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I had some questions about that too. It looks cool, to be sure, but I watched the video of the nail being hammered through some boards, and... let's just say I'
by mdpye 5y ago
I had some questions about that too. It looks cool, to be sure, but I watched the video of the nail being hammered through some boards, and... let's just say I'm not so timid with steel nails!
For what they were showing, if you were going for "equivalent to steel", I'd expect to see a tap to secure the nail and then probably only two strokes to sink it. They tap it a hundred times, which begs the question of what would happen if you actually hit it.
Strength comes in many dimensions.
- marcinzm 5y agoI was thinking "how would this do if fired from a nail gun" since as I understand it most commercial work is not done by hand nowadays anyways.
- ars 5y agoAlready exists: https://www.beck-lignoloc.com/en https://www.beck-lignoloc.com/en
- robocat 5y agoQuotes: LIGNOLOC wooden nails are made from indigenous beech wood and boast a tensile strength similar to aluminium nails. LIGNOLOC wooden nails are shot in pneumatically [using their specific nail-gun with reels of their nails]. LIGNOLOC wooden nails conserve tools and saw blades when post-processing wooden components in prefabricated buildings. LIGNOLOC wooden nails do not cause any unattractive wood discolouration or leave any traces of corrosion, such as those left by steel nails. LIGNOLOC wooden nails do not act as thermal bridges. This results in better insulation values and improved structural properties.