--On Friday, February 17, 2006 11:59 AM -0600 wrote:

Of all the years I have built things, including whole buildings, I
have never found a good way to use those tiny 1/2 inch long nails.
I decided to get ambitious and put some weather stripping around my
door today and they have these half inch nails. I have big fingers.
They are a pain in the ass to try to hold and then pound in. I
suppose I could beat my fingers bloody, and I know that a needle nose
plyers holds them even thought they are often at an angle and that is
not the ideal solution. Does someone sell a special tool for this?
Or is there a trick no one ever taught me?

I just searched google for nail holder, and came up with a couple of
different commercial options:

http://www.mcfeelys.com/product.asp?productID=NGA-0010

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=P roduct&ID=70218

The paper or cardboard method sounds like a handy trick for doing a few
nails, but a bit of a pain for bigger jobs. I like the idea of the pencil
eraser. Why not get another use out of an item you're likely to have
on-hand anyway?

mark
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Mark Cato