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Sometimes you need to remove the nails holding a piece of wood rather than just pulling the whole thing off in one violent go. Getting nails out first allows you to carefully remove a whole piece of wood, without damaging any surrounding planks. It’s best to just show you with an example, I think. This morning I had to remove the bottom few rows of some ‘double lap’ or shiplap type cladding because it was past its best. But I wasn’t taking it all off so I had to be …
I want to go back to basics for a while with some posts about building some core skills. Starting with the hammer (because it’s fun!) and because it’s pretty easy to practice…. go grab a block of wood (or nail a few bits together….) and some nails and lets go… The statement “anyone can hammer in a nail” is a falsehood soon discovered by those who try it for the first time. That said, I think most folks find hammering in nails very satisfying; once you get the hang of …
