Introduction to

Carpentry
Part 2
Nails
• A principal tool that joins
and keeps pieces of wood
together.
• Piece of metal with a circular
cross-section.
• One end is pointed and the
opposite end has a head.
Types of Nails
Common wire nails
•Most common
•Used in general
carpentry
Types of Nails
Finishing nails
•More slender
•Smaller heads
•Can be embedded
into wood
Types of Nails
Scaffold nails
• Has two heads
• Allows the nail to be
easily removed once
the scaffold is
removed
Types of Nails
Roofing nails
• Bigger but flatter heads
• Used to secure metal
roofs or slate roofing.
Screws
• Type of fastener used
for securing wood
together.
• More secure than nails
• Requires rotating
motion to drive or
remove.
Bolts and Nuts
• Used for delicate work,
like joining wood to
metal or masonry.
• Different from
ordinary screw.
• Threaded body with
compatible nuts
Fastener/Hinge
• Used to fasten two
pieces of wood that
are movable like
window, door,
cabinets, trunks, chest
and boxes.
Kinds of hinges
Butt hinge Chest hinge
Kinds of hinges
Continuous hinge Screen hinge
Kinds of hinges
Soss hinge Surface hinge
Glue
• Important materials in
woodworking trades
because many types of
wood joints are, in part,
held together.
• Not easy to remove.