nailhead

Flat striking surface

A nailhead is the flat or rounded top of a nail—the part you strike with a hammer.

The term extends to decorative elements resembling nail heads, particularly the rows of small metal studs used to trim leather furniture and handbags: The sofa featured brass nailhead trim along the arms.

fastening

stud

Upright wall framing

  • tackSharp-headed fastener
  • bradThin wire fastener
  • spikeSharp rise or point

rivet · pin · shank · point · flush · countersunk · protruding · driven · hammered · embedded

carpentry

hammer

Tool for striking nails

  • framingStructural or contextual shaping
  • woodworkCraft of building with lumber
  • joistHorizontal structural beam

board · plank · sheathing · subfloor · stud · claw · pounding · driven · sinking · set

upholstery

tufting

Inserting yarn clusters

accents · furniture · sofa · chair · ottoman · headboard · leather · velvet · fabric · brass

metalwork

forge

Furnace for shaping metal

wrought · iron · steel · brass · copper · bronze · formed · shaped · hammered · smithing

Categories
Opposites
nail anatomy

nailheadpoint

Exact location or meaning

tip · shank

Family

nailheads

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G