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How to Stop Nails Splitting Timber
Eugene Brennan
Eugene is an engineer with a BSc(Eng) degree in Electrical, Electronic, Control and Instrumentation Engineering. He's passionate about DIY, gardening and cycling.
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Flat or round nails can split timber, especially if they're used near the edge because the sloped tip acts as a wedge. An old tip is to shear the tips off wire nails to stop them doing this. The nail then shears and cuts through fibres rather than acting as a wedge, pushing them apart and splitting the timber.
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