square nails
Old-fashioned metal pegs
Square nails are nails with a square cross-section rather than the round shafts of modern wire nails.
They were standard in construction before the twentieth century and are still used in restoration work and rustic woodworking.
The term also describes nails with square heads, which sit flush against surfaces differently than round-headed varieties.
- wrought ironSoft, workable decorative metal
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- hammerTool for striking nails
- coffinBurial container for remains
antique · rust · iron oxide · handmade · clinch · Victorian · restoration · historic preservation · woodworking · rough hewn · horseshoe · barn · colonial · timber frame · patina · hardware · salvage yard · fastener
- nail carebase coat, topcoat, pedicure, gel polish, acetone
- fastenersbolt, screw, nut, clip, clamp
- stick-onsiron-on transfers, peel and stick