Custom Baseboard

>>1149197
1) Wrong tool. Look into a shaper. Unless your baseboards are tiny and not like your picture.

2) Overkill bro. What you are looking for is called a "hammer", not a finish nailer. You want one with a smooth face and probably about 12 oz. Then get a nail sink of the right size of the nail heads you plane to use. If you plan on staining the baseboards, apply the putty over the nail heads *after* you stain. Make sure it matches the stain. If you plan on painting the baseboard, apply the putty before you paint.

>>1149213

Listen to this man. Finish nailers are for lazy degenerates and jam all the fucking time (ugh..).

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>>1149213
Yeah I thought about getting a shaper, but it's overkill for my situation. I will go with whatever (most elaborate) design I can get away with using the router. I'm planning on painting it, so no staining should be needed. I only have 8' ceilings so I can really only go with a total height of 6" for the baseboard.

>>1149213
>>1149221
Link to this hammer tool? I never heard of it (assuming you don't mean hand nailing it). I've installed baseboard before but we always used a paslode, but it didn't belong to me.

>>1149197
2. Or senco

>>1149213
Everythings right except the Finnish Nailer. Use one if you got it. If you're running 200 linear feet of base, it would be retarded not to, and you'll quickly find out why. And what he's talking about is a trim hammer with finnishing nails. Or you can use a ball pein hammer, either or will work.

>>1149275
Who in their right mind will bring in a nailer from Finland? Just get one of those air powered finish nailers. However, if you're going to hammer, the type hammer doesn't matter, use a punch to sink the nails.

>>1149197
Keep in mind coping could be a bitch if you have some overly intricate base board to make and install.

Honestly most brands of pnuematic nailers are fine as long as they're not the $15 no name special. I always file down the drivers to the size of nail head to reduce the size of the hole to putty.

Sencos are amazing but may be a little pricey for a weekend warrior.

15 or 16 gauge either is fine. I found 18gauge brads work well for nailing the corners of your miters so you don't bust up the corner bead.