A nail may look tiny, but it plays a major role in the construction process. Nails have been used for more than thousands of years. The origin of nails is unknown, but archeologists believe that they originated in Ancient Egypt in about 3400 BCE. Apart from construction purposes, nails are also used for various purposes. Here we clubbed several things you didn’t know about nails.
As said earlier, the exact origin of the nail is unknown, but it is said to have the same characteristics and shape just like those manufactured today. In the Middle age, nails were said to be in the form of a square or ornamental. Unlike today, nails were handmade by skilled and professional craftsmen. Forge, anvil, hammer, and iron are the tools used for creating a nail. The blacksmith or nailers heat the iron to a melting point until it forms spongy. It then poured into molds to cool. Before cutting off into a nail length, a reheating process is performed. After the reheating process, all four sides of the nail are hammered to form a point/ end of the nail. The hot nail is inserted into the hole within the anvil. Later, the blacksmith forms the rose head with four strikes of the hammer.
During the American Revolution, England was the world’s largest manufacturer of nails. It was so expensive that people even burned the abandoned houses to collect them. Even now many prefer traditional nails to give an authentic rustic look because it ensures an extremely strong fixing. Today, nails are manufactured using a commercial nail-making machine that produces 500 to 700 nails per minute.
There are a variety of nails used in the construction process. Here are some popular construction nail types.
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