ISO ornamental nails for a walking stick

Check out http://www.tremontnail.com/

They have rosehead nails. You may need to cut the shank to shorten it.
They are steel, and, I think, the heads are smaller than upholstery
nail heads. They are rose head, though, not dome, and, being steel,
might rust.

Good luck.

Jonathan Sachs wrote:
> I'm trying to replace some ornamental nails which attached an
> inscribed ring to my father's walking stick. We still have the ring,
> but the nails worked their way out and are lost.
>
> The nails were about 3/8" long and 1/32" thick. They had dome heads
> which were about 3/32" wide and were a dull silvery color, about like
> pewter.
>
> I've searched the web, but I can't find anything similar. The closest
> thing I found was upholstery nails, which are available with dome
> heads, but the heads are much too large.
>
> Any suggestions? Someone, somewhere must make hardware like this!
>
> My email address is LLM041103 at earthlink dot net.

Escutcheon nails have domed heads, are different lengths and I've seen
them in brass and brass plated steel. Might be a place to start looking.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

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with enthusiasm.





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Try your local upholstery shop. They use a lot of ornamental nails on
furniture.
Bugs

"Jonathan Sachs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm trying to replace some ornamental nails which attached an
> inscribed ring to my father's walking stick. We still have the ring,
> but the nails worked their way out and are lost.
>
> The nails were about 3/8" long and 1/32" thick. They had dome heads
> which were about 3/32" wide and were a dull silvery color, about like
> pewter.
>
> I've searched the web, but I can't find anything similar. The closest
> thing I found was upholstery nails, which are available with dome
> heads, but the heads are much too large.
>
> Any suggestions? Someone, somewhere must make hardware like this!
>
> My email address is LLM041103 at earthlink dot net.

Try this one:
http://www.horton-brasses.com/products/nails