How To
To avoid splitting wood when driving a finish nail near the end of a plank,
To avoid splitting wood when driving a finish nail near the end of a plank, flatten the chisel point of the nail with a couple of hammer blows. This allows the nail to tear through the wood fibers rather than splitting them apart.
By Yankee Magazine
Mar 24 2013
To avoid splitting wood when driving a finish nail near the end of a plank, flatten the chisel point of the nail with a couple of hammer blows. This allows the nail to tear through the wood fibers rather than splitting them apart.