That was a very quick response.
I see that I can only hope to fool my grandchildren while they are still very
young.
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From: Don Schwartz
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 11:01 PM
To: oldtools@r...
On 9/19/2014 8:28 PM, David Nighswander wrote:
> I was sure my father was pulling my leg.
> I was about 7 years old and he said that he had a two headed nail.
> I couldn’t think of a use for such a thing and told him he must be kidding.
> Until that day I had never seen a scaffolding nail.
> I don't see them anymore. Most people used steel scaffolds, scissor lifts, or
bucket lifts.
> When I went looking for that nail tonight I couldn’t find it in the tool box.
Must have strayed during the last move. It may still turn up. I’m saving it for
tricking my grandchildren.
Grainger still lists them as scaffold nails
http://www.grainger.com/category/scaffold-
nails/nails/fasteners/ecatalog/N-8l7">http://www.grainger.com/category/scaffold-
nails/nails/fasteners/ecatalog/N-8l7
Don
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