You will sometimes have trouble getting nails out of the header if you work
them too cold.
They need to have enough heat left so they shrink when quenched.
On the headers I've used there is a large dome on the back side and a short
taper on the top side.
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Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net