Nailset
{{Short description|Tool used for driving nail heads below the surface of a piece of wood}}
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- Nail punch
- Nail set
- Pin punch
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A nailset or nail punch is a hand tool used for driving the exposed head of a nail or pin below the surface of a piece of wood, such as when installing decorative moulding or face-fastening wood flooring.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1139203,00.html|title=The Humble, the Essential, the Nailset|date=2005-12-08|access-date=2018-09-15|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Salaman|first=R. A.|url=http://archive.org/details/dictionaryoftool0000sala|title=Dictionary of tools used in the woodworking and allied trades, c. 1700-1970|publisher=Scribner|others=Internet Archive|year=1975|isbn=978-0-684-14535-8|location=New York|pages=384}}
Though they vary in design, nailsets are typically made from a hard round or square steel rod which tapers at one end to a flat or slightly hollowed tip. The tip is placed against the head of the nail, while the other end of the nailset is struck with a hammer. Nailsets come with different sized tips suited to different sized nail heads.