Whitman, Massachusetts, USA-based nail and tack supplier
Products
Shoe Repair & Saddlery Products Page
The ounce is a form of measurement that refers to the thickness of the leather the tack is used to clinch. Please do not confuse the size of the tack with the weight of the box. Please check the description for the length in fractions. — FAQ
The size of the head would determine if it is included in the measurement. If the tack or nail has a small head the measurement would be overall, head included. If it has a large head the measurement would begin under the head. — FAQ
Hand Shoe Tacks
often used as production lasting tacks, especially for heavier weight leather uppers
This Multi-Purpose Nail Can Be Used To Attach Plastic Heel Plates, Boot and Shoe Lasting and Sandal Straps. Sold By The Pound. — Southern Leather
Regular Hand Shoe Tacks
- up to 12 oz
As of June, 2025, Sorrell Notions and Findings sells 4-ounce sample packs of 2 oz, 3oz, 4 oz, and 5 oz, listed here.
Brass Hand Shoe Tacks
- up to 6 oz
Clinching Nails
Extra Iron Clinching Nails
4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8
This Square Head Nail Is Used To Attach Leather Soles. — Southern Leather
Brass Clinching Nails
3/8, 3½/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8
boxes labeled “Bulldog”
This Brass Nail Is Used To Attach Leather Soles. — Southern Leather
As of June, 2025, Sorrell Notions and Findings sells 4-ounce sample packs of 5/8, 7/8, and 8/8, listed here.
Wire Clinching Nails
This Multi-Purpose Nail Can Be Used To Attach Leather And Rubber Soles As Well As Heel Bases. — Southern Leather
- 14 gauge: 10/8, 11/8, 12/8, 14/8, 16/8
- 16 gauge: 5/8, 5½/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8
Used to fasten uppers to insoles over lasts with heel or full bottom plates. Can also be drive into the bottoms of wooden or plastic lasts and peened over with a drift or other tool through the throat, as a finishing step.
Soling Nails
oval heads
typically cost a bit more than clinching nails of the same length
Iron Soling Nails
Brass Soling Nails
Wire Fiber Soling Nails
Iron Shoe Nails
Used for nailing on heel bases.
A headless tapered cut nail.
square at the head, tapering to rectangular at the point
- 14 gauge: 8/8, 9/8, 10/8, 12/8, 13/8, 14/8, 15/8, 16/8
- 12 gauge: 12/8, 13/8, 14/8
As of June, 2025, Sorrell Notions and Findings sells 4-ounce sample packs of number 14 10/8s, listed here.
Heel Nails
Hand Rubber Heel Nails
Wire Rubber Heel Nails
As of June, 2025, Sorrell Notions and Findings sells 4-ounce sample packs, listed here.
Wire Wood Heel Nails
Other
- Hungarian Hob Nails
- Brass Lace Tacks
Comparisons
Side by side, 7 oz “Hand Shoe Tacks” and 7/8 “Brass Bulldog Clinching Nails”, they are the same length from tip to top of head, but differ in a few ways:
- The heads of the Hand Shoe Tacks are noticeably broader.
- The clinching nails have have five ribbed serrations around their shanks just beneath their heads.
Packaging
products are sold by the pound in distinctive brown cardboard boxes with stylized black wings
