http://www.agreatportal.com Nail wood without spitting it. Sometimes when nailing wood the nail will cause the wood to spit. This is a Tradesman Secret how to stop splitting.

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Hi! I am just going to demonstrate how to nail wood without splitting. Sometimes when you are nailing woods, it would split. Now, there is a trick where you get I known this and that is what I am going to demonstrate now. Take the nail. Stand it on his head, so the point is pointed toward the woods now. Give it two or three knocks just to blunt to point. Now, you might think this would cause it to split more, but actually that stop the wood from splitting when you nail it. Just nail this in. And it go, that stops the wood from splitting. Now, if you are using an over nail, make sure that it overlays in line with the grain of the wood.