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iowallis 
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 1:38pm |
My son was out scrapping and cleaning out a guy's work shop. Bunch of different screws, nails, and other fasteners he was getting rid of. Got a 2 1/2 gal bucket of these, my son asked what they are for and I have no clue. Magnet sticks to them. Any ideas?
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 2:36pm |
How long are they? looks like they could be landscapping spikes
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 2:41pm |
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very symetric and machine made..... not much of a point if your driving into a wood plank...
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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iowallis
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 3:13pm |
 tadams(OH) wrote:
How long are they? looks like they could be landscapping spikes |
About 4 1/2".
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 3:35pm |
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crucifiction fasteners ?? yuck ,I know..... hay, I've had a lousy day and that's the 1st use that comes to me....
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 3:38pm |
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actually they might be good for driving into a tree or the butt end of a log, etc... Probably not so good into a 2 x 4.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 7:41pm |
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Do they seem hardened? Can you bend one?
I’m m thinking some type of cut nail for concrete?
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plummerscarin
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 8:37pm |
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Was thinking same but the cut nails I have seen for concrete were shorter and more stout than these. Maybe framing nails for a period restoration project?
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022 at 8:46pm |
Boat nails... 
Square shank lessens splitting... 
Edited by DiyDave - 19 Aug 2022 at 8:48pm
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 20 Aug 2022 at 6:41am |
plummerscarin wrote:
Was thinking same but the cut nails I have seen for concrete were shorter and more stout than these. Maybe framing nails for a period restoration project? |
I figure you’re about right on this. There’s a reason railroad spikes are square and tapered only one way.
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Posted: 21 Aug 2022 at 12:50pm |
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square nails such as these are often called "coffin nails" simply due to their age and style, it is the type of nail that would have been used for the construction of coffins.
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