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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

For framing a house a nail is absolutely better. As the house settles, wood shrinks, and the frame flexes in storms or quakes the nails allow the wood to move instead of causing things to warp and break.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

TIL. I thought it was just about speed and cost.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

TIL. Thank you, internet stranger.