These Carpentry Tips and Tricks Are Going To Make Your Projects Go Easier And Faster.
I came across this article at The Family Handyman and I have to agree that these 10 construction tips and tricks are well wort knowing.
If you are in the trade they will make you money and you DIYers will save a lot of time.
So lets take a look at my favorite 4 for starters:
Finish Carpentry Tip
This first one is a favorite because it is not only fast and accurate but it saves you from the embarrassment of incorrect measuring and layout.
The advice is to not use your tape unless you have to.
“Holding trim in place and marking it is always more accurate than measuring, often faster and it eliminates mistakes. This is good advice for other types of carpentry work too, like siding, laying shingles and sometimes even framing.”
Use Nippers To Pull Nails
The right tool for the right job. Demo work often means saving trim pieces to be reused later. If you drive the nails back out, you end up with an ugly surface blemish. Besides 18 gauge brad nails are near impossible to drive back. If you use the tools at hand you often end up just cutting the nail off while trying to pull it. Those little nail stubs sticking out are a danger for scratching yourself as well as marring other pieces in the save pile, not to mention a hazard to your saw blades later when you go to cut the piece to a new length. Here’s the tool to use.
“Keep a pair of ‘nippers’ in your pouch whenever you’re doing trim carpentry. When you pull trim from the wall, use them for pulling the nails through the back of the trim
Buy A Trim Gun
For beginners this power tool should be on your top 10 list. If your not sure rent one for your next trim project and I’ll guarantee You’ll own one befor the next project.
“I haven’t hand-nailed a piece of interior trim in 25 years. Why? Because air-powered trim guns make the results so much faster, better and neater. No splits, no predrilling, no knocking the piece out of place as you hammer, and only itty-bitty holes to fill. The gun I paid $300 for back then can now be had for $125— and it’s better than the old one! If you’re going to buy just one size, the most versatile choice is one that shoots 5/8- to 2-inch 18-gauge brads.”
Practice Your Miters Before The Final Cut
Before nailing that piece of trim solid check the joint at the other end with a piece of scrap. You’ll be amazed what you’ll find some times. I sure wish they could build walls perfect.
“Practice on test pieces for the perfect miter
Fine-tuning a miter for a perfect fit is often a trial-and-error process. Practice on smaller test pieces until you get your miter saw set to exactly the right angle, then cut the actual parts.”
For more great tips head on over to the original article.
Read more: http://www.familyhandyman.com/carpentry/the-best-carpentry-tips-and-advice/view-all#ixzz3Q9B20uWn
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