cut nails

Shorten keratin growth

Cut nails are nails manufactured by cutting tapered wedges from flat iron or steel plate, producing a rectangular cross-section rather than the round shaft of wire nails.

Common in construction before the twentieth century, they're now used mainly for historically accurate restoration work and flooring, where their shape provides superior holding power in wood.

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