Honestly, I could watch Robin for days on end. I’m 20 years in the trade as a kitchen installer 2nd fixer and I’m still always picking up tips and learning from this legend.
@@lukebradford195 me too people don't care how good of a Chippie you are money is always the underlying factor people only want to pay between 80 and 120 a day they think all carpenters are the same🤦♂️ until something goes wrong
Robin you are genuinely brilliant..top of your game....your attention to detail is unbelievable, love these video's....take the DIY'er to the next level! Thanks again look forward to the next instalment!
I'm one of those chippies that think they pretty good at all aspects of carpentry. Fairplay Robin, every video i learn just a little bit more . Well done squire 👏
I know this is for educational purposes but deadset Robin is a master craftsmen, the way he was sharpening his chisel there , he does that when No ones around , I love how good he is at Carpentry
Just like to say a big thanks for creating this video. I just bought the skeleton jig to hang 12 solid oak doors myself in my own home. Like you I didn’t want to use the bradawls on the doors and was wondering about clamping the jig to the door. Seeing and hearing about this method has given me the confidence to do just that, although I’ll have to lift the doors from the floor to accommodate my long clamps. I’ll also look to make a thinner end stop like you have. Everything else you mentioned also confirms what I was already thinking. My only worry is that I need to cut a few mm of the bottom of a couple of the doors and want to do it without any tear out. I do have the router and I do have a cheap mini track saw I’ve never used. Guess I could practice on an old door and see what works best. Thanks again.
I bought the howdens hinge jig when it first came out about 20 yrs ago , , i did a job with hundreds of doors . Worth its weight in gold , its battered now , never knew about the skeleton will defo get that. I have the lock jig to . Ive been a carpenter 45 yrs , and came up against a lot of snobbery and anti jig sentiment when i first used it, glad Robin is using one . Great idea on the 3 way clamp . What about a speed clamp with a self made threaded hole it top with own rod pad and turning knob just a thought 🙂👍👍👍
Got one of those trend hinge jigs but 240 dewalt router .stopped using it but tempted to give it another go now but buy the cordless to go with it and make better use of it .was good on commercial sites .metal studding and same old everywhere and loads of them .but found myself doing more private property's and sort of left it behighned. Love your ox door holder by the way .I've got the trend one but that looks a lot better idea and more stable .never seen it before so thanks for that .great work as always
Hi Robin Always watching your videos, learning that bit more off you ( perfect no bradawl marks with the clamps for new doors ) thanks again Robin/skill builder. TopMan, Fellow chippy.. Darrin , Liverpool
@Nicholas Pearce No I was on about all the cables hanging on the faceplate which are themselves hanging on the copper wire and not fixed to the wall. Just made me giggle as we've all done it.
I am currently learning the trade as a carpenter & joiner. I love watching your channel as well as scott brown carpentry it makes me want to expand my knowledge about the trade & i strive to become as good as you both. Two great channels with outstanding craftsmanship so keep up the good work & i look forward to seeing more content in the future 👌🔨🗜📐
Hi Robin,great to see the old Yankee pump screwdriver still got mine from 40 years ago when I was an apprentice coach builder, infact still got the old mans and that is all brass must be an original anyway stay safe and by the way great job enjoyed watching.
I've fitted doors this way for years (down to the helper you mention) I've been mocked so many times for my trend hinge jig, but it has made my life so much easier. Glad to see someone else using one. Ace call on the corner chisel, had mine for 15 years and still don't position it perfectly every time.
I've done the same thing, using the 3-way clamps on the jig. I glued some bits of leather to each of the side faces of the clamps that would be clamping the door.
Lookin good. Robin always seems to have the luxury of working in acres of space, if that was one of my jobs I'd be having to router out the hinges in the living room as the clients are watching the telly 🙈🙈🙈
That was so lucky with the book matched pairI you had I had a pair of oak ones in a pair last week they thought I was mad trying to sort through 11 doors but I found 2 Perfect 👌one happy chippy
they're the same colour (blue) as mine, IIRC they're silver line. and furniture self adhesive felt pads work fine given that these clamps aren't designed to apply huge amounts of force
Nice to see an apprentice trained carpenter who understands the old ways. I did my apprenticeship with British Rail back in the 1970's and we had to remove the spring from our Yankee screwdriver so there was no possibility that it could inadvertently spring out when working on veneer panels and furniture.
Don’t need Netflix anymore, I just watch all your videos, very very enjoyable and instructive, your house looks amazing, can’t wait to see it finished 👌
For the clamps you could use them round sticky padded feet you get for chair legs or coffee table legs for flooring. Them come in loads different sizes.
For adding pads to the 3-way clamps, Amazon and others sell rubber strips with self-adhesive backing. Easy to cut and install to eliminate a bit of awkwardness and risk...
Ths has made me chuckle a bit with using clamps on the door. I rang Trend regarding this same issue months ago with no joy. Thanks for another great video ! doors looks awesome!
Top video Robin I’m ok at hanging doors but your tips should mean I can up my game, have you tried “Hinge Tite” screws? They have a extra wide thin thread and are way better than the ones that are normally included with the hinges.
Like that idea brilliant! They are edge clamps designed to clamp kitchen units together then to push the fronts flush or when laminating timber edges on 👍
Thanks to make the set up, routing, install in such even gradual pace, if I have your tools, I will do just as well after 3 mistakes filled doors. Thanks again.
Great tip that cheers i stopped using the jig for a while because that plate is so thick. Hopefully my mrs wont notice when i pinch a hinge off the living room door
I would love to get involved in something like this with Robin, I pick up something from just about every video and can tell he loves what he does and takes pride in every cut. I live not far from Capel and would happily give up a weekend to lend a hand. The house is looking awesome btw 👌 Ps. I met Roger once while on a loft conversion job in Reigate, top bloke 👍
Robin those doors are simply stunning and the grain continuation on the double ones it's absolute perfection! Some people just don't understand that hanging doors perfectly to our anal standards takes time especially with special does such as those!! Especially when fitting in to an old, completely bent out of shape/square casing where it can take well over an hour to shape the door. I shall look in to those walnut doors for my own house!! 👍🙂
Dip tip of screws in wood glue before driving in. They never strip out. Same for fixing hinges for Kitchen Doors. How many Kitchen cupboard doors have you seen fall off when the screws strip out of the chipboard? Bit of wood glue and that will never happen again.
A couple or three ideas for your corner chisel comments. 1) buy a fancy blade router that can cut square corners. - don't quite understand how, but it works. 2) get a piece of 3 inch plate, cut a space in corner for chisel to fit and tack it in. hold the plate into frame to square it with door before hitting chisel. 3) get hinges with rounded corners so corner chisel is redundant.
Gorgeous doors! Book matched panels then book matched the doors too! Love them! Black walnut is a touch of class imho. Oh, and your comment about the plunge saws? You both agreed that Mafell was the way forward, remember? I've only gone and bought one with two clamps two track and a bevel cutting little track! Never spoilt myself so much in 32 years on the tools but it's a gem! don't know how I managed without one!
Instead of tallow, a great thing for driving screws easier is beeswax. I have a little block I push the tip of screw into and it works brilliantly. Also great for rubbing on the sole of your plane, glides so much smoother.
@@dielauwen I always ask for extra screws from whoever supplies the hinges because if you hang twenty doors you are bound to muller 2 or 3. Either that or use different screws on the last and least important door.
Many of the older chippies I worked with used to have an old tobacco tin that was filled with wadding wrapped on cotton cloth and fitted inside and then soaked with meths I think. They then pulled the base of the plane backwards over the cloth to remove resin build up, the result was a plane that glides over the wood with ease making life much easier.
The problem with the Newer version of the Trend skeleton jig is the guide lock can work itself loose and the bradawls are needed to make sure they dont move as you route. I also have the older version you have Robin but it doesnt seem to happen on that one. I will have to try the 3 way clamps as I was using the 900mm Bessey clamps when i didnt want to mark the doors. With the corner chisel you are absolutely correct and the older they get the more the risk that the blade goes out of square.
Brilliant video, thank you. I'm just about to hang 14 leafs some being firedoors. I'll be using the trend skeleton jig for the first time. But customer wants radius hinges so I've bought a 24mm guide bush and 20mm cutter instead of trend's recommended 16bush/12cutter. Any views on installing radius hinges. Thanks again.
I have a couple of trend skeleton jigs and noticed the same problem. The first one I bought the top gap plate was around 2mm which was ideal. They then changed the top plate with the later ones and made it thicker. You can counteract the thicker top plate by spinning it out of the way when you rout the door and position the jig so the door overhangs the jig by a mm or so.
Love the doors Robin. The dark walnut will look awesome against the white walls and trim! Nearly there with the build now. What's the plan for the kitchen?
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Honestly, I could watch Robin for days on end. I’m 20 years in the trade as a kitchen installer 2nd fixer and I’m still always picking up tips and learning from this legend.
"take your time enjoy your craft" love that, so true
I just wish it was true in the real world 🤦♂️ of site carpentery
I do just that but i find i loose alot of jobs because of it. People want stuff done fast and cheap.
@@lukebradford195 me too people don't care how good of a Chippie you are money is always the underlying factor people only want to pay between 80 and 120 a day they think all carpenters are the same🤦♂️ until something goes wrong
@@lukebradford195 ha
@@lukebradford195 ha
Thanks Robin. We all really appreciate and enjoy your videos
The first one I have watched, but come away with several tips. I watched as I'm sussing out the skeleton jig.
Robin you are genuinely brilliant..top of your game....your attention to detail is unbelievable, love these video's....take the DIY'er to the next level! Thanks again look forward to the next instalment!
I'm one of those chippies that think they pretty good at all aspects of carpentry.
Fairplay Robin, every video i learn just a little bit more .
Well done squire 👏
I know this is for educational purposes but deadset Robin is a master craftsmen, the way he was sharpening his chisel there , he does that when No ones around , I love how good he is at Carpentry
I'd love to see a video of the locks and handles and the lock plate to see how a master craftsman like Robin dose it. Great idea with the clamps.
It is coming and it will surprise you
@@SkillBuilder Why, does he get Roger to do it?
You seem to have a joy of this craft in a way that I've taken for granted. Thanks for the reminder
outstanding guys! thanks again Robin, you do a fantastic job and your passion screams through!
Love it Robin. Nothing kills production like talking someone through what you're doing. Well done and thank you for your tips!!
Bin doing this for nearly 40 years and I’m still learning pal! Love watching you!
Just like to say a big thanks for creating this video. I just bought the skeleton jig to hang 12 solid oak doors myself in my own home. Like you I didn’t want to use the bradawls on the doors and was wondering about clamping the jig to the door. Seeing and hearing about this method has given me the confidence to do just that, although I’ll have to lift the doors from the floor to accommodate my long clamps. I’ll also look to make a thinner end stop like you have. Everything else you mentioned also confirms what I was already thinking.
My only worry is that I need to cut a few mm of the bottom of a couple of the doors and want to do it without any tear out. I do have the router and I do have a cheap mini track saw I’ve never used. Guess I could practice on an old door and see what works best.
Thanks again.
You should sennd that jig back and buy The Essential Hinge Jig from Bench Dogs it is way better.
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I bought the howdens hinge jig when it first came out about 20 yrs ago , , i did a job with hundreds of doors . Worth its weight in gold , its battered now , never knew about the skeleton will defo get that. I have the lock jig to . Ive been a carpenter 45 yrs , and came up against a lot of snobbery and anti jig sentiment when i first used it, glad Robin is using one . Great idea on the 3 way clamp . What about a speed clamp with a self made threaded hole it top with own rod pad and turning knob just a thought 🙂👍👍👍
Great to see a real skilled craftsmen at work great video
Thanks Brian
Got one of those trend hinge jigs but 240 dewalt router .stopped using it but tempted to give it another go now but buy the cordless to go with it and make better use of it .was good on commercial sites .metal studding and same old everywhere and loads of them .but found myself doing more private property's and sort of left it behighned. Love your ox door holder by the way .I've got the trend one but that looks a lot better idea and more stable .never seen it before so thanks for that .great work as always
As usual an absolute master class in carpentry. Great advice take your time and price accordingly 👍
Amazing work and skill teachings. Hats off from the USA!
Hi Robin
Always watching your videos, learning that bit more off you ( perfect no bradawl marks with the clamps for new doors ) thanks again Robin/skill builder. TopMan,
Fellow chippy..
Darrin , Liverpool
13:23 All the sparky's shouting at the monitors lol. Fantastic lesson on how to hang a door. Many thanks. Cheers.
@Nicholas Pearce No I was on about all the cables hanging on the faceplate which are themselves hanging on the copper wire and not fixed to the wall. Just made me giggle as we've all done it.
What has Robin been doing this weekend? 02:05
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I bet he’s got a jig for that
I am currently learning the trade as a carpenter & joiner. I love watching your channel as well as scott brown carpentry it makes me want to expand my knowledge about the trade & i strive to become as good as you both. Two great channels with outstanding craftsmanship so keep up the good work & i look forward to seeing more content in the future 👌🔨🗜📐
Hi Robin,great to see the old Yankee pump screwdriver still got mine from 40 years ago when I was an apprentice coach builder, infact still got the old mans and that is all brass must be an original anyway stay safe and by the way great job enjoyed watching.
Superb , craftsman at the top of his game 👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Self adhesive furniture rubber pads work well on the three way clamps Robin! Nice doors btw, nice choice for the build.
I've fitted doors this way for years (down to the helper you mention) I've been mocked so many times for my trend hinge jig, but it has made my life so much easier. Glad to see someone else using one. Ace call on the corner chisel, had mine for 15 years and still don't position it perfectly every time.
Nothing wrong with working smarter than harder, if the jig works for you, go for it.
You are so pleased with yourself! Happy Days!
Robins joiners box dont you just love it pure class
A good motto there Robin. Price it right do it right and enjoy it
I've done the same thing, using the 3-way clamps on the jig. I glued some bits of leather to each of the side faces of the clamps that would be clamping the door.
Beautiful work! Once again.
Hi robin I use a 10v makita drill absolutely fantastic they don't heat screws up at all perfect for what you're doing keep up the brilliant videos
Awesome doors 🚪 keep up the good work and all that jazz.
Quality workmanship every time Robin
Great Robin, you hit the jackpot with the door match.
Lookin good. Robin always seems to have the luxury of working in acres of space, if that was one of my jobs I'd be having to router out the hinges in the living room as the clients are watching the telly 🙈🙈🙈
Robin's rule. Work for millionaires
@@SkillBuilder hahaha giz a job
Or doing it on a sloped driveway because theres no room in the house and the garage is full of shit 😩
Class job thanks Robin
True craftsman. Attention to every detail.
Beautiful work
Love watching this this fella skilled on another level.
Proper craftsmanship.
Those doors are stunning.
Just great to see perfection as standard. Fed up with trades on sites looking confused at the standard i work too. They just don’t understand quality.
Lovely job.
That was so lucky with the book matched pairI you had I had a pair of oak ones in a pair last week they thought I was mad trying to sort through 11 doors but I found 2 Perfect 👌one happy chippy
I got some of those pump up lifter things after seeing Robin use them and they are brilliant, so cheap too, got mine in Lidls.
The first ones on the market were around £18.00 each but that game is over now.
Great work.
Hi. A couple of felt pads stuck to those clamp ends would make them perfect.
I get rolls of rubber that are used for putting on vice jaws, quite cheap, handy to have in the tool box for things like that.
You beat me to it😅😅
they're the same colour (blue) as mine, IIRC they're silver line. and furniture self adhesive felt pads work fine given that these clamps aren't designed to apply huge amounts of force
was going to post that, self adhesive ones you get for the feet of tables etc woud be ideal and save any faffing about with cardboard
Nice to see an apprentice trained carpenter who understands the old ways. I did my apprenticeship with British Rail back in the 1970's and we had to remove the spring from our Yankee screwdriver so there was no possibility that it could inadvertently spring out when working on veneer panels and furniture.
A few people got one in the eye when they were released. A bit scary really.
Robin is the Man !
great work very good carpenter
Don’t need Netflix anymore, I just watch all your videos, very very enjoyable and instructive, your house looks amazing, can’t wait to see it finished 👌
Wow some luck with the double doors perfect👌...Top class work
For the clamps you could use them round sticky padded feet you get for chair legs or coffee table legs for flooring. Them come in loads different sizes.
For adding pads to the 3-way clamps, Amazon and others sell rubber strips with self-adhesive backing. Easy to cut and install to eliminate a bit of awkwardness and risk...
A real pleasure to watch a craftsman and perfectionist.
Ths has made me chuckle a bit with using clamps on the door. I rang Trend regarding this same issue months ago with no joy. Thanks for another great video ! doors looks awesome!
The tip on the 3 way G Clamp ,Tips hat thanks fella!
I never liked door hanging but this was very straightforward. Thanks
That made me happy too Robin! Lovely doors
Top video Robin I’m ok at hanging doors but your tips should mean I can up my game, have you tried “Hinge Tite” screws? They have a extra wide thin thread and are way better than the ones that are normally included with the hinges.
Love watching your videos......inspiring
Perfect grain match! Wow! Pukka job as always! Excellent doors,excellent tradesman. Nice!!! (Ps. I don’t envy your responsibility!!).
A very nice doors,like a twins.
Good job, well done...
Those doors are lovely!
Top Class workmanship
watched this video for the jig as I purchased one but not sure how to use it ended up watching the whole video good work mate
What a stroke of luck having those book matched doors ;-) top work Robin.. Love your vids .. Makes me a better chippy.. ;-)
Brilliant guy, met him at Dorking petrol station.
Hi Naveed, it was nice meeting you too, be good to have a look round your site, looks great mate!
Like that idea brilliant! They are edge clamps designed to clamp kitchen units together then to push the fronts flush or when laminating timber edges on 👍
Great idea
Thanks to make the set up, routing, install in such even gradual pace, if I have your tools, I will do just as well after 3 mistakes filled doors. Thanks again.
Superb job
Really cool setup.
Great tip that cheers i stopped using the jig for a while because that plate is so thick. Hopefully my mrs wont notice when i pinch a hinge off the living room door
Damn skilled bloke! Great tips! Keep them coming!
I would love to get involved in something like this with Robin, I pick up something from just about every video and can tell he loves what he does and takes pride in every cut. I live not far from Capel and would happily give up a weekend to lend a hand. The house is looking awesome btw 👌
Ps. I met Roger once while on a loft conversion job in Reigate, top bloke 👍
Robin those doors are simply stunning and the grain continuation on the double ones it's absolute perfection! Some people just don't understand that hanging doors perfectly to our anal standards takes time especially with special does such as those!! Especially when fitting in to an old, completely bent out of shape/square casing where it can take well over an hour to shape the door. I shall look in to those walnut doors for my own house!! 👍🙂
Love the vids as per usual Robin
‘Take your time and enjoy your craft.’ What a rare and encouraging approach.
Great idea with the clamps for the ore finished doors
Them doors are gorgeous
Great video!!
Great vid....
Great one Robin .... even though I'm not a Chippie I find these video's 'magnetic' to watch :-)
Dip tip of screws in wood glue before driving in. They never strip out. Same for fixing hinges for Kitchen Doors. How many Kitchen cupboard doors have you seen fall off when the screws strip out of the chipboard?
Bit of wood glue and that will never happen again.
Wow what a match on that grain😂👍🏻. lovely job as ever 🍻
A couple or three ideas for your corner chisel comments. 1) buy a fancy blade router that can cut square corners. - don't quite understand how, but it works. 2) get a piece of 3 inch plate, cut a space in corner for chisel to fit and tack it in. hold the plate into frame to square it with door before hitting chisel. 3) get hinges with rounded corners so corner chisel is redundant.
Hey great info was that tool box one you made as an apprentice,, I used to keep tallow in a old tobacco tin in the top drawer,,
Gorgeous doors! Book matched panels then book matched the doors too! Love them! Black walnut is a touch of class imho. Oh, and your comment about the plunge saws? You both agreed that Mafell was the way forward, remember? I've only gone and bought one with two clamps two track and a bevel cutting little track! Never spoilt myself so much in 32 years on the tools but it's a gem! don't know how I managed without one!
Well done Kevin, that is a tool for life..
Watching Rob work makes me realise how hectic I am on site 😂😂 He's so chill
Instead of tallow, a great thing for driving screws easier is beeswax. I have a little block I push the tip of screw into and it works brilliantly. Also great for rubbing on the sole of your plane, glides so much smoother.
Run a same size steel screw in the holes before using the fancy chrome plated ones. I always used soap for a lubricant.
@@dielauwen I always ask for extra screws from whoever supplies the hinges because if you hang twenty doors you are bound to muller 2 or 3. Either that or use different screws on the last and least important door.
Many of the older chippies I worked with used to have an old tobacco tin that was filled with wadding wrapped on cotton cloth and fitted inside and then soaked with meths I think. They then pulled the base of the plane backwards over the cloth to remove resin build up, the result was a plane that glides over the wood with ease making life much easier.
Hi Robin, with the three way clamps which i use aswell i've put 2mm single sided glazing tape on ends and it works perfect
The problem with the Newer version of the Trend skeleton jig is the guide lock can work itself loose and the bradawls are needed to make sure they dont move as you route. I also have the older version you have Robin but it doesnt seem to happen on that one. I will have to try the 3 way clamps as I was using the 900mm Bessey clamps when i didnt want to mark the doors. With the corner chisel you are absolutely correct and the older they get the more the risk that the blade goes out of square.
Brilliant video, thank you. I'm just about to hang 14 leafs some being firedoors. I'll be using the trend skeleton jig for the first time. But customer wants radius hinges so I've bought a 24mm guide bush and 20mm cutter instead of trend's recommended 16bush/12cutter. Any views on installing radius hinges. Thanks again.
I have a couple of trend skeleton jigs and noticed the same problem. The first one I bought the top gap plate was around 2mm which was ideal. They then changed the top plate with the later ones and made it thicker. You can counteract the thicker top plate by spinning it out of the way when you rout the door and position the jig so the door overhangs the jig by a mm or so.
Brilliant and very entertaining
Excellent work, I’m not from the trade and find it all fascinating.
Hi Robin. Great video. Have you thought about using those sticky felt pads made for furniture legs on your 3 way clamp. Thanks again mate
Love the doors Robin. The dark walnut will look awesome against the white walls and trim! Nearly there with the build now. What's the plan for the kitchen?
Beautiful doors 👍🏻