Understanding Nails

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[@saltydroog854]

One of my favorite anecdotes about nails is the history of those pioneers that were moving west. They would save up to buy the nails needed to construct a building just large enough for their family to live in through the winter. Each spring they would burn the building to the ground, collect the nails, and continue west. In the fall, they would stop, harvest the lumber needed to construct that building again, and settle in for the winter. The nails, were the "irreplaceable" part...the lumber was everywhere...literally in the way.

[@latindoggy8059]

Wow love this

[@Edward-Not-Elric]

So cool

[@kimsanders1280]

THIS IS AMAZING. thank you 🥳

[@brettwindle1434]

Love it

[@KurtMGibbs]

If anyone else was discussing this topic, I probably wouldn't watch it. However, your expertise and fondness for nostalgia always make me interested in what you have to say. Also, I worked in a hardware store through high school, undergrad, and graduate school, so I have been asked every question under the sun about nails and had to teach myself most of what you discussed. Thanks for sharing!

[@aaronbarton9385]

These are videos that need to be shown in high schools during Shop class

[@markhaan4512]

Excellent suggestion.

[@MrEazyE357]

Shop class?

[@cameronbouchard8265]

Better yet people interested in the trades and taking their construction knowledge to the next level (like 5% of construction workers) can learn on their own thanks to top notch content like this

[@brihal6498]

I think shop classes are becoming a thing of the past

[@Awizzo4shizzo]

Or perhaps shop teachers need to learn how to teach like this. Calm, clear, and approachable.

[@blueoval250]

I spent my youth straightening nails and smashing fingers. My grandpa never wasted anything. I didn’t get any enjoyment out of it then but I’d smash both thumbs to be able to straighten nails for him again.

[@mikeznel6048]

I still straighten nails out to reuse them. I don't smash my fingers but it can be painstaking. Waste not want not! They're perfectly good still. I don't build someone's house with them but I put my own stuff together with them. Especially with the price of everything today. I have 10 pounds of em ready for my next project. They are gonna hold the wood siding on I made from pallet slats.

[@PatrickWagz]

Nice comment. Grandpas are gone before you know it. Mine died in '93 and nearly everyday.... he'll cross my mind.

[@Kryynism]

I was raised by the same stock of folk. My Grandpa, Dad, and I save everything. I keep a screw gun in my vehicle at all times just to stop and pull screws from thrown-out cabinets. And if the cabinets are real wood instead of garbage presswood I'll take the whole thing. Our property is a scrapyard, a homestead, and more lol. I save every tool I dumpster dive for parts and projects. Definitely adds clutter and people call you a hoarder. But you always have what someone needs

[@PatrickWagz]

@@Kryynism I just tore into an old washer machine tonight. It had about 10 stainless-steel hose clamps throughout the inside of it. 4 different sizes. Oh, and I saved to cord also.... to fix a space heater with. HAHA!

[@Kryynism]

@@PatrickWagz haha reminds me when I repaired our home washing machine with a small plastic piece from a washer in our scrap pile that was from the 80s. Apparently they used the same parts for 20 years on some models. It was the little plastic keyway or whatever that locks the electric motor to the rotational part of the washing machine. I had no idea what I was doing so guessworked the whole repair. Fake it til ya make it babeh

[@benkolesar9410]

I was told starting out that I had to learn to pull nails before I was allowed to drive nails, then I knew the struggle of taking something apart that wasn't done properly.

[@opictia]

Absolutely! I pulled many roof nails when I was a kid! Makes you be careful building stuff! Lol

[@rickpratt8789]

My first solo building project, 50 years ago, was to build a shed addition with used doug fir 2x4s, and I had to remove and straighten the nails first. Learned a lot that summer.

[@gains5732]

Love this

[@somedudeRyan]

you really nailed that one. driving the point home...

[@Cannibalsnacks]

That pun should be considered a war crime =)

[@yannickm6999]

Meaux L he really threw his “two cents” in (Haha) just found this channel. I like this guy

[@robobrien7787]

Yes, the information was quite hard hitting.

[@somedudeRyan]

these comments are sharp as a tack.

[@joeblincoe3122]

Yep hit it right on the head

[@pamelah6431]

Sometimes (and I mean this in the most flattering way possible), this channel feels like Mr. Roger's Neighborhood for grown-ups: Learning about things in general, and learning about life, and learning how to be a good neighbor. God bless you, Scott!

[@mitchjohnson4714]

Haha! Absolutely!

[@jonm8513]

Good. We need that.

[@bmay8818]

Totally unrelated: making money "hand over fist" comes from how coins used to be minted. One hand (the "fist") was curled around a cylindrical coin holder. The other hand (the "hand") held a hammer that was used to strike the die onto the coin in the holder.

[@mattymcsplatty5440]

thats very interesting too

[@dcrog69]

I can't be the only one who's dad made them straighten nails as a kid.

[@Lanxe]

I think we've all been there mate, complete with banged fingertips and thumbs

[@lukebrown4184]

I always had to do that.

[@brihal6498]

It was my grandpa!

[@Chrominance87]

Straighten them nails n toss em the bucket with the rest.

[@johncreaby3040]

Yeap. Have a bucket of straightened 4" I use to forge into hanging hooks now

[@queenbee3443]

Another fun nail and language fact- the "d" comes from the latin "denarius", the standard Roman coin for a period of time. When the Romans occupied Britain the term was used to describe the British penny, with the abbreviation "d" being used for that coin all the way up to the 1970s! "Denarius" is also the root of the Spanish "dinero" and other words across many different languages meaning/related to money. Love the videos; thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom and expertise with us. Keep up the good work!

[@nicholasimhoff9230]

Fascinating! This reminds me of the Latin generic word for money, 'Pecunia'. Which is derived from the word for cattle, 'Pecu'. The logic following, if you had cows, you had money!

[@mitchjohnson4714]

Awesome comment, but it kind of sounds like you're saying that it survived from Roman Britain. I don't think that's true. I think that the LSD survived throughout Europe and I'm guessing it was reintroduced into Britain some time in the middle ages.

[@electricrenfro1480]

Dare i say “ you nailed it”!

[@badlandskid]

“Drove it home”

[@zackaryturpin7053]

Under rated comment

[@joshmaggard7799]

Yeah he did not SCREW up

[@yotafan174]

My grandparents farm house was demolished early 2020. It was 160 year's old and built with square nails. Before it was torn down I was able to salvage about 20 nails. There the only physical piece from the house that's left. They are in a toothpick holder that my grandfather made on a prominent shelf in my house.

[@alissarodman8144]

That's pretty cool. I love that!

[@toastedregret1601]

Man - with inflation and cost of living, keeping land for long is difficult.

[@Kentucky_Caveman]

Its a shame to see a historical building be torn down

[@aussiebloke609]

My missus used to tell me I "hit the nail on the thumb" whenever I misunderstood her. :-P

[@badlandskid]

She should be thankful it wasn’t on the head. 😉

[@dsh2148]

Thank you for this topic. It reminds me of a story my father told me. When he was a child (during the depression) he would gather bent nails from my grandfather's job sites. He was a carpenter. He would take them home and straighten them and sell them to people in the neighborhood. I have the wooden cask he used to throw the straightened nails in before sorting. I find myself straightening nails occasionally.

[@valbee7739]

As a young women in the '70's, I worked with my grandfather in the summer to earn money for school. On those hot days he'd sometimes swipe a nail against the sides of his nose using the oils as a lubricate to help drive it in. I remember the trips to the hardware store to buy nails out of bins measuring them on a metal scoop scale. Good memories of hard work.

[@callmeishmael7452]

If I ever met a girl who could do construction work ( or knew some parts of it) I was instantly taken by her. I met a young woman (20’s) once who could weld since she was taught by her father. I was blind to all the cheerleaders after that.

[@ABH313]

The hardware store by my house still sells hardware like that :) love it, reminds me of working with my grandpa as well

[@ethanheyne]

Next town over has a big, local hardware store where all the employees know their stuff, and boy is there a lot of stuff. They've got stacked bins of nails too. I've always loved that place.

[@chacer15]

So I want to preface that this is a wisdom and not age related comment. But you are the Grandpa I never had. I am watching a 13 min video on nail types because of your knowledge, narration, and love for educating others. I think I speak for all of your fans when I say, you are appreciated more than you know.

[@tobesskins]

Thanks. Brought me back to being an early teenager with my old carpenter grandfather explaining the very basics of carpentry. After 16 years learning to become a decent carpenter. I can now grasp the 3 lifetimes of learned lessons his father, he and my father gave to me. Happily it wasn't put to waste.

[@drhmufti]

The ease and simplicity you talk about nails and all the other topics on your channel wouldn’t be out of place on a university course and is just really interesting and wholesome.

[@lucasrohlf]

I work at a "Box Store" and your videos are helping me help others. Thank you

[@billwoehl3051]

Who else can talk about nails for 13 minutes and not put the audience to sleep?

[@mosesgonzalez3077]

There is tons of “””handyman’s””” and Ignorant carpenters “”””make in hourly paid no experience at all ......

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

Project farm

[@constancemiller3753]

Subscribed.

[@DanteYewToob]

Funny you say that. I watch these videos in bed to relax me, but they’re often too interesting to fall asleep and I open a bunch of Wikipedia tabs for “reading later” and end up a few hours past bed time wondering who messed with all my damn clocks!? P.s. the best thing for actually getting to sleep is Foo the Flowerhorn videos of cleaning fish tanks and feeding sea critters. It sounds absurd, but it’s SO relaxing.

[@i-love-comountains3850]

Tbh I actually use it to fall asleep sometimes. Part nice voice, part good stories, part education. The trifecta lol

[@timhicks1118]

My first encounter at Lowe’s as a teenager was about nails. I asked a lady working there, where can I find your nails at. She replied, do you see the sign hanging down that says Nails Nails Nails. You can find them right there. Well you know how I felt.

[@NMranchhand]

Good Lord! That’s my superpower. When I can’t find something at Lowe’s, I can make it appear two feet behind my shoulder just by asking someone where it is. It’s most convenient.

[@repro7780]

You made a video about screws 4 years ago, and this goes great with that one!

[@jackgibson9125]

Another EXCELLENT KZbin video.... I’m an obstetrician, I know nothing of carpentry, but I find all of your videos highly informative and interesting!

[@essentialcraftsman]

Thanks 👍

[@nicolasmendoza6183]

I'm seeing it 3 mins after posting, lucky me! Scott, I had to look up your name, you are the most wholesome contractor-youtuber I have ever seen. I love your channel!

[@essentialcraftsman]

Thank you Nicolas!

[@regularguy9264]

I remember working on a roof and grabbing a handful of roofing nails. I commented to my buddy about how half of them were pointing in the wrong direction. He called me a moron and said those nails were for the other side of the roof!

[@DUDE72341]

Mr Rodgers meets Bob Ross.. and the verbal exchange flows well, just like the Essential Craftsman.. Man some kids lucky your his grandpa. Keep up the great content!

[@tomcordio173]

Your video about nails brought back a childhood memory. My brother-in-law was an upholsterer. I remember him placing material onto a furniture frame with a mouthful of furniture tack nails. He would use an upholsterer’s hammer, which had a narrow magnetized head. He would bring the tip of the hammer head up to his mouthful of tacks where one of the tacks would stick to the hammer. He would then tap the tack on the hammer tip through the material and into the wooden frame and with one blow. The short tack was then buried into the frame with one additional blow.

[@vinz9465]

My grandad told me that back when he was building full time with Rimu and Kauri timber (NZ's native trees). He would slick his hair back with product and run each nail through his hair before sinking it. Having now moved into building myself I work mostly with pinus radiata which is pretty easy to nail into. When I have come across this older harder timber I am reminded of his story and I understand why he's so damn good with a hammer

[@Fred.jpeg_]

A new EC video, spring weather, coffee. Oh man, oh mannnnn

[@Eger118877]

You're really lucky Nate, to have a Dad like this.

[@izzyc.4746]

Love all your videos, , thank you for all your knowledge and your expertise. You are the last of a dying breed. God bless you.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

I bet we all were thinking that we'd listen to Scott talking about anything. Well here it is, and it's magnificent.

[@NathanBake]

Nice job getting down to the brass tacks about nails. I finally understand the "penny" designation!

[@metame3803]

Good video as always. I've been doing some renovation on my 130 year old house, which is constructed with a variety of cut nails. At my local lumberyard, I was surprised to see they had cut nails for sale! I found out that there is a company still making cut nails here in the US called Tremont Nail Company in Mansfield, MA. I went on their site and was surprised by the variety of cut nails they make: not just length, but shank size, head style, etc. So I'm here on youtube seeing what more I can find out about them.

[@RoseUnseen]

KZbin content usually a table full of soda , chips , cookies . But theres that fresh pear , that is this channel and many craftsman channel

[@andrewlaverllc]

Great video! Spoken like a true gentleman!

[@mvblitzyo]

thanks for taking the confusion out of years of questions .. Joe

[@franciscocoronado5966]

Thank you, for making videos. I am learning from you. You keep up the good work, too.

[@brandonhuddleston6824]

Great video Scott. I'm 38 years old and you answered a question that I've had since I started construction right out of high school. Sadly no new Kid starting in construction would even think to ask the question what's a 8 penny nail. Probably never hear them reference that way.

[@larrystrayer8336]

Let me add. The penny abbreviation “d” comes from the Roman coin denarius fascinating.

[@marievictoire1939]

L S D. Pounds Shillings and Pence or pennies in pre decimal England and Ireland.

[@lancemcque1459]

Those Roman are everywhere.

[@marievictoire1939]

@@lancemcque1459 No they never came to Hybernia (winter land) but the English did.

[@unaoconnor3628]

Actually they came but didn't stay. Too cold to bathe or grow the olive and vine. So they called it Hibernia, left a few souvenirs and cleared off.

[@marievictoire1939]

@@unaoconnor3628 thanks Una👍😃

[@jarheadlife]

Love using Maize nails for interior wood work and hand nailing

[@weremodel]

1976. First job in the lumber business. Boise Cascade Building Materials and Services Division. Hardware buyer. 18 years old. Keg 100# 1/2 keg 50# I need 1/2 a keg of 1-3/8 chemically etched, phosphorus coated, cupped head drywall nails and 2 boxes of wax coated 16d commons. And don't forget a keg of 3/8" x12" hot dipped galvanized decking spikes. Still doing it and mentoring newbies at the local yard. Glad to be alive. Thanks for the video, Scott

[@vanuren3345]

Thank you Scott for the reminder of where the Penny designation came from. My father grew up in his fathers hardware store in Dayton, Oregon (think 1920s & 30s) and passed along to me the Penny sizes and why they were called out in Penny's. I'm approaching 75 years old and sometimes information like the reason it's called a 16D (or Penny) escapes me, but your tutorial here brought my Dad's voice into my head with the information you so graciously passed along. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@maestroboy]

I recently stumbled upon this channel.. and I'm loving it.. I'm gonna watch all you videos Sir!

[@jameski5oeb668]

I worked at a lumber yard for three years, learned then there was a great deal I didn't know about nails, 25 years ago! Keep up the great work!

[@traviscoleman6362]

Nails=rabbit hole. Good job!!

[@pamelah6431]

I don't know how many other people on this planet could get 70,000 other people to show up to a 14 minute long lecture on nails, but it's no surprise that you can do it, Scott. :)

[@mattandrews8528]

I love listening to older gentlemen talk about things they’re passionate about and truly experts at, thanks for helping a young buck like me at 28 with a wife and home I have to take care of, I’m always learning, and you’ve taken me thru “Nails 101” in a relatively short video, thank you very much sir! 👍

[@johnkillen588]

great rant..........worked construction all my life and did not know half the stuff discussed here,thanks!~

[@samabc1490]

thanks!

[@essentialcraftsman]

Welcome!

[@bernardkinsky1637]

I worked in Minnesota with a roofing contractor, really appreciate your time to make this educational experience .

[@signaltouch7413]

KZbin needs more people like you , Thank you

[@waynemccranie]

I have been watching you from the beginning, I want just to just say thank you!!! I always learn from you no matter the content. Keep up the good work!

[@stillwatercon]

Love the video. As a carpenter in Canada we never used the penny designation. And in my experience over the last -5 years always used spiral nails- no sinkers other than gun nails. We called them ardox whatever that means.

[@user990077]

You nailed this topic. Good job.

[@johncatt1867]

Thank you Sir for passing on your wealth of information. Very informative Video.

[@theprecursor1150]

This video hit the nail on the head.

[@williamf.douglass4718]

Since most all High Schools have chosen to dismantle all their shop and trade classes, your videos should and are treasured by those who enjoy and find value in learning from craftsmen such as you. Please continue to share and inspire current and future men and women working in the carpentry trades.

[@kevinsmith3274]

AMEN! Bring back the trades to our schools. I learned a lot in shop class.

[@rubencantu5067]

You nailed it!

[@recovery116]

You come to me as a buoy, yet I see you as you are, for you are me for a reason. Just a ray of light to march forward. A beacon. A closer thought. Maybe a lifelong goal to be achieved. Dirty fingernails, busted knuckles and rolled up sleeves. It all comes down to attitude, for the sun gives us it's lattice, and it's our determination to conquer it. And for you I sing gratitude.

[@tonysailer8470]

When you grab a nail from your pouch be sure to note which end the point is on. Nails with the point toward you are for the other side of the house.

[@sdbassin1143]

All your videos swiftly take me away to another place, another time that our modern life has long forgotten.

[@alasdairmunro1953]

Scott, I think you nailed it !!! 😜👍🏼👍🏼

[@robertkeable1627]

I had a reprint of a civil war construction guide for constructing bridgework and the like. Fascinating reading it even had pull out forces and shear calculations for all sorts of nail types and timber types. Be well and stay safe.

[@tonygombas491]

So much to know about nails thank you for the lesson🔨⚒

[@MohsinExperiments]

Very informative as always. Please make more videos of this type about more basic tools etc.

[@essentialcraftsman]

Thanks, will do!

[@kendavis8046]

I'm in the process of putting my house back together after the pipes burst during a 4 1/2 day electricity outage. That said, I am in the one-man drywall process right now (actually, into the taping and bedding) but will be doing texturing/painting, flooring, and casing, in that order. Watching now, but about to go put some mud and tape on a wall! I'm thankful that my son was in town when we had to do the demolition. Thank you for the content, I always enjoy this channel.

[@PatrickWagz]

Texas?

[@kendavis8046]

@@PatrickWagz Yes

[@Baudesign]

Thank you for being such a great teacher. May I suggest a part two, with nail guns: angles, plastic or paper, full head, D head, brands?

[@essentialcraftsman]

Good idea!

[@bigbranch1]

Thank you for all the wonderful videos.......

[@vb4496]

Id love to work with this guy for a few weeks just to learn!

[@Aneedness]

I love your knowledge. Thank you, Sir.

[@snymat_68]

Thanks Scott. You really got right down to brass tacks. Really drove it home. This video really nailed it! 🔨

[@jackgreen412]

I'm a retired industrial arts teacher. I would have loved to have your videos available when I was active. 9

[@paulmichaelmark]

Use to call 16d and 8d nails when first in trade big ones and little ones. Ha ha

[@erikc3057]

This video was incredibly satisfying! Love this channel!!!

[@thalivenom4972]

this is the stuff i subscribed for, absolutely. ive been a carpenter for yonks now, and i love hearing EC talk about tools and gear. makes me value myself and my kit even more! thankyou.

[@lotus_8773]

I started watching this as a contractor not thinking much about it but man this was a cool video with lots of info a couple things I didn’t know and a couple things I just didn’t think to much about. Nice job, carpenter from alabama

[@eliprice138]

When I was just a kid I worked many summer days at the local hardware store . Old mom and pop place , and still going ! Pete ( the owner ) gave me a run down on nails one time , actually a few times ! Lol . Pete Was a tuff old bird but a hell of a guy . I’m glad I had the chance to work for him in his hardware store .

[@royreynolds108]

I bet you got a real education working in a real hardware store too.

[@eliprice138]

@@royreynolds108 absolutely between the jokes and the real world knowledge . What more could you ask for . It gave me character and give me respect , or I should say Learned respect . Let me say one more thing .. I didn’t know how to count change as like I don’t know how to give people back the exact change for money , school didn’t teach me that . Pete taught me , how to give exact change how to do it fast .

[@eliprice138]

The summers of 1997 and 98 ‘ they are forever burnt into my brain . ! Lol i’ve been at the scrutiny I’ve made jokes good times every time I go in there and there’s a new kid working for the Marcho Family at Pete’s Hardware store ! I’d never change a thing

[@jeffmiller4168]

I love this. I worked on a framing crew, and now I work on a timber framing crew. The attitudes and perspectives on nails are so diverse and so are nails themselves.

[@shaidyn8278]

I cannot believe the timing of this video. I'm starting a project where I need to know exactly what nail to use. I come to youtube and BAM here it is. Thank you.

[@vincentdoran1148]

Good video , Scott. You 'nailed' it.

[@christophercharles7302]

thanks for passing your knowledge!

[@ndothan]

I always thought the Penny designation had to do with the diameter. I learned something today. It's a good day

[@markbroad119]

Spitting tracks came from when the tacks were being held in ones mouth to be faster at upholstery. Some were fast enough to have been told they were spitting tacks into it.

[@derekdugger2321]

My dad was a plasterer, then dry wall and one of the best with mud and tape, really good at doing smooth and rounded walls. Anyway, speaking if nails in your mouth, one day while tearing out old lathe and plaster walls, he told me that back when they hung the lathe they would take close to a hand full of nails, chuck them in their mouths and as they were hammering one in, they would get another one ready by moving one around in the mouth and pushing it out so that the point was out between their lips ready to grab to place and nail. He would do similar with dry wall nails in his mouth, just not a handful.

[@sebytro]

I've pulled out and straightened so many nails as a kid, I can't remember how many days I spent doing that. Then I learned as an adult about working with screws and it completely changed how I see construction and crafting. I still love working with nails though, it reminds me of simpler times. :) Ty for the vid!

[@thejackal3245]

For those interested in working with the old style cut nails for a project (not hardened nails for concrete), check out Tremont Nail Company. They are the oldest manufacturer of cut nails in the country and make tons of nails specific to tasks like clinching, shingling, and decorating (rosehead).

[@lizzapaolia959]

You're video's are fantastic 😀. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless.

[@MB12116]

Can’t believe I just watched a video on nails lol. Great work Scott, very informative and interesting. You are definitely the only person I could listen to talk about nails for 13 minutes. Have a good one and keep up the great content. These videos are great. Could you maybe do one on lumber, like different types of plywood and sheathing: OSB, Zip, particle board, 3/4 vs 23/32 etc and on the different grades of stick lumber ie 2x4 PT verse non PT and the different lengths and sizes of boards and what each purpose is and like shims and stickers and furring strips. Thanks.

[@Lore-wv5mt]

😂same here.

[@stevehammerich7121]

Sad thing that not many USA manufacturers left anymore.my home town still makes them, hot dipped galvanized. Maze nails .look for the bright yellow box, they also own the oldest lumberyard yard in Illinois.

[@charles8109]

Currently working for a general contractor, had a ROUGH day at work. I love it. 2 yrs in. One more year and I'm going to be a union carpenter, (framer) 👍 As I right this, I'm sipping a beer and watching this particular video. The Essential Craftsman rules 🤘

[@DIMTips]

Excellent walk through.... wish I knew some of this earlier

[@nicksshitbro]

Thanks for making another video!

[@chrisinjax1648]

Absolutely incredible! The manner in which you articulate the explanation of nails is great. I love watching and listening to your videos. I would have never thought that I could not only watch a 13 minute video on nails but learn something, enjoy it and experience disappointment when the video concluded. Thank you for all you do. Please, keep the wonderful content coming.

[@randymack1234]

Early setters would burn there cabin down when moving to a different location , just to retrieve the nails. Because nails were harder to come buy then lumber.

[@jeffreycollins7297]

Thanks. That was wonderful.

[@uknow7236]

Much respect for your knowledge you nailed it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaeldalton8374]

A goodly sum of my early youth was spent picking up nails on job sites, to later be straightened on the Vice at home. That stopped in the mid 80s with the advent of nail guns.

[@uknow7236]

I love watching these vids feels like I’m listening to my grandad in the shed pure respect for your knowledge 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@toddfriley9373]

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about the shear strength of nails, structural, like Simpson strong tie connectors. There is a lot about nails!!