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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 2495572, member: 5066"]Yeah, I am going with 20th century as well, non-professional home shop type dealio.</p><p>I would note the "square nails" are not really square, they are rectangular and are still used today installing tongue & groove hardwood flooring among other uses. Most refer to these as "cut nails"</p><p>"<b>Cut nails</b> are made by shearing stock metal with a machine. ... <b>Cut nails</b> aren't just ordinary <b>nails</b>, however. Also known as square <b>nails</b>, they feature a blunt tip. They are called “<b>cut nails</b>” because they are <b>cut</b> on all four sides, resulting in the formation of a blunt tip."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 2495572, member: 5066"]Yeah, I am going with 20th century as well, non-professional home shop type dealio. I would note the "square nails" are not really square, they are rectangular and are still used today installing tongue & groove hardwood flooring among other uses. Most refer to these as "cut nails" "[B]Cut nails[/B] are made by shearing stock metal with a machine. ... [B]Cut nails[/B] aren't just ordinary [B]nails[/B], however. Also known as square [B]nails[/B], they feature a blunt tip. They are called “[B]cut nails[/B]” because they are [B]cut[/B] on all four sides, resulting in the formation of a blunt tip."[/QUOTE]
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