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"Berang" (berang) 11/29/2018 at 03:12 • Filed to: None

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How you build a house when wood is plentiful, but nails are scarce.

atfsgeoff > Berang 11/29/2018 at 03:34

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It’s fascinating to look at the history of construction and architecture and its evolution based upon availability of materials and hardware.

Nails have existed for thousands of years, but only in the past 200 years or so have they been mass produced in any way. Nowadays you can walk down to Home Depot and buy 30 pounds of engineered, heat treated and coated 16d sinker nails for $30, or about 1.6 cents each.

Ahh the wonders of modern industry and technology.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Berang 11/29/2018 at 03:42

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made in 1990?

i was thinking the 1970's

Berang > pip bip - choose Corrour 11/29/2018 at 04:08

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At least they shot it on 16mm instead of video. The music seems pretty 80's, but 1990 is practically still the 80s.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > atfsgeoff 11/29/2018 at 05:06

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I made a handful of forged nails once... deeply rewarding but practically useless in today's world.

DipodomysDeserti > atfsgeoff 11/29/2018 at 09:24

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And yet, the house in that video was built to a higher level of  quality than any of the cookie cutter homes built today.

DipodomysDeserti > Berang 11/29/2018 at 09:26

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I’ve never thought of a hand axe as a precision instrument.

punkgoose17 > Berang 11/29/2018 at 10:08

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I find it amusing that I watched this yesterday night then, you post it this morning.

wkiernan > Berang 11/29/2018 at 10:47

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I remember reading that a couple centuries ago, wood was cheap but nails were dear; when old wood houses used to be falling apart they’d set them on fire, so they could re-use the nails, they’ d pick them out of the ashes.

atfsgeoff > DipodomysDeserti 11/29/2018 at 12:16

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Yes, I would expect that house to last much longer than a cheap developer home built today. The walls, floor and roof of that traditionally built log house are probably four times stronger than needed from an engineering/architectural perspective.