Re: A tale of three bridges

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 07:47:19 -0400, "Dean H." <moto@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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My suggestion is use a 28 oz rig builders hatchet.
.One blow with the hammer to set the nail & one blow to drive it to
the head. An old man I used to work with, who was a former wooden
derrick builder taught how to do that.

http://www.estwing.com/hatchet8.htm
http://househandle.com/products.htm#rigger


Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
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I don't think I've seen a gun that can shoot 30d nails.
Ring shanks huh? Man, the normal sizes of those love to bend due to all
those rings providing multiple weak points. I'd suspect that wasn't too much
of a problem at 30d.
I guess even my 20 oz framing hammer would feel a little like a pea shooter
on 30d nails.
Screw that Estwing stuff with the steel handle. I go fiberglass handle to
preserve my wrist and elbow.
I go FS20L
http://hammernet.com/vaughan/pages/products/professional-curved-claw-hammers/fiberglass.php


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Nice hammer, Dean.

My rig builders hatchet has a "checkerboard etched" hammer face, and
seems to get excellent traction on a nail head. (and once, on my left
index finger,( where it cut the nail in two and turned it inside out
at the end half. oops!) when I was driving a 20# nail through
corrugated tin into green oak lumber. (I was building a school bus
stop shed for the kids a long time ago.)
It isn't an Estwing, but is older than I am, and has a wooden handle.

I use a normal 16 oz framing hammer for light duty work. (Wooden
handle also.)


Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF

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