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   jaimek | Jul 10, 2011 11:37am | #1

   Why drive nails in only part-way?

   When I do that (drive nails in only part way) is to remove its after glue dry. Than I fill nail holes with putty or any finishng

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   goodguy | Jul 10, 2011 01:17pm | #2

   Why drive nails in only part-way? Good idea! not the answer tho

    

   Thanks for your reply! That is logical and a good tip for certain situations.

   However, I think there is another answer out there. These guys are intentionally leaving some of the nail protrude with no suggestion of removing the nail or filling holes. (no explanation either!)

   You can see what I mean when Garret Hack attaches the back on his "small tool cabinet."

   Likewise when Philip Lowe attaches the back on his "one bookcase with two looks."

   Both of these videos are in the video workshop series here in the FW online membership area.

   This "partial nailing" seems to be some well-known cabinet-maker's method since they both do it only on the backs and they do it more than once. This is not a fluke or accident. They both do this intentionally. The close-ups show this clearly. Nobody has said a word about  WHY?

     

   It bugs me when I don't know something like this, seeing as how I know almost everything else in the world! (joke)

   Maybe someone can e-mail or call these guys and ask them what's up with that?

   I can't die happy until I've figured this out! 

   Someone please help me avoid more therapy costs! My OCD is kicking-in hard!

   Why drive nails in only part-way? 

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   Chesster | Jul 10, 2011 02:44pm | #3

   Driving nails

   I went back and watched Garrett's video.  After he drives the first nail in the back, he picks up a nail set and sets the nail.  The camera angle obsures whether he sets it flush or not.  After he drives the next two nails, the camera cuts away.  When you watch Philip's video you'll notice that he drives all of the nails without setting them and then the camera cuts away.  I suspect that both Garrett and Phillip set the nails and it was a matter of editing out the unimportant details to keep the videos short.  I'm sure that If you ask ten different woodworkers, you'll get twenty different answers.  However, the only way to know why Garrett or Phillip did something is to ask Garrett or Phillip.

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   goodguy | Jul 11, 2011 04:46pm | #4

   thanks for YOUR reply

   I sincerely appreciate the time you took both to answer and to review the videos.

   For a while, I thought that this was just an editing thing too since I often leave nails proud then set them with a nail-set later.

   But when I saw it in two videos by these well-known cabinet makers, I wondered if a skipped a class or missed a paragraph in some chapter of the woodworker's manual. 

   BTW, I am not really OCD, at least not any more than most woodworkers! ;-)

   But I do appreciate your time and effort!

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   mpekovich | Jul 12, 2011 05:07pm | #5

   It was easy to miss in the video, but Garrett set the nails with a punch after hammering them most of the way in.

   -Mike