Standard Wire Nails and Spikes

Size, length, and approximate number per pound.

This table is from Machinery's Handbook, sixth (1924) edition. Since that was 73 years ago, I figure the copyright has long since expired, and this material is therefore now in the public domain. Since it might be useful to various persons scattered thither and yon throughout cyberspace, I hereby offer it for your elucidation and all that ... feedback to ebear@zianet.com (Eric Bear Albrecht) will be appreciated. Note: I do NOT know any more about nails that this, and if you write for advice, I can only tell you that again.

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Standard Wire Nails and Spikes
size of nail length, inches Common Wire Nails Flooring Brads Fence Nails Casing, Smooth & Barbed Box
gage #/lb. gage #/lb. gage #/lb. gage #/lb.
2d 1 15 876



15.5 1010
3d 1.25 14 568 14.5 635
4d 1.5 12.5 316 14 473
5d 1.75 12.5 271 10 142 14 406
6d 2 11.5 181 11 157 10 124 12.5 236
7d 2.25 11.5 161 11 139 9 92 12.5 210
8d 2.5 10.3 106 10 99 9 82 11.5 145
9d 2.75 10.3 96 10 90 8 62 11.5 132
10d 3 9 69 9 69 7 50 10.5 94
12d 3.25 9 64 8 54 6 40 10.5 87
16d 3.5 8 49 7 43 5 30 10 71
20d 4 6 31 6 31 4 23 9 52
30d 4.5 5 24



9 46
40d 5 4 18 8 35
50d 5.5 3 16

60d 6 2 11

size length Finishing Hinge Nails, Heavy Hinge Nails, Light Clinch Nails
gage #/lb gage #/lb gage #/lb gage #/lb
2d 1 16.5 1351



14 710
3d 1.25 15.5 807 13 429
4d 1.5 15 584 3 50 6 82 12 274
5d 1.75 15 500 3 38 6 62 12 235
6d 2 13.5 309 3 30 6 50 11 157
7d 2.25 13 238 00 12 6 25 11 139
8d 2.5 12.5 189 00 11 3 23 10 99
9d 2.75 12.5 172 00 10 3 22 10 90
10d 3 11.5 121 00 9 3 19 9 69
12d 3.25 11.5 113



9 62
16d 3.5 11 90 8 49
20d 4 10 62 7 37

sizelength Barbed Car Nails, Heavy Barbed Car Nails, Light Boat Nails, Heavy Boat Nails, Light Slating Nails
gage #/lb gage #/lb gage #/lb gage #/lb gage #/lb
2d 1







12 411
3d 1.25 10.5 225
4d 1.5 10 165 12 274 1/4 44 3/16 82 10.5 187
5d 1.75 9 118 10 142



10 142
6d 2 9 103 10 124 1/4 32 3/16 62 9 103
7d 2.25 8 76 9 92





8d 2.5 8 69 9 82 1/4 26 3/16 50
9d 2.75 7 54 8 62



10d 3 7 50 8 57 3/8 14 1/4 22
12d 3.25 6 42 7 50 3/8 13 1/4 20
16d 3.5 6 35 7 43 3/8 12 1/4 18
20d 4 5 16 6 31 3/8 10 1/4 16
30d 4.5 5 24 6 28



40d 5 4 18 5 21
50d 5.5 3 15 4 17
60d 6 3 13 4 15

Spikes
sizelengthgage#/lb
10d 3 6 41
12d 3.25 6 38
16d 3.5 5 30
20d 4 4 23
30d 4.5 3 17
40d 5 2 13
50d 5.5 1 10
60d 6 1 8

7 00 7
8 00 6
9 0 5
10 3/8 4
12 3/8 3

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