=======+==========+======+========+=======+========+============ TABLE II SIZE AND NUMBER TO THE POUND OF COMMON CUT NAILS ===========+========+============+========== Trade Term | Length | Gauge | Number to | Inches | | Pound -----------+--------+------------+---------- 3d fine | 1⅛ | 16 | 720 3d flat | 1¼ | 15 full | 430 4d flat | 1½ | 14 full | 275 5d flat | 1¾ | 13 regular | 215 6d common | 2 | 12 regular | 150 7d common | 2¼ | 11 light | 120 8d common | 2½ | 11 regular | 96 9d common | 2¾ | 10 light | 72 10d common | 3 | 10 regular | 64 12d common | 3¼ | 9 regular | 44 16d common | 3½ | 8 regular | 32 20d common | 4 | 7 regular | 28 30d common | 4½ | 6 regular | 18 40d common | 5 | 5 regular | 14 50d common | 5½ | 4 regular | 12 60d common | 6 | 3 regular | 10 ===========+========+============+========== =5. Wire Nails.=—The term =wire nail= is applied to nails made from drawn wire, or wire rods. Since their introduction some years ago, wire nails have become decidedly popular, and in some localities are used in preference to the old-style cut nails, owing to the fact that there are a greater number to the pound, which makes them cheaper than cut nails at the same price per keg. The size and number of common wire nails to the pound are given in Table III. By comparing the columns in Tables II and III giving the number of nails to the pound for both cut and wire nails, it can be readily seen that the wire nails are greater in number for a given weight than cut nails of the same size. For this reason, the wire nails are used by contractors on cheap work. Wire nails are more liable to rust than cut or wrought nails, and are consequently not so durable in damp situations; they also have less holding power and more must be used to obtain the same strength. TABLE III SIZE AND NUMBER TO THE POUND OF COMMON WIRE NAILS