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Shoutout to the guy who showed me a nail-sinking trick on a job in Nashville
I used to spend way too long trying to set finish nails below the surface, always denting the wood or leaving marks. Then this old carpenter on a restoration project told me to put a piece of blue tape over the head before I swing. It cushions the hammer strike and keeps the wood clean, plus I can just peel it off after. Has anyone else tried this or got a better way to avoid those hammer dings?
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ryang6514d ago
You're talking about "way too long trying to set finish nails" like it's some huge time sink. It takes like two seconds to set a nail. The tape trick works fine but honestly you're overthinking this. Just get a good nail set tool and stop swinging your hammer like you're framing a deck. Half the dings come from people using way too much force anyway.
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@ryang65 I get what you're saying about the nail set tool, but that tape trick actually saves me a step. I still use a nail set when I have to get real deep, but on something like baseboards or crown molding where I just need to sink it flush, peeling off tape is way faster than digging out the set and tapping again. Plus I've had those nail sets slip off and dent the wood just as easy as a hammer if you're not careful. It's less about the force and more about keeping the face clean for me.
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