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Interesting. Do you have evidence for this? I looked around the internet and couldn't find any. I actually didn't use that analogy blindly. I have experience i
by jordanb 17y ago
Interesting. Do you have evidence for this? I looked around the internet and couldn't find any.
I actually didn't use that analogy blindly. I have experience in construction. I have never been in a situation where it would be easier to mash in a screw with a hammer than use a drill. In fact, I have tried to do that before and it's extremely hard.
It is also not necessary to drill a pilot hole when drilling normal wood screws into typical construction pine or plywood.
You drill pilot holes in hardwood, because otherwise the screw is hard to drill and because there is a risk that the wood might split. In those cases, you would want to drill a pilot hole before putting a similarly sized nail in too.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agoMy wife's uncle Brian used to do it. Perhaps it's a cultural thing, prevalent in one group, absent in most or all others. I, too, was surprised when I learned of it, but it's possible that the cheap wood used for set construction is amenable to the technique. I may now have to go and try it for myself. Regarding evidence on the 'net, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that set builders don't often blog about the precise methods they use in building sets, so evidence is likely hard to come by. However, my evidence is weak, and not first hand, so perhaps the story has changed in the telling. Even if true it's likely only to be in limited circumstances, but even so. Sometimes something someone is doing appears obviously wrong. Sometimes it isn't, even if usually it is. Your original point stands, even if there's a minor exception to the parable.