ng awl will part the fibres
of the timber a little more than the fine point, and give you a wider
gauge line than was anticipated when you set the gauge. The inexperienced
worker nearly always overlooks this. The result is a hinge-bound door,
the cause of which is not discovered by the worker because he is so sure
that he has set the gauge correctly. The distance B, Fig. 226, shows the
line gauged for the thickness of the hinge.

POSITION OF HINGES.--Another difficulty to the beginner is the position
for his hinges, and it may here be stated that the general rule is to
carry a line across the face of the work from the inside of the cross
rail and place the hinge at E, as Fig. 224.

[Illustration: Fig. 226.--Tool Operation when Paring Out the Hinge Recess
in the Door.]

SAWING FOR THE RECESS.--After marking out for the hinge, as shown at Fig.
224, take a fine-toothed saw (a dovetail saw is considered the best) and
saw down as shown at Fig. 225, care being taken not to cut beyond the
gauge lines. In this sketch three intermediate saw kerfs are shown, but
if the hinge is of great length, say 5 or 6 ins., the removal of the
waste wood will be greatly facilitated by the addition of more
intermediate saw kerfs. These cuts sever the cross fibres and allow the
timber to be easily pared away in short lengths.

In Fig. 226 we see the tool operation when paring out the hinge recess.
At the left of the drawing the recess is shown marked. Take a 3/4 in.
chisel and, using it as a knife (see A), deepen the gauge lines. Then
stab the chisel downwards, as at B, to deepen the end lines. Next, take
the chisel and pare away the back of the recess as at C. The work may
then be completed by paring neatly till the bottom of the recess is flat.

[Illustration: Fig. 227., Fig. 228. The Hingeing of a Box Lid.]

STOPPED HINGED JOINTS FOR BOX WORK.--Fig. 227 is a section through a
small box similar to a lady's work-box (the back of the box in the
illustration is enlarged in thickness to clearly show the position of the
hinge). In this case the knuckle of the hinge is let into the woodwork
until it is flush with the back of the box, and the gauge would have to
be set to the total width of the hinge. The back edges of the lid and the
back edge of the lower portion of the box are planed away at an angle of
45 degrees as indicated by the dotted lines.

Fig. 228 shows the same box with the lid open, and it will be observed
that the chamfered edg