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.)
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Shopping List for How to Install a Vintage Lockset:
mortise lockset
2x6 and 1/2plywood 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

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