I've been reworking a toolchest I built a while back with clinched nails,
and looking it over, recalling the process, I seem to recall driving the
galvanized nail thru till it just passed thru the back side, then bent the
tip over with the hammer, than put the backup block in place and drove it
home, most of them clinching up nicely, all of them ugly, but tough. 50+
lbs of smithing tools, and 50+ years of birthdays behind, I put wheels on
the toolchest. Woodworking tools feel light as a feather sometimes.

Michael

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 9:18 AM, Michael Blair  wrote:

> Only really thin nails bend on being hammered when placed against a
> clinch plate.  Think the old shingle nails Tremont used to manufacture.
> Standard nails have to be driven through, with the head flush with the
> surface, and the protruding ends turned and hammered down.
>
> Mike in Woodland
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