finishing nail

Small-headed trim fastener

A finishing nail is a thin nail with a small, rounded head designed to be driven below the wood surface and concealed with putty or filler.

Used in trim work, cabinetry, and molding where visible nail heads would be unsightly: She set the finishing nails with a punch and filled the holes.

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fine woodworking · trim · trim carpenter · molding · crown molding · countersink · headless · punch · cabinetry · baseboard · carpentry · set · sink · thin · small · slender · pounding · wood

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G