"dadiOH" wrote in message

Sure. That's the norm. Face nailing there is the only way to fasten it.
Unless you countersink a hole, screw it down and glue in a plug of the
same
wood. Which I think is much, much nicer.


Correct, but in this case, he should have made a starter hole. Or maybe a
nail gun that would set them properly. Proper method with sloppy execution.
Ed