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Of all nails used by the woodworker, the brad is perhaps the most useful. The cut steel large brad (Fig. 456) is used where there is but little strain, as in flooring for instance; the head projects on one side only. They do not make such large holes as cut nails, and, owing to the very slight bend at the point, they tend to draw gradually from an upright to a sloping position as they are driven in. The holes for these nails should therefore be bored in a slightly inclined direction to counteract this erratic tendency. The cut steel small brad is of much the same shape (see Fig. 457), the ordinary sizes of this being 1/2 in. and upwards, the cut steel large brad ranging from 2 in. upwards.

Fig. 457.—Cut Steel Smaller Brad.

Fig. 458.—French Nail.

Fig. 459.—Double-pointed Nail.