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	Decorative Nails

Decorative nails are commonly called as ‘clavos nails’. Clavos in Spanish stands for nail. Hence a clavos nail actually means a “Nail Nail”. It is a broad term that consists of nail making going back to thousands of years. Buildings and homes today go for clavos nails to restore the look and feel of old buildings and at times, to change the look totally.

The history of the nail is pretty long. Long ago, when man first found out that iron on heating could be molded in various shapes and on cooling based on that shape, could be quite useful. Nails were quite likely to the first tools to be used. Since then, their demand has increased.

The first nails were molded one by one. They were flattened into shape, tapered on all sides and then hit against a mold form at the head of the nail. The blacksmith had to reheat the nail to use it and then forced through the wooden door or rail. The projecting spike end of the nail was then hammered immediately while it was still hot. This” clenching” of the nail resulted in automatic tightening of the nail, since the metal contracted on cooling. The hot nail would normally char or burn a soft wood, so when you see an antique door with clench nails, if you note the marks of slight burning of the wood near the hammered over spike, you can be sure it is genuine.
Somewhere in the 1600-1700s the cut nail was first introduced. The hot iron was hammered into sheets, and then the sheets were cut into long pieces of desired thickness for the nails. Cut nails were then trimmed from steel. Another machine shaped the head and tip of the nail. These cut nails had two sides, denoting the thickness of the steel they were trimmed from. This method made a big difference in the time and effort needed in producing nails.

While looking out for Clavos Nails, there are various hardware manufacturers producing Clavos in different shapes, sizes, and materials. Their use is highly decorative, as they are just fitted into the wood to enhance its look. They are especially great on big entrance doors, to help us relieve the memories of original “Clench” nails that fastened the door. They are also used in wine cellar doors, garage doors, carriage house doors and gate doors.

Clavos nails used along with decorative strap hinges, can bring back the memories of Old World designs. Clavos nails as well as the strap hinges, are available in English, French, and American designs to give an ideal picture of both strap hinges with clavos nails. When used in lieu of a standard screw, the look of the hinge is vastly improved.

Nail manufacturing has seen many improvements since the old times, but our attraction for the look still remains. Today clavos nails are available in various shapes and sizes and find unlimited decorative uses.

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