Deepening hinge slots

[gratz]

Hi there,

Hopefully there's a quick and easy answer to this. I'm fitting some new hinges to a number of doors in a property but the new hinges need to sit deeper into the door and frame than the existing ones.
Having not hung a door before I looked around for information on how it's done and it looks like the slots are cut with a router (and neatened with a knife or chisel) but since the door close strip (the wood that the door closes onto) is already attached to the frame, I'm not sure I could get a router in there to cut the slots.
I'm wondering what the best and easiest thing to do is, give it a go with a chisel or is there a quicker and more accurate way? I guess maybe a longer router bit and a piece of supporting wood the same depth as the closer strip might work?

Apologies if some of the terminology is incorrect.

Thanks!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

What's wrong with a (sharp) chisel?

 

[gratz]

Nothing and that's what I was planning to do, but thought I'd check before I give it a go whether chippies would do it differently.

 

[Belboz]

As FMT says, a sharp chisel and slow, careful work is the way to go.

 

[gratz]

Thanks both, I'll sharpen my chisel and give it a try!

 

[Belboz]

Just mark out carefully and don't be tempted to remove too much at a time. Slow and methodical is the way to go. If you're not confident, try it on a bit of spare wood first. Best of luck!