Hinge mortises for small boxes

[Jim Stastny]

I believe a recent issue of FWW had a tip on how to router hinge mortises on jewelry boxes and the like. Can anyone remember what issue had that tip?

Thanks in advance

[richard poitras]

November / December 2008

[Bill Huber]

I think your are talking about the flip stick, it is a great little tool for putting in your hinges.

One think I have done is to make 2 stops, with for lack of a better word fences on them. They attach to my router fence as stops and also have a fence that come out from the router fence at 90 degrees.

With it I can push my box in square, cut the mortise and pull the box out square.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=102639&highlight=flip


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