Cut Nails

Nails are common fasteners in the carpentry trade And for DIY enthusiasts, as well. When considering the varieties of nails, It’s a counter-intuitive fact that cut nails, With their angular shafts and blunt tips, Work better than drawn wire nails, Which have cylindrical shafts and pointed tips. The geometry of cut nails allows them To be more firmly gripped by the wood fibers, Anchoring them more securely than wire nails. And because they align with the grain of the wood They are less likely to split lumber than wire nails, Especially if you’re hammering Into hardwood near the edge. Cut nails can also come in handy When driving home a point. If you’re working construction, Cut nails prove better. But yours are clearly drawn and sharp as carpet tacks. They disjoin and incite and direct insurrection. You’ve split the wood and lost your grip. You, sir, are no master carpenter. You’re not even an amateur handyman. You’ve built a house divided hawking tribalism For your own self-serving ends. You’re nothing but a cheap carnival huckster, A cowardly bushwhacker, not some clever rebel hacker. Your trolling’s just a slacker’s brand of vandalism.