I’ll glad you stuck with it. I want to know what you have to say.

I think we did learn a few things. First the herd is nerves, easily spooked and you steeped on a twig. Two – people really really do read your blog (and like you). Third – a one room school house is not ideal. Last many of the comments were in truth directed to all the PW staff.

I never thought of Megan as an evil editor. She did once promise to put on her “mean face” to help me with a problem.

Gary Roberts comment is spot on. I have been searching for cut nails on the internet with minimal success. Any search on the interned should exclude the words toes and fingers. There is a very passionate squabble between the straights and rounds (way past the pins or tails first dialogue).

I did get in some from Kentucky Hardware that were interesting. Tremont shipping is a little high but many sources repackage them in smaller quantities. Horton Brasses carries a nice selection; The Wrought head nails are especially nice. I need to ask them why on one inch size. I am looking for nails that are suitable for smaller scale work.

Searches for blacksmiths making nails was most disappointing; I have always believed that every woodworker should be assigned there own blacksmith. I do have a local smith but he only makes one size and only in small batches. I have been thinking about writing one of the blacksmith associations. Do we have any idea of the market size?

One last thought. There is one way to mitigate the magazine space limitation. It’s called a book.

Thanks Don