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]
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Why were you making nails?
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.
i have some of these nails in my house my house is 127 years old its so cool ^_^