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                  As a rule of thumb, the length of a nail should be three times the thickness of the board being fastened with it.

                                                                             Size                 Length              Gauge              Number Per Lb 

2d

1 inch

15

876

3d

1¼ inch

14

568

4d

1½ inch

12½

316

5d

1¾ inch

12½

271

6d

2 inches

11½

181

7d

2¼ inch

11½

161

8d

2½ inches

10½

106

9d

2¾ inches

10½

96

10d

3 inches

9

69

12d

3¼ inches

9

64

16d

3½ inches

8

49

20d

4 inches

6

31

30d

4½ inches

5

24

40d

5 inches

4

18

50d

5½ inches

3

14

60d

6 inches

2

11

Common Spike's

10d 3 6 41
12d 3¼ 6 38
16d 3½ 5 30
20d 4 4 23
30d 4½ 3 17
40d 5 2 13
50d 5½ 1 10
60d 6 1 8

Finishing Nails

2d

1 inch

16½

1,351

3d

1¼ inches

15½

807

4d

1½ inches

15

584

5d

1¾ inches

15

500

6d

2 inches

13

309

7d

2¼ inches

13

238

8d

2½ inches

12½

189

9d

2¾ inches

12½

172

10d

3 inches

11½

121

12d

3¼ inches

11½

113

16d

3½ inches

11

90

20d

4 inches

10

62

Casing Nails

2d 1 inch 15½ 1,010
3d 1¼ inches 14½ 635
4d 1½ inches 14 473
5d 1¾ inches 14 406
6d 2 inches 12½ 236
7d 2¼ inches 12½ 210
8d 2½ inches 11½ 145
9d 2¾ inches 11½ 132
10d 3 inches 10½ 94
12d 3¼ inches 10½ 87
16d 3½ inches 10 71
20d 4 inches 9 52
30d 4½ inches 9 46
40d 5 inches 8 35

Smooth Box Nails

2d

1 inch

15½

1010

3d

1¼ inches

14½

635

4d

1½ inches

14

473

5d

1¾ inches

14

406

6d

2 inches

12½

236

7d

2¼ inches

12½

210

8d

2½ inches

11½

145

9d

2¾ inches

11½

132

10d

3 inches

10½

94

16d

3½ inches

10

71

20d

4 inches

9

62

40d

5 inches

8

35