Sad to see that he doesnt mention the most major downside of modern nails: that theyre round in cross section and dont widen up the length of the shaft along on

Sad to see that he doesnt mention the most major downside of modern nails: that theyre round in cross section and dont widen up the length of the shaft along one axis. This makes modern nails hold much worse than cut nails. Here is a great video that explains in detail about how much better cut nails are at holding and why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwcGXIORro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwcGXIORro Interestingly for modern stick framing construction this isnt actually really a disadvantage due to torsion construction techniques.