1.   Box nails look like common nails, but they have thinner shanks.

2.   Box Nails -- Look like common nails, but have a smaller diameter.

3.   Common nails have a broad flat head, for rough carpentry and construction.

4.   Just lay the boards down and nail them in the tongues with common nails.

5.   Like the Birmingham bomb, all three used common nails as shrapnel.

6.   Then insert a three-and-one-half-inch long, heavy common nail through the hole from the inside.

7.   Their holding power is less than that of the common nail.

8.   They are easier to drive than common nails and are less likely to split the wood.