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How to Make Pierce Points in Wood

A pierce point in a piece of wood is used to mark a nail or drill location. Making a pierce point in wood requires you to use a tool called a center punch. This is a metal tool with a sharp tip that is used to create an impression. The impression indicates the location of a nail or where to drill a pilot hole. You can find a center punch at your local hardware or home improvement store.

Things You'll Need

Tape measure
Pencil
Center punch
Hammer

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the piece of wood with the tape measure. Mark the location to make the pierce point by using the pencil.
- 2
  Determine the size of center punch to use, such as 1/8 of an inch. The size will depend on the size of the drill bit if you are drilling a hole in the wood.
- 3
  Align the tip of the center punch on the pencil mark that you made in the wood.
- 4
  Strike the top of the center punch with the hammer to create a pierce point. Repeat this step if the point in the wood is too shallow.
- 5
  Repeat this process to make additional pierce points in multiple pieces of wood.

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