Jewel, It is most likely the reason that you bend the nails is the way in which you described holding the hammer. When I was a kid building something I always bent the nails and held the hammer in the same way that you described. My dad watching for a while came up and moved my hand to the end of the handle. When you hold the hammer close to the head the hammer actually strikes on an an angle causing the nail to bend. When you hold it near the end of the handle the head of the hammer strikes the nail flat. For me this changed bending nails from 9 out of 10 to 1 out of 10 or so.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "chiliblindman" <bo...@ptdprolog.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 11:38 AM To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] hammering a nail in? > Jewel, I have found that a good pair of needle nose pliers really helps. > In tight spots or just using very tiny brads, it will keep the fingers > away and most of the time for me, the nails do not get bent at all. > .........bob > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > >
