Driving a nail near the end of a
board can often result in a split. As the nail is driven into the wood
it forces the wood fibers apart, causing the grain to split.
Left: Normal Nail
Right: Flattened Nail
An old carpenters trick is to flatten the tip of the nail with a
hammer. The flattened tip allows the nail to "chop" through
the wood "Crushing" the wood fibers rather than splitting
them.
This trick is also useful when installing molding and trim.
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