1.   Hold the nail at a right angle to the board.

2.   Even plywood will not hold nails very well, so make sure you drive nails through the plwood and into the joists.

3.   Hold the nail with pliers and hit with a hammer.

4.   Nails are good for joining wood together because the fibers grip and hold the nail.

5.   The hook holds a nail at a fixed angle.

6.   Wrap the fingers around the hammerhead and hold the nail so the head rests against the hammer cheek.

7.   You can also use a hacksaw blade to cut holding nails.

8.   Nikola Ljesic unwrapped tan paper holding nails.