In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. Usually, nails have a sharp point on one
A metal nail
Nailor's Workshop King's Norton, an etching by Henry Martin Pope (1843–1908)
Different types of nails: 1) roofing 2) umbrella head roofing 3) brass escutcheon pin 4) finish 5) concrete 6) spiral-shank 7) ring-shank (a used, bent "gun" nail, with barbs left over from the tool's feed system)
A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force to the head. The most common use of screws is to hold objects together and there are many
Nail (fastener)
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An assortment of screws, and a US quarter for size comparison
A Brown & Sharpe single-spindle screw machine
A flat head machine screw
Lag screw, also called a lag bolt