3 Amazing Wood Working Tricks
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Beginner or not, you will find these 3 woodworking tricks helpful! I am currently working on a project, and it’s my first time getting my hands on these carpentry tools. Take note, I do not have any experience before this, and it sure is difficult for me. I was hammering a nail into a piece of wood and it split in half. I was furious because it happened to me a couple of times. That’s why I decided to search for the right techniques and found this video by Mistry MakeTool. I tried it, and it worked like magic! Learn these tricks –I am sure you’ll find them useful.
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1. Dulling the tip of a nail
When you hammer a nail on a slender wood, it tends to crack. There’s an easy trick that a lot of people do not know. To avoid this from happening, what you need to do is get the nail and hold it upside down. Place it on a flat surface or wood, then flatten the tip with a hammer until it is no longer pointy. With the dull tip, the nail crushes wood fibers instead of splitting them outward. This definitely lessens the chances of getting a split wood. You can also use a file to flatten the tip.
2. Drilling long screws
Sometimes when you drill a screw into a piece of wood, it does not go down smoothly. What you need to do is get a bar soap and scratch the bottom part of the screw until it’s covered. This will help to make the drilling process easier and smoother. You can also use candle wax or tool oil.
3. Drilling a larger hole without a drill bit
If you want to make a hole bigger but don’t have a larger drill bit, do not worry. You can use sandpaper! Just roll it and insert it into your driller. Drill the usual way to make the hole bigger. You can use a wire brush to clean the sandpaper.
