Bolt on door

[Keitai]

Should I have scored the MDF with a Stanley knifebefore chiselling out? The top and bottom is messy.

 

[Burnerman]

Consider a cranked (necked) bolt next time, maybe?
It's MDF...the worst material known to mankind. You'll need chisels like a razor to deal with it, and scoring does no harm.
John

 

[JohnD]

you could have drilled a hole in it.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Your chisels weren't sharp enough - you can see than from how fuzzy the top and bottom of the recess is. A Stanley knife shouldn't be necessary if your chisels are properly sharpened. I can use my chisels as a marking knife because I keep them sharp.

 

[HERTS P&D]

STOP WITH THE COWBOY WORK!

Andy