A History Of Nails, Blacksmith-Style
By Chuck Cage
Rick sent us this link to an interesting history of nails compiled by the Appalachian Blacksmiths Association. My first experience blacksmithing was making square nails — much like some of those in the picture above — and I found this to be a great read.
If you’d like to hear more about this kind of blacksmithing, zip back and check out Tool Talk Podcast #3 where we’re joined by our friend (and artisan blacksmith) Ray Robinson.
All About Nails [Appalachian Blacksmiths Association]
April 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Why were you making nails?
September 19th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Hmm, having made tens of thousnads of nails by hand, and written an article in 1976 on nailmaking for Early American Life, I’d say that those are a cut nail display from Tremont Nail Company, the oldest nailmaking company in the USA, but definately not handmade nails. They’ve been in business since, I believe, about 1805.