How to Install a Vintage Lockset | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares his tricks of the trade for installing a mortised lockset. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Install a Vintage Lockset: mortise lockset 2x6 and 1/2-plywood scrap, used to make a jig for supporting the portable drill press scrap board, for clamping to door when drilling doorknob hole Tools for How to Install a Vintage Lockset: utility knife, used to trace around lock mortise combination square, for marking the mortise outline onto the door edge hammer and chisel, used to form mortise after boring out the holes drill with portable drill press and assorted spade bits, used to bore out mortise clamp, used to hold a scrap board to the door when drilling the doorknob hole vacuum, for cleaning wood chips out of mortise About This Old House TV: This Old House is the No. 1 multimedia home enthusiast brand, offering trusted information and expert advice through award-winning television, a highly regarded magazine, and an information-driven website. This Old House and Ask This Old House are produced by This Old House Ventures, LLC and are presented on PBS by WETA Washington, DC. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Install a Vintage Lockset | This Old House    / thisoldhouse