"Battleax" wrote in message
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"Preston Andreas" wrote in message
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You are using the wrong bit to drill the pilot hole. Cut the head off
one
of the finish nails, chuck it into your drill and use it to drill your
pilot
hole.

That's quite absurd. A nail will not drill into solid oak, a nail is not a
drill bit.


Quite quickly will the nail will spin through the wood.