If you’re not familiar, [here’s an article on cut nails](https://www.bobvila.com/articles/446-cut-nails-hammering-home-authenticity/). I understand that smashing cut nails into wood smashes the fibers and creates friction, but how do masonry cut nails work on a low level? My understanding may be incorrect, but I assume as you pound the nail in, it just shoves more and more granular stone backwards – so wouldn’t it just be creating a much larger hole towards the top (and since it’s a very smooth nail, wouldn’t it be easy to slide right out?)
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They work in the same way any other nail does-friction. The nail pushes the wood to the side to make room for itself. This means the wood is pushing back against the nail, and it creates a lot of friction along the entire nail
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