Hinge mortising for cabinets or standard doors does not have to be a daunting task. Nor does it have to be done old school with a hammer and chisel. No offense to those purists out there who have to do everything by hand or they can’t sleep at night. Sure, everyone should know how to mortise by hand because we all have heard that question (or should I say challenge), “What if the power goes out and you have to do it by hand? What about that? Huh?” But my answer to that is, “Just because we used different modes of transportation before the automobile, should we shun cars now? Do we do the world an injustice by using the calculator instead of multiplying by hand? And by the way, do you have a cell phone?” Read More