tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post5392358883897187052..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: The point of a nail...Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-81879732882536955312017-02-27T20:21:46.901-06:002017-02-27T20:21:46.901-06:00I hope to start woodworking with my preschool stud...I hope to start woodworking with my preschool students, and am thrilled to have come across your blog. Thanks! www.mayapple.org melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232778454100821104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-6748599199315879432017-02-27T11:18:58.043-06:002017-02-27T11:18:58.043-06:00John, good to hear from you. Others had told me ab...John, good to hear from you. Others had told me about dulling the tip of the nail. In fact, I think my dad had demonstrated that when I was a kid. That is very hard to do on small brads, and a needless chore on larger nails where the cutting edges are more easily noticed.<br /><br />I'll have to try the side cutting pliers.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-79565520217553863792017-02-27T10:57:02.489-06:002017-02-27T10:57:02.489-06:00Hi Doug,
One of your subjects now is nails, so her...Hi Doug,<br />One of your subjects now is nails, so here's my two cents worth. I worked as a carpenter's helper for a short time years ago in Georgia where an old timer taught me to pound the points of nails somewhat flat to make them punch through the wood rather than wedge their way in. Works great for common nails, but for box nails which often bend when you do this, and especially near the end of a dry board, I clip the point off with side cutters to achieve the same result. Thanks for your advice to observe the markings on nails! jk JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460311158640326134noreply@blogger.com