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CLOU CAISSE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners
DEF

A slender wire nail with a large flat head used in making boxes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
OBS

Pointes à employer pour le montage des caisses.

OBS

pointe : Long clou cylindrique, à tête de faible dimension, utilisé surtout pour l'assemblage des pièces de bois.

OBS

Le type de clou le plus couramment employé est la pointe : c'est une petite tige métallique, généralement en acier, dont la section, le plus souvent ronde, parfois carrée ou rectangulaire, est uniforme et identique à celle du fil initial; elle a une extrémité pointue et, à l'autre bout, une tête façonnée, plate, large, extra-large, ronde, conique, fraisée, etc.

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