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   rob_ss | Apr 13, 2021 07:15pm | #1

   Never done that but for thin stock I used to to a pilot hole for the nail. You can even countersink a touch for the head.
   I find a fine nail from a nail gun almost never splits anything.

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   _mj_ | Apr 13, 2021 08:19pm | #2

   For thin stuff I'll cut the head off a nail and chuck it in a drill to bore pilot holes before driving a nail. The diamond tip of a regular wire nail does a nice job.

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   Rob_Sp | Apr 13, 2021 09:02pm | #3

   Cut the point of the nail off with a pair of dikes. The square end can be driven through without splitting.