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2. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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   deck screw: Similar to drywall screw, except that it has improved corrosion resistance and is generally supplied in a larger gauge. Most deck screws have a type-17 (auger type) thread-cutting tip for installation into decking materials. They have bugle heads that allows the screw to depress the wood surface without breaking it.

3. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. [1] Generally, nails have a sharp point on one end and a flattened head on the other, but headless nails are available.

4. Screw - Wikipedia

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   An assortment of screws, and a US quarter for size comparison A wood screw: a) head; b) non-threaded shank; c) threaded shank; d) tip The six classical simple machines. A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force to the head.

5. Treenail - Wikipedia

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   They had the advantage of not giving rise to "nail-sickness", a term for decay accelerated and concentrated around metal fasteners. Increased water content causes wood to expand, so that treenails gripped the planks tighter as they absorbed water. [11] However, when the treenail was a different wood species from the planking, it usually caused rot.

6. Toenailing - Wikipedia

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   Toenailing or skew-nailing is a viable, structurally sound method [1] of the driving of a nail at a roughly 30° [2] angle to fasten two pieces of wood together, typically with their grains perpendicular. The term comes colloquially from fastening wood at the bottom, or toe, of the board.

7. Nut (hardware) - Wikipedia

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   Used to fasten a wood, particle or composite materials workpiece, leaving a flush surface. T-slot nut: T-groove nut Used with a threaded clamp to position and secure pieces being worked on in a workshop Wedge nut: Used for creating overhanging decks. Weld nut: Designed to be welded to another object Well nut: Rawlnut or Rawl nut (proprietary)