Baseboard problem - Woodworking Talk

Tha Carpenter · 06-28-2009, 09:07 PM

Ok, so I go to work today, and he wants me to install baseboard, well everytime I nail the finishing nails into the baseboards the wood splits, and it's like the thinnest baseboard ever! Does anyone know what type of baseboards these are? And how to fix the problem?

rusty baker · 06-28-2009, 09:18 PM

Predrill.

Gary Beasley · 06-28-2009, 10:03 PM

Or glue.

sae72 · 06-29-2009, 01:54 AM

How about either a finish / trim or brad air nailer.

rrbrown · 06-29-2009, 02:14 AM

I say finish nailer (Trim Gun)

GeorgeC · 06-29-2009, 07:14 AM

I suspect that you are nailing too close to the ends.

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skymaster · 06-29-2009, 02:50 PM

Tha: If you do not have a brad or finish nailer and r using good ole hammer, before you nail, take the nail and tap the point with the hammer then use it. Head on something solid lightly rap the point

rrich · 06-29-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by skymaster

Tha: If you do not have a brad or finish nailer and r using good ole hammer, before you nail, take the nail and tap the point with the hammer then use it. Head on something solid lightly rap the point

What Sky is saying is to round over the point of the nail. The objective is for the nail to crush its way through the wood fibers and NOT to use the point to drive its way between the wood fibers.

Just ask your wife about why they make ball point needles for the sewing machine.

Tha Carpenter · 06-29-2009, 04:51 PM

Well I have to get it done in a certain time period, so it'll have to be a nail gun. The thing is its soo thin! I've never seen BB that thin before!! It can snap in a second, but is as strong as heck after it's caulked, painted&primed.

demax · 07-01-2009, 05:31 AM

Spit on it !

Dull the nail and use a bit of saliva. Pre-drill is ideal but time consuming.

check-out Costco's "Senco" "Brad" Nailer. $135 for a $185 Nail Gun plus a free gallon portable air compressor. What a deal.