Subject: Nail header

From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 20:48:35 -0400

I need to make a nail header. What is the best material and size
to start with?
Thanks!
Travis

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From: "Mark E. Williams" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 08:13:36 -0400

On Sep 16,  8:48pm, [email-masked] wrote:
> Subject: Nail header

Down at the Furnace Town shop, we used a piece of coil spring about 5/8 - 3/4
inch in diameter. Straighten and upset one end to give more metal. Form a ball,
then flatten to form rather thick disk. You could square it up. Punch hole from
the bottom to give relief for nail. (So nail doesn't get stuck in header.) Use
a tapered square punch. Draw out other end to form decorative handle. We didn't
harden or temper. We've used it for about 4 years.

Mark