Leah... Your videos are absolutely among the VERY CLEAREST and most patiently explained DIY videos on RUclips. I LOVE them and please keep 'em coming !!! 😃
I love you Leah - you are a woman's (& men too,but, most won't admit it) SUPREME MENTOR/COACH!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate you!!!
+ lyn tay, I'm an old man, a former union carpenter, boatbuilder and long time DIYer, and I will GLADLY admit that I always benefit from watching Leah's videos!
I watch SeeJaneDrill. As another said, probably more poetically than I, Leah’s voice and teaching methods are a joy to listen to and I would listen to Leah for hours on any subject, even if it was on the intricacies of making a PB and J sandwich. I just watched an episode on nails, which I really didn’t need to listen to and I walked away with knowledge I didn’t have previously. And I love her corny jokes and jests. Don’t ever change your delivery, Leah. Not like she would...
Yeah despite what a lot of feminists think we don’t hate women, and have been raised to respect them as well as other men. I respect Leah because she oozes passion for her craft and has taught me loads. More than happy to admit it.
I watch your videos, even when I think I know the topic, because I usually learn something new or it's a great refresher. You are the BEST, you never disappoint. If we lived in the same neighborhood I hope we would be friends.
I don’t know what I would do without you I have learned so much since watching your channel. I sometimes still screw up but at least I know how to do things. Thank you! 🙏🏼
Thank you thank you thank you! Everyone has a beginners wood working video but all I wanted to know is what kind of nails I needed to get started... not what kind of tools. Your segment about 3x the size of the wood made me happy. Thank you once again.
Hey Leah! Watching your videos gave me confidence to cut and replace the siding on my house. Even busted 40 feet of concrete on my own. Thank you! I am from Los Angeles.
Good one Leah. This was Worth its weight in gold. A must know for DYIers. It will really come in handy in the futur. I went to the lumber yard last month and man asked me what are the difference between the different nails. He didnt know which one to buy. So in 5 mins I was able to explain to him the different types. In the end there were 2 others who stopped to listen to what I had to say. Great video. Take care and be safe. Tim
I want to learn basic woodworking and tool use and safety. Can't get anyone to teach me, so off to RUclips University 😂. This is the second video I've watched of yours and I feel like I can do it, Leah! Glad I found you and you've got a new subscriber!
Thank you, thank you. I have been looking for this kind of information for years. I work in the hardware dept of a bigbox store and need this kind if information for customers questions.
Thanks for all the videos. Always look forward to seeing what the next one will cover. Leah, you always make jobs that seem like they would be difficult simplified a step at a time. Thanks much.
The amazing Leah that decided to make video's on youtube and now we are infected with the Leah virus. I can't get enough of your video's/lectures. Greetings from Belgium but born in CzechoSlovakia while roots in Hungary. lol
I appreciate the video. I have alot of family that are familiar with carpentry but I don't know a thing. They don't really know why they use certain nails they just know it the right way. Now I know why I need to use they and makes my life easier
If the boss told me to “take the redhead and secure the beam,” I would be looking around for a red haired co-worker to assist me, lol. I had never heard of the Red Head nail gun before this video.
Great information. Thanks for posting this video. Painting is my skilled trade. I commonly encounter nail problems on a daily basis. For example, nail pops, rusty nail heads, broken nail heads, exposed nails on exterior surfaces, and nail or other fastener failures on deck surfaces. Another problem on horizontal surfaces I commonly encounter is the the filler or plugs eventually squeeze out which eventually causes rot. After watching this video, I now realize that people who build use whatever they have and not what is best for the given situation. Once this happens and the problems later develop, it is better to pass on a paint job because the best paint will not fix something that was done wrong to begin with.
Hi Leah, an interesting and useful video. Now I am not so ignorant about nails, and I really thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Congrats and greetings from Colombia.
I still don't know why you don't have your own show on HGTV or at least a series on NETLFIX. I love the way you teach. Keep up the great work Jane. I've learned so much from you.
That is a great story Leah I have a similar story working as an apprentice construction electrician when I was told to use a power actuated gun to fasten threaded rod into the metal pan of a highrise ceiling to hang conduit racks. I enjoy your show and the stories you tell are a great addition.
Built my deck using stainless steel screws, shed used screws, hung drywall with screws. Just some of my latest projects. I can only think of 3 things I used nails for. interior trim (brad nails), roof shingles, and the rubber weather strip that goes on the bottom of my wood garage door. Thats it. I use screws for maximum holding power. Thats the benefit for being an avid DIYer. Contractors use nails cause it cheaper and faster. They don't care how its gonna hold in the long run.
Before this video I thought the reason duplex nails had a double head was to prevent it from going to deep when hanging a picture frame onto a wall. Now I know a little more. I'm still going to use them for hanging pictures as it works. I just know a little bit more now. Thanks Leah
Love your videos, Leah. You are sooo right about all those fastener choices in the hardware department. So many nails alone I feel like getting hammered just looking at it all!
THANK YOU LEAH!!! F***in' FINALLY, I've asked and talked and listened about for YEARS... hell... bordering on decades (if we're honest) and this was the first time I heard anything resembling a "rule of thumb" regarding nail length and the stock you're working with... Most of my life I've worked a variety of mediums... For my wood-working system, I've jokingly just explained that I "Nail down and screw up"... (lolz) THIS was a wonderful vid'... and it's exactly why I sub'ed... It's not every single time, but when you drop a useful factoid in a vid... DAMN is it useful! Keep on keeping on, and I'll be lurking through the comments... oooh yeah... I'll spare ya' the needless details, but it might fascinate you that there's actually MORE carbon involved in a cast iron skillet than there is in a hardened steel sword... AND you know how we (smith's) are about our hardened steel swords. Meh... for the most part, you DID get everything else about right (in the "correct" sense) regarding hardened steel and nails and all... Just thought you'd find that bit (about iron/steel) fun. ;o)
That is plenty of information on nails and how to use them. I didn't know that much about nails, but wish that I did know it. I am so glad that you showed us all about the types of nails, and especially the nails needed with the special tool (Redhead) since I had never heard of it before and will check out the information you left on using the tool.
Ha ha, the fastener section of the hardware store always has somebody not sure what to pick including me until now! And many people start talking to themselves discussing what to get (I resist doing that as tempting as it is).
Great info Leah. If you walk into the fastener's aisle and there is a large guy with eyes glazed over and that familiar fluorescent shine catches your eye, well it's only me, 'The Deer'. I'm still overwhelmed by the choices. Manufacture'ers have made a fastener specific for every job there is. These basic rules help though. Thanks again.
Love the channel and am watching a lot of your videos. Hardened nails are also a different type of steel with more carbon. A normal nail or piece of wire can't be hardened as well as the steel is low carbon steel.
Thank you Leah. Referencing your videos today because I'm fixing this clown's work at our second hand shop. My mother had paid him to cover a window so we could hang stuff there since space is at a premium. I'd been busy with other work which is why I didn't do it in the first place but damn he did an awful job. I might be an amateur but I knew he used all the wrong fasteners as I tore it apart, and it was sooooo wrong to just cut tiny blocks of 2x4 and nail them inside the window frame to support the plywood he set into it. I yanked those blocks out so easily with a screwdriver after prying off the plywood. That's a hazard for us and our customers if we ever decided to mount something heavy and it all falls out of the wall because he used finishing nails and whatever else he found lying around. The plywood wasn't flush to ANYTHING, it was cut crooked with a big ol gap... I had gotten after him because I showed up when he was hanging shelves and he wanted to use those dinky plastic anchors, like the kind that come included in cheap tool kits, to hang shelving. And he was very insulted that I corrected him (I was very polite at the beginning before he got an attitude with me about it) All these older guys that are very sure of themselves but don't know jack always want to cheat my mother out of her money. You don't do these little hacked together jobs for other people like you do for yourself at home, unless it's a real desperate situation and it's temporary....
Well you learn something everyday. I’d never heard of a redhead, even though I’ve seen them used for demo purposes. Also never come across a vinyl coated nail. Something, over here in Brexitania, hardened nails always have a finishing head on them.
Great video. Thank you, Leah! Just a little confused about why at Lowes they recommend finish nails for stair treads. My instinct tells me I should use the stronest nails available (for safety). The nails I've pulled out of the treads in my old house (basement) are the square ones.
Back in colonial days nails were quite expensive, being made one by one, by the village blacksmith. But in the early years of the 19th century factories started making nails in large quantities at much cheaper prices. This resulted in big changes in construction technology and allowed the US to use its vast forest resources to build the many homes and structures needed and at affordable prices.
... Since you brought up the Ramset. One of the ‘other’ uses is blasting padlocks open. That little $80 one shot will brute force nearly any padlock open.
Leah, you showed a sample of this kind of nail in the video, but without explanation. The nail I am referring to had ridges running approximately the length of the nail. What type of nail is that and where is it used and for what? Thanks for the nail lesson.
Nice! Could you do one for screws next? I'm wanting to hang a 25lb antique window on the wall (decorative).I have a 2x4 that spans the window +4in on either side. Plan is to screw/nail the 2x 4 to 3 studs and then hang the french cleat from that. Just nervous about making sure the2x4 is secure. The french cleat is metal and rated for 100lbs so feel pretty confident about that portion. Thanks!
Friend of mine does concrete work and uses the double head nails when he frames up the boards to pour the concrete. Wraps string around the tops to outline/level the frame before pouring. I don't know how else to reference it. That's the best description that I know to give. The string won't slide down like on a regular nail.
I am saving this video because I need it as a point of reference for the future. I live in the UK and here things are often called by different names which makes it tricky to find things you have mentioned. Often I will search in eBay for a tool you have shown me and it is only available in the US and postage alone is about £70!!!!!! I love your cheery face and upbeat approach to teaching. I never feel like a total beginner with you. Keep doing what your are doing Leah because you are inspiring to us women. 😘😘😘
Leah... Your videos are absolutely among the VERY CLEAREST and most patiently explained DIY videos on RUclips. I LOVE them and please keep 'em coming !!! 😃
I love you Leah - you are a woman's (& men too,but, most won't admit it) SUPREME MENTOR/COACH!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate you!!!
🙂
+ lyn tay, I'm an old man, a former union carpenter, boatbuilder and long time DIYer, and I will GLADLY admit that I always benefit from watching Leah's videos!
I watch SeeJaneDrill.
As another said, probably more poetically than I, Leah’s voice and teaching methods are a joy to listen to and I would listen to Leah for hours on any subject, even if it was on the intricacies of making a PB and J sandwich.
I just watched an episode on nails, which I really didn’t need to listen to and I walked away with knowledge I didn’t have previously.
And I love her corny jokes and jests.
Don’t ever change your delivery, Leah.
Not like she would...
Why would you assume that "most won't admit it"?
Yeah despite what a lot of feminists think we don’t hate women, and have been raised to respect them as well as other men.
I respect Leah because she oozes passion for her craft and has taught me loads. More than happy to admit it.
I watch your videos, even when I think I know the topic, because I usually learn something new or it's a great refresher. You are the BEST, you never disappoint. If we lived in the same neighborhood I hope we would be friends.
Linda Marsden. That's so nice of you to say.
I don’t know what I would do without you I have learned so much since watching your channel. I sometimes still screw up but at least I know how to do things. Thank you! 🙏🏼
🙂
Thank you thank you thank you!
Everyone has a beginners wood working video but all I wanted to know is what kind of nails I needed to get started... not what kind of tools. Your segment about 3x the size of the wood made me happy.
Thank you once again.
Hey Leah! Watching your videos gave me confidence to cut and replace the siding on my house. Even busted 40 feet of concrete on my own.
Thank you! I am from Los Angeles.
As always Leah, you nailed it! Thanks for the videos, I always learn something.
🙂
Good one Leah. This was Worth its weight in gold. A must know for DYIers. It will really come in handy in the futur. I went to the lumber yard last month and man asked me what are the difference between the different nails. He didnt know which one to buy. So in 5 mins I was able to explain to him the different types. In the end there were 2 others who stopped to listen to what I had to say. Great video. Take care and be safe. Tim
Hey TTim, It's always nice to see ya
I want to learn basic woodworking and tool use and safety. Can't get anyone to teach me, so off to RUclips University 😂. This is the second video I've watched of yours and I feel like I can do it, Leah! Glad I found you and you've got a new subscriber!
You “hit the nail on the head” with this video....thx again, so informative!
😀
Leah, you are such a great teacher. I am always so impressed! I have learned so much from you. Peace and Love
thank you, and thanks for watching...!
I learn so much from you......
Happy to have stumbled upon this video. A true sign of knowledge is sharing your gift with others. Thank you.
Thank you, thank you. I have been looking for this kind of information for years. I work in the hardware dept of a bigbox store and need this kind if information for customers questions.
my pleasure
Thanks for all the videos. Always look forward to seeing what the next one will cover. Leah, you always make jobs that seem like they would be difficult simplified a step at a time. Thanks much.
you're very welcome, Beverly, and thanks for watching! 🙂
YOU NAILED IT! sorry about that...LOL! Very good video and explanation on the different nails and how they are used.
LaTX Piper
"Thank you so much Leah for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us!"
The amazing Leah that decided to make video's on youtube and now we are infected with the Leah virus. I can't get enough of your video's/lectures.
Greetings from Belgium but born in CzechoSlovakia while roots in Hungary. lol
Greetings, and thanks so much for watching!
Leah you are worth a million bucks. Thanks from someone that should know this info
Wow, you have the sweetest soul ever. God bless you and thanks for sharing your knowledge 😊❤🙏
Thank you Leah! This was really interesting and you explained the different types so clearly
Thanks so much. I have to fix something on my shed and didn't know what nails to use. You answered my question perfectly. Thanks!
I appreciate the video. I have alot of family that are familiar with carpentry but I don't know a thing. They don't really know why they use certain nails they just know it the right way. Now I know why I need to use they and makes my life easier
If the boss told me to “take the redhead and secure the beam,” I would be looking around for a red haired co-worker to assist me, lol. I had never heard of the Red Head nail gun before this video.
🙂
same
Thank you Bolden!
Great information. Thanks for posting this video. Painting is my skilled trade. I commonly encounter nail problems on a daily basis. For example, nail pops, rusty nail heads, broken nail heads, exposed nails on exterior surfaces, and nail or other fastener failures on deck surfaces. Another problem on horizontal surfaces I commonly encounter is the the filler or plugs eventually squeeze out which eventually causes rot. After watching this video, I now realize that people who build use whatever they have and not what is best for the given situation. Once this happens and the problems later develop, it is better to pass on a paint job because the best paint will not fix something that was done wrong to begin with.
You are my favorite, I wish you had a video for everything I wanted to learn. Thank you from Katie in Alaska
Hi Leah, an interesting and useful video. Now I am not so ignorant about nails, and I really thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Congrats and greetings from Colombia.
Learning can be a pleasure at any age! Thanks Leah
I still don't know why you don't have your own show on HGTV or at least a series on NETLFIX. I love the way you teach. Keep up the great work Jane. I've learned so much from you.
WOW that was a great video Leah, I never knew there were all different nails.......... thanks
🙂
Great story Leah, loved it and love your channel !
You explain everything so well!
That is a great story Leah I have a similar story working as an apprentice construction electrician when I was told to use a power actuated gun to fasten threaded rod into the metal pan of a highrise ceiling to hang conduit racks. I enjoy your show and the stories you tell are a great addition.
Philip Patrick. Always nice to hear from a brother in the trades.
Thank you for this super clear explanation. I’d never seen the last one though. Now I’m off to check out my tin of nails to call them by their names!
🙂
😳Wow! Leah you just
Nailed this Video!
I like Duplex Nails for framing to make cement sidewalks!
Built my deck using stainless steel screws, shed used screws, hung drywall with screws. Just some of my latest projects. I can only think of 3 things I used nails for. interior trim (brad nails), roof shingles, and the rubber weather strip that goes on the bottom of my wood garage door. Thats it. I use screws for maximum holding power. Thats the benefit for being an avid DIYer. Contractors use nails cause it cheaper and faster. They don't care how its gonna hold in the long run.
Stainless steel fasteners are GREAT! but expensive. I think many contractors care about quality and have pride in their work.
Always learn something new from the videos.Thank you!👍
Before this video I thought the reason duplex nails had a double head was to prevent it from going to deep when hanging a picture frame onto a wall. Now I know a little more. I'm still going to use them for hanging pictures as it works. I just know a little bit more now. Thanks Leah
Your a kind and patience teacher. Thanks for another lesson.
Leah you really Nailed it in this video.
Leah, I didn’t know most of this. Thank you so much for so graciously and clearly explaining these nails!
My pleasure Kathy
Great presentation. Thanks
I am studying for an exam, and just gotta say, you helped me out quite a bit, thank you!
great vid - putting it into my saved files to refer to later. Although you explained it so well, I probably won't need to refer to it. thanks
Love your videos, Leah. You are sooo right about all those fastener choices in the hardware department. So many nails alone I feel like getting hammered just looking at it all!
LOL
What can i do without your videos??. Love to see them!!
THANK YOU LEAH!!!
F***in' FINALLY, I've asked and talked and listened about for YEARS... hell... bordering on decades (if we're honest) and this was the first time I heard anything resembling a "rule of thumb" regarding nail length and the stock you're working with...
Most of my life I've worked a variety of mediums... For my wood-working system, I've jokingly just explained that I "Nail down and screw up"... (lolz)
THIS was a wonderful vid'... and it's exactly why I sub'ed... It's not every single time, but when you drop a useful factoid in a vid... DAMN is it useful! Keep on keeping on, and I'll be lurking through the comments...
oooh yeah... I'll spare ya' the needless details, but it might fascinate you that there's actually MORE carbon involved in a cast iron skillet than there is in a hardened steel sword... AND you know how we (smith's) are about our hardened steel swords.
Meh... for the most part, you DID get everything else about right (in the "correct" sense) regarding hardened steel and nails and all... Just thought you'd find that bit (about iron/steel) fun. ;o)
Leah
you have a marvelous talent for teaching
Love your channel!
That is plenty of information on nails and how to use them. I didn't know that much about nails, but wish that I did know it. I am so glad that you showed us all about the types of nails, and especially the nails needed with the special tool (Redhead) since I had never heard of it before and will check out the information you left on using the tool.
Ha ha, the fastener section of the hardware store always has somebody not sure what to pick including me until now! And many people start talking to themselves discussing what to get (I resist doing that as tempting as it is).
Excellent video, Leah!
I remember the first time I missed the nail but not my finger.... great job Leah🤙🏽
🤕 ouch!
Always informative, always fun. Thanks again!
🙂
Thank you Leah, that was very interesting, you have a lovely manner.
Leah I love your videos ❤️ a lot of love from New York.
Elgysomar52 thank you
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Great info Leah. If you walk into the fastener's aisle and there is a large guy with eyes glazed over and that familiar fluorescent shine catches your eye, well it's only me, 'The Deer'. I'm still overwhelmed by the choices. Manufacture'ers have made a fastener specific for every job there is. These basic rules help though. Thanks again.
🙂
Love you, girl! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
🙂
Hi. Jane! New subscriber here. Great videos! Btw, do you have a video about different nails used with pneumatic nail guns? Thanks a lot!
I’ll say this you deserve all the subs thank you for the lesson I learned a lot !
Love the channel and am watching a lot of your videos. Hardened nails are also a different type of steel with more carbon. A normal nail or piece of wire can't be hardened as well as the steel is low carbon steel.
Thank you Leah. Referencing your videos today because I'm fixing this clown's work at our second hand shop. My mother had paid him to cover a window so we could hang stuff there since space is at a premium. I'd been busy with other work which is why I didn't do it in the first place but damn he did an awful job. I might be an amateur but I knew he used all the wrong fasteners as I tore it apart, and it was sooooo wrong to just cut tiny blocks of 2x4 and nail them inside the window frame to support the plywood he set into it. I yanked those blocks out so easily with a screwdriver after prying off the plywood. That's a hazard for us and our customers if we ever decided to mount something heavy and it all falls out of the wall because he used finishing nails and whatever else he found lying around.
The plywood wasn't flush to ANYTHING, it was cut crooked with a big ol gap... I had gotten after him because I showed up when he was hanging shelves and he wanted to use those dinky plastic anchors, like the kind that come included in cheap tool kits, to hang shelving. And he was very insulted that I corrected him (I was very polite at the beginning before he got an attitude with me about it) All these older guys that are very sure of themselves but don't know jack always want to cheat my mother out of her money. You don't do these little hacked together jobs for other people like you do for yourself at home, unless it's a real desperate situation and it's temporary....
Leah your awesome. Really enjoy your videos .
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing some good knowledge with the rest of us.
Great lea very good information. Thanks
🙂
Excellent info Leah
Well you learn something everyday. I’d never heard of a redhead, even though I’ve seen them used for demo purposes. Also never come across a vinyl coated nail.
Something, over here in Brexitania, hardened nails always have a finishing head on them.
Thank you for another super video Leah. I’ve learnt a huge amount from you!
Thanks Julian
Wow! This channel is amazing!
Wow, thanks for sharing this information !
My pleasure
Great video. Thank you, Leah! Just a little confused about why at Lowes they recommend finish nails for stair treads. My instinct tells me I should use the stronest nails available (for safety). The nails I've pulled out of the treads in my old house (basement) are the square ones.
Back in colonial days nails were quite expensive, being made one by one, by the village blacksmith. But in the early years of the 19th century factories started making nails in large quantities at much cheaper prices. This resulted in big changes in construction technology and allowed the US to use its vast forest resources to build the many homes and structures needed and at affordable prices.
Thank you for taking the time to share
Once again a great video Leah ! I learned so much ! 🙏🏻
I learned many things from you...and im using it everyday in my job..thank you for giving us a very nice tips and thricks..more power amd godbless..
🙂
As always, Good information Leah. 👍
🙂
I hope to learn everything I possibly can from you Leah.
...
Since you brought up the Ramset.
One of the ‘other’ uses is blasting padlocks open.
That little $80 one shot will brute force nearly any padlock open.
Leah, you showed a sample of this kind of nail in the video, but without explanation. The nail I am referring to had ridges running approximately the length of the nail. What type of nail is that and where is it used and for what? Thanks for the nail lesson.
Nice! Could you do one for screws next? I'm wanting to hang a 25lb antique window on the wall (decorative).I have a 2x4 that spans the window +4in on either side. Plan is to screw/nail the 2x 4 to 3 studs and then hang the french cleat from that. Just nervous about making sure the2x4 is secure. The french cleat is metal and rated for 100lbs so feel pretty confident about that portion. Thanks!
that's me in nail aisle dear in the head lights.. tyvm now I know
Hoping you’ve done a similar video for screws!
You driving sinkers for those saw horses in 6 hits was impressive af.
Friend of mine does concrete work and uses the double head nails when he frames up the boards to pour the concrete. Wraps string around the tops to outline/level the frame before pouring. I don't know how else to reference it. That's the best description that I know to give. The string won't slide down like on a regular nail.
Thank you so much for this video!
Leah another great vid!
Your so right, I have been, lol. Once again Leah to the rescue.
Wow I’m impressed, thanks for the great info
my father gave me a redhead at years old and I hated it then, but i love it now
Fantastic information. I learned something today.
🙂
Thank you very much for your excellent video guide!
Awesome video. Thanks 👍🏽
Can we be best friends hahahaha I just love all the knowledge.
This was helpful. Thank you
I guess that it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks for the lesson.
I absolutely looooove your videos
Thank you for the knowledge very helpful know I could the my project
Hahaha I always thought galvanized nails were just old and beaten up 😂
I am saving this video because I need it as a point of reference for the future. I live in the UK and here things are often called by different names which makes it tricky to find things you have mentioned. Often I will search in eBay for a tool you have shown me and it is only available in the US and postage alone is about £70!!!!!! I love your cheery face and upbeat approach to teaching. I never feel like a total beginner with you. Keep doing what your are doing Leah because you are inspiring to us women. 😘😘😘
Thank you!!! Now I won't have that glazed over look while buying nails and then choosing a completely inappropriate nail!