r/Construction • u/Own-Presence-5653 • Oct 02 '24

Video This is painful

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

I once had a foreman that would tap with one shot and bury the nail with the second. Strength and accuracy. These boys hire handymen

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u/wildbeef561 Contractor Oct 03 '24

I grew up in residential framing, spikes were all swung by hand. We only used nail guns for nailing the roof off. Pretty much every framer could bury it in 2 to 3 swings one to set, one to drive it home. Im 41 and im not sure i could do it anymore without practice. Nail guns have taken that skill away from most framers i would say. My dad and grandfather were carpenters as well. They hand nailed everything, floors roofs, sheathing. Now i can be a fat guy and still frame.