If you recess the hinges (properly) you should be able to put the hinge screws into the door frame without holding the door when fitting those screws, for fitting hinges properly then forget about marking them out with a pencil, use a marking knife such as a Stanley blade, if you don't want the screws to follow the grain or the early/late wood rings such as in softwoods and pull the hinge out of alignment then use a self centering pilot drill assembly, they're not expensive, the hinges and thus the door will be spot on, the whole procedure can be done without the need to offer the door up to the opening for marking out. The trick is to cut out the recesses so that the hinges are an interference fit, then when the door with the hinges fitted is offered up to the door frame's hinge recesses a couple of light taps on the hinge faces will make them sit in the recesses nice and tight (door 90 degrees to the opening) Nothing baring a gust of wind or an out of plumb frame should cause the door to move while fixing.
We have a Morso Squirrel stove in the cabin, excellent stove which we can cook simple meals on and boil a kettle.
Lawrence.
We have a Morso Squirrel stove in the cabin, excellent stove which we can cook simple meals on and boil a kettle.
Lawrence.
