Common Types of Nails

1. Common Types of Nails Fasteners Unit

2. Objectives • 1. Define what a fastener is in the classroom with 100% accuracy. • 2. Determine applicable uses for fasteners in the classroom with 100% accuracy. • 3. Compare different types of nails used in wood fastening in the classroom with 100% accuracy. • 4. Identify different types of nails used in wood fastening on a quiz with 45% accuracy. 4 questions • 5. Match different functions of nails used in wood fastening on a quiz with 67% accuracy. 6 questions

3. Intro • Take three tooth picks I hand you, and try to make them stick together and lift them up without them falling apart. • Why did they not stick together? • Now take the marshmallow, and pinch apart three pieces. • What made the toothpicks stick together?

4. Reasons to Learn • Why use fasteners? • Why know different fasteners? • Why know the parts of nails? • Why know the different sizes of nails?

5. Questions to Answer • What is a fastener? • Why use fasteners? • What is a nail? • What are the different parts of nails? • What are the different sizes of nails? • What are the different kinds of nails? • What are their functions?

6. Fasteners • A fastener is a device used to hold two or more pieces of material together. • In ag, fasteners are most commonly used to make materials hold buildings, equipment, and fences together.

7. Type of Fasteners • Nails • Screws • Bolts • Glue • Hinges • The broad other category

8. Parts of a Nail Head Shank Length

9. Galvanized Nails Zinc Dipped Nail Un-galvanized Nail Zinc Coated Nail

10. Lengths • Referred to as “penny”. • Symbol is “D”. • Where did the name come from? • Range from 2D to 60D.

11. Lengths

12. Staple Nail • Used for fence construction, or holding any wires in place.

13. Hinge Nail • Used to fasten hinges on doors and cabinets. • Typically have a rounded head.

14. Plaster Board Nail • Also called a drywall nail • Used to hang drywall on studs in buildings • Enlarged nail head helps drywall from pulling off.

15. Roofing Nail • Used for nailing rolled roofing and shingles • Commonly found with plastic ring under head and referred to as a “button cap” • Nail used for metal roofing has a rubber ring under it

16. Cut Nail • Used for tongue and groove flooring • When hardened is used in masonry • Farriers also use these when attaching horseshoes

17. Finishing Nail • Used in trim, cabinets, and furniture in the house • Used when countersinking is needed.

18. Common Nail • Used for general construction where box nails are too small • Used in framing, shiplap, and board fencing.

19. Box Nail • Used for light construction such as wood siding and nailing into end grain. • The “common” nails “little brother”

20. Duplex Nail • Used for making concrete forms • Two heads so nail can easily be pulled and re-used

21. Twisted Shank Nail • Commonly galvanized • Used on flooring or decking where wood will shrink and twist • The twisted shank helps hold wood in place

22. Hammering It Home • When asked, identify the nail I point out on and its use. • PAY ATTENTION, THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ON THE QUIZ

32. Quiz Question #1

33. Quiz Question #2

34. Quiz Question #3

35. Quiz Question #4