out was bookmatched
in the center and at the corner. The hinges on the door
are mortised into the corner of the wall, perpendicular
to the door, and mortised into the back face of the door.
All of the hinge mortises were cut very close to the masonite
door skin, otherwise the doors would not have cleared
as they swung open. This door, and a set of pivot doors
in the bedroom (not shown) were supposed to be 1/4 in.
off the ceiling. You can guess why they're 1/2 in. off
the ceiling. |
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The entry closet was also a bookmatched pop-out with
a Soss-hinged door. All the paneling is birch. |
Scribing and hanging the doors was the easy part. Installing
the hinges was also easy, compared to skinning the doors.
I used a Bosch plunge router and a Soss two-step hinge
template. A three-inch long router bit was just long
enough to cut the mortises in the doors. |
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set the depth of the router with the depth guide, so
the hinges would be perfectly flush. By the way, don't
bevel the butt side of a door for Soss hinges--the bevel
on the door will cause the hinge to pinch.
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Now you can buy two-step templates from
Soss, but they weren't available when I hung these doors.
I used a Templaco
template and installed my own stop screws. With the
screws backed out, the first pass is cut to the depth
of the hinge shoulders. Then the screws are driven in
before cutting the deep pocket mortise. Oh...in case
you're wondering, that's Bondo filler on the template.
You can probably guess why.
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Do NOT attempt
to drive these screws without drilling a perfectly
centered pilot hole |
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I didn't use
that nice long router bit to finish the mortises
in the jambs. Instead, I drilled out the last
couple inches with a paddle bit, knowing I'd probably
hit nails.
Jambs for Soss hinges must be reinforced. Before
mortising for the jambe hinges, I install a length
of solid wood behind each hinge, flush with the
edge of the jamb. I fasten the backing with screws
and liquid nails, that it's one
with the trimmer or jackstud, then I cut the pocket
mortise. |
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