This is a sketch of a jig I use to hold doors while routing them for hinges or planing them to fit. It automatically adjusts to doors of different thicknesses and holds them securely. The weight of the door provides the clamping action, and the return spring brings the clamp back into position.
—Kerry Ludden, Kearney, NE
Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #3
