Three useful tricks when working with wood

Hello friends! Any business has its own tricks, which are developed and accumulated over the years and experience, so in this article I will show you three very useful tricks when working with wood. Useful tips can solve many problems in everyday life. I am sure that having learned them, you will definitely take these methods into your arsenal and apply them throughout your life.

How to hammer a nail into a piece of wood so it doesn't crack

If you hammer a nail into a thin piece of wood - a lath - then in most cases it will definitely crack.

To avoid this and minimize the risk of splitting, simply blunt the tip of the nail with a hammer.

Now if you hammer a nail into a lath, it won’t crack!

Agree, you didn’t know about such a trick.

How to easily tighten a self-tapping screw

If you wrap a long one in dense wood, it can be very difficult. The self-tapping screw does not go beyond the face, it will turn the bit, etc. In general, it causes a lot of inconvenience.

This can easily be avoided by lubricating the screw with regular soap.

Let's try to wrap it up.

It goes in like clockwork. And it unscrews just as easily.

This can be especially useful when you need to tighten more than a dozen of these screws.

How to slightly increase the diameter of the hole

Sometimes you need to slightly increase the diameter of the hole, say for a pin. And then it turns out that you do not have the required drill, or if you drill with a large drill, the hole will become larger in diameter than necessary.

And to accurately adjust the diameter of the hole to the stud, take a piece of sandpaper and wrap it into a tube.

A tube according to the diameter of the hole.

Let's clamp it into a screwdriver.

And at high speed we grind the hole.

Pulling out periodically to remove chips.

Now the pin fits in properly.

These simple tips will make your life easier and save time and money.
Friends, if you have your own tricks, write them in the comments, I think everyone will be interested in reading them. Bye everyone!

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