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.
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.
