Cut nails continued as the standard until the end of the 1800s, and were used in building construction, ships and furniture. These nails fairly accurately date furniture to the 1900s, although it is worth remembering that sometimes modern nails were added in subsequent repairs.

When did builders stop using cut nails?

About the only thing I know for sure is that they quit using the square nail (other than for horse shoes) around 1900. Actually, the widespread use of square-nails for housing construction lasted a few decades longer than 1900.

Are cut nails still used?

These styles of nails largely disappeared during the late 19th century as cheaper nails made from steel wire took over. Cut nails however, grip better than wire nails for a bunch of reasons.

What era did they use square-nails?

Square-head nails were made from the late 1700s until about 1830. Most were machine-cut and finished off by a blacksmith who squared the heads. From 1830 to 1890, cabinetmakers used headless, machine-cut nails that are a tapered, rectangular shape.

Why do nails stick to the end of a magnet and not the middle?

Its because of the magnetic field created in the bar magnet.. the electric field propounded from the poles are more and densely arranged. Therefore the iron nail is attracted towards the poles of the bar magnet and not at the center..