Identify this nail please.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-02-09 05:09pm

Roomy found it in the parking lot, I'm in the process of sharpening it to super-keen-sharp...

EDIT: Stupid typodemon *stabbity*

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2006-02-09 05:22pm

Standard old Tent stake. My Boy-Scout troop had dozens of them for campouts when you needed to tie down a tent. They where replaced with plastics ones since, well, its a big metal spike and can hurt people.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2006-02-09 06:23pm

I've seen those sold as bridge spikes or something like that at the local Home Depot. It has something to do with bridges and that's about all I remember. They're also a favourite of eco-terrorists for spiking trees.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2006-02-09 07:29pm

looks about like a 80 penny nail. I've seen them used in making tree houses

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2006-02-09 07:31pm

aerius wrote:I've seen those sold as bridge spikes or something like that at the local Home Depot. It has something to do with bridges and that's about all I remember. They're also a favourite of eco-terrorists for spiking trees.

I would presume they're used for holding together wooden bridges? -shrugs-

Fleet Admiral JD · Post by **Fleet Admiral JD** » 2006-02-09 08:13pm

Elheru Aran wrote:
aerius wrote:I've seen those sold as bridge spikes or something like that at the local Home Depot. It has something to do with bridges and that's about all I remember. They're also a favourite of eco-terrorists for spiking trees.
I would presume they're used for holding together wooden bridges? -shrugs-

Not to mention rail-tie walls. That's what we under the deck to get it together.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2006-02-09 08:24pm

That'd be one of those NINE INCH NAILS

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-02-10 05:11am

yeah, doc horror

looks perfect for crucifition, rail spikes, or launching out doom railguns...

come to think of it, I think it's scary that you have one.

ps get two more, and cruicify a fundy.

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2006-02-10 01:05pm

DocHorror wrote:That'd be one of those NINE INCH NAILS

Damn it! You beat me to it.

I have one of those as well as a 6 inch nail

Picked them up when I was doing a construction course in High School

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2006-02-11 02:54pm

Oh yeah, I have three of those. Don't have any real use for them, though.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-02-11 02:57pm

Sharpen it up and use for home defense!

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2006-02-12 01:37pm

Good Idea Einy!! *Goes off to sharpen mine, even though we have two Bayonettes in the house*

We have lots of other knives as well

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2006-02-12 02:21pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Sharpen it up and use for home defense!

Yeah, they would be perfect with the home-made crossbow I built for physics class last semester. Just need to beef up the guiderail and the bow.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2006-02-12 02:26pm

YT300000 wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Sharpen it up and use for home defense!
Yeah, they would be perfect with the home-made crossbow I built for physics class last semester. Just need to beef up the guiderail and the bow.

Add fletching to the non-business end too.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-02-12 07:45pm

actually given that it's a nail/bolt you would be better off welding hard fins to it.

LaserRifleofDoom · Post by **LaserRifleofDoom** » 2006-02-13 01:14pm

The verb fletching would kinda cover all ways of adding stabilizers to an arrow. It's versatile like that.

Also, I would love to see this nail fired from a crossbow. At a range of course.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2006-02-13 10:05pm

Personally I think you should make a discarding sabot for it so that it can be fired from a potato cannon.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2006-02-16 09:46pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
YT300000 wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Sharpen it up and use for home defense!
Yeah, they would be perfect with the home-made crossbow I built for physics class last semester. Just need to beef up the guiderail and the bow.
Add fletching to the non-business end too.

Well, obviously. Although, I seriously doubt the bow itself could take this nail... but if I ever get around to doing it, I'll be sure to post pics.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2006-02-17 03:32am

It's a gutter spike. Railroad spikes are about an inch thick; it's definitely not one of those.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2006-02-17 10:03am

There are loads of nails like this in my parents house. They hold together the wooden parts of the roof and stuff like that.