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Thread: Toenailing
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3rd October 2005, 06:18 PM #1
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Toenailing
I have at times like most of us had to toenail or skew nail pieces of timber together when framing. Is there a correct and easy way to do this as I've seen contradictory ways of doing this with some books saying you start at 60 degrees, some at 30 degrees. Then after you've done this, must you nail punch the nail to get a decent purchase? All this is enough to drive me to buy a framing gun which is probably what I'll do as a result of not toenailing properly.
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3rd October 2005, 06:50 PM #2
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If you were for example skew nailing a stud to a wall plate in a standing wall the nail should be 60 degrees from horizontal (or 60 deg to the plate) but that very same nail could be described as being 30 degrees from vertical (or to the stud).
The head should be driven flush so it may need a nudge with a punch sometimes (or a good belt with the edge of the hammer)
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4th October 2005, 06:56 PM #3
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Thanks, Bob 60 degrees it will be. I have seen everything from 25 to 75 degrees to the horizontal. Judging by the number of responses though, there aren't too many toenailers left as it's much faster to use the nail gun.
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4th October 2005, 07:16 PM #4
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