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Why does nobody talk about using a door shim for marking hinge mortises?
Last week I was installing six new interior doors and got tired of measuring each hinge location. On a whim I grabbed a door shim, laid it flat against the jamb, and used it as a straightedge to mark the mortise outline. It lined up perfect every time because the shim is exactly 1/8 inch thick on the fat end. Saved me about 20 minutes on the whole job. Has anyone else found weird uses for basic framing tools like this?
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amyb542mo ago
My buddy Mike texted me last week all excited about this exact thing. He was putting up a new pantry door in his 1920s house and said he spent like 10 minutes holding up a shim to check his marks before he realized it's basically a perfect template. Now he's telling everyone at work they're missing out on the hidden uses of basic tools. I still haven't tried it myself but if Mike swears by it then it's probably legit.
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