Cut nails were one of the important factors in the increase in balloon framing beginning in the 1830s and thus the decline of timber framing with wooden joints.Kirby, Richard Shelton. Engineering in history. 1956. Reprint. New York: Dover Publications, 1990. 325. Though still used for historical renovations, and for heavy-duty applications, such as attaching boards to masonry walls, cut nails are much less common today than wire nails.
Cut nails were one of the important factors in the increase in balloon framing beginning in the 1830s and thus the decline of timber framing with wooden jointsKirby Richard Shelton Engineering in history 1956 Reprint New York Dover Publications 1990 325 Though still used for historical renovations and for heavy-duty applications such as attaching boards to masonry walls cut nails are much less common today than wire nails