How many blows per nail?

[BigGitt]

I have realized that I'm terrible at nailing. I need between 5-7 hammer blows to get in a 4" nail

How skilled are you?

 

[Hubbe2]

Using a nail gun. Bang it goes and it's fixed....

 

[BigGitt]

Use a nail gun. Bang it goes and it's in....

I do that too. But sometimes it doesn't work.

 

[Mikael_L]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28lQf0lYrVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgNiGpCPtR8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kemTmIAXoSg

And some don't need nail guns:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBElga5oxmA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzs6A6kWeYU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYcn3jiQe_k

I can't with my hands myself.
But I nail down a nail with 3-4 strikes.
yes, a pappspik that is ...

 

[Jan-Å]

Depends a bit on what I'm nailing it into I hammer them in with 2 hits max in our walls though we do have a house made of lätt betong of course

 

[MrH]

If you hold the hammer more than you write posts on byggahus.se, maybe the habit will get bigger? ;-) "Godfather".

 

[Enk Projektet]

If you held the hammer more than you post on byggahus.se, maybe the habit would grow? ;-) "Godfather".

HAHAHA.....d^_^b

 

[Matti_75]

Three strikes for a 3" nail and four strikes for a 4" nail with a Vaughan Ti-tech 16oz. The best hammer ever made in my opinion.

 

[BigGitt]

I also believe that a good hammer is among the most important things.

 

[pbengtsson]

I think it's more interesting how many strikes you need to, for example, drive 1000 4" in a row. Everyone can drive a nail in with one strike, but repeatability is what shows who can nail. The next level is to do it upwards, for example, 3" in sparse paneling in the ceiling.

 

[mexitegel]

Or as my grandfather said when I was little: "You hit like lightning!!!!!" and oh how proud I was!
Then he continued: "It never strikes the same place twice...."

 

[Enk Projektet]

.....or as one has heard a few times on construction sites....say hi from me when you meet.....

 

[raveper]

Today's carpenters are probably better at handling screwdrivers. Preferably with a 1.3 Ah battery so it doesn't get too heavy.

 

[Alko]

If you held the hammer more than you write posts on byggahus.se, maybe the habit would grow? ;-) "Godfather".

Nail on the head!
Should I say...:blushing:

/A

 

[Anna_H]

Using a screwdriver. The entire panel, all wind boards, window trims and everything is screwed. Very practical when you have to replace windows later, for example.