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A nail of rectangular cross section with a flat tip and a small, typically asymmetrical head.
‘These were cut to a 3-inch outside measurement and attached from below with glue and brads.’
‘Attach the center dial to the calculator with a brad or thumbtack.’
‘Trim was attached with carpenter's glue and brads.’
‘Nails range from the smallest, thinnest brads to large, weighty spikes.’
‘Cut the vellum in half, and attach each piece to the body with brads.’
‘Also, brads from a nail gun become almost invisible when nailed.’
‘To finish the piece, I positioned the calendar over the face of the first frame and attached it at the top and bottom using 3/8-inch brass brads so the pages could be flipped easily.’
‘If you've taught in a classroom, you're probably familiar with the concept, but must still admire the inexpensive and extensive sets that only need scissors, glue, and brads to put together.’
‘To attach the two outer frames to one another, I nailed brads through a 1-inch wood block that I had placed between the frames on the inside perimeter.’
‘Drive 5/8-in. brads through the plywood into the cleats.’
‘Use a handsaw and miter box to cut four pieces of L-shaped edge molding to fit around the canvas; secure the molding by hammering several brads through the back of it and into the wood frame holding the canvas.’
‘The mitered corners are glued and nailed together with 1-in. brads.’
‘Attach plywood with panel adhesive and brads and sand it flush with front edge.’
‘All joints must be glued and the trim fastened with brads, preferably using pneumatic nailers, which leave very small fastener holes.’
‘After the counter is installed on top of the cabinet, the wood strip is attached to the front edge of the counter using glue and small, air-driven brads.’
‘Galvanized brads are great if using an air or electric hammer.’
‘Attach the flower to the bottom left with a brad.’
‘His son, Daniel Bisbee, Jr., bought a mill on Second Brook where he made tacks and brads in partnership with Henry Soule.’
‘I used staples at the top and bottom before face nailing two brads through each short rail of the front and back face frames (into the side frames).’
‘Almost all the squares are tacked to the wall at three corners with tiny brads; a fourth nail was evidently inserted and then removed, leaving a telltale hole.’
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old Norse broddr ‘spike’.