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Hinge-mortising jig
I use a router and a jig to mortise hinges in doors and casement windows. By using a 1/2-in. diameter hinge-mortising bit and a standard round-cornered hinge, I achieve a…
Adjusting Doors
A quick tip for fixing new doors that don't hang correctly in an old frame.
Frictionless Hinge
For me, the most .frustrating part of making and installing a heavy, handmade entry door has been finding the right hinges. Even with a good set of heavy butts, the…
Curved Doors
A design with a circular closet in the center of the house calls for some special techniques.
Sill Seal
A solution for weatherstripping a door bottom
Easy Door Buck
Building a door buck (FHB #8, Door Butt Gauge) is a good idea if you find yourself dealing with a house full of door hanging from scratch, but for a…
Door Butt Gauge
For accuracy and speed when hanging doors from scratch, I use a butt gauge (see drawing) that I made out of 1-in. aluminum angle stock. Bending one leg of the…
Window box
In the course of remodeling older homes, I've developed the window box/greenhouse shown in the drawing. Its deep recess gives the same comfortable feeling of a window in a thick…
Installing Fixed Windows
Learn how to frame, tape, and seal from this passive-solar builder.
Door-Holding Jig
This is a sketch of a jig I use to hold doors while routing them for hinges or planing them to fit. It automatically adjusts to doors of different thicknesses…

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