A novel method of making a nail hole and driving and clinching the nail
is shown in the annexed engraving. The instrument for making the hole
has a notched end which leaves a ridge in the center of the hole at the
bottom. The nail driving tool consists of a socket provided with a
suitable handle, and containing a follower which rests upon the head of
the nail to be driven, and receives the blows of the hammer in the
operation of driving the nail. The nail is split for one half its
length, and the two arms thus formed are slightly separated at the
point, so that when they meet the ridge at the bottom of the hole they
will be still further separated and will clinch in the body of the wood.
[Illustration: TOOL FOR DRIVING AND CLINCHING NAILS.]
This invention was recently patented by Mr. Charles P. Ball, of
Danville, Ky.
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