A good source for simply classification of nails by size and function is
Francis D. Ching, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley &
Sons. Page 31 illustrates actual size templates for nails by penny (4d to 20d);
function (cut nail, wire nail, common nail, box nail, casing nail, finishing
nail, brad, double-headed nail, concrete nail, flooring nail, ring shank nail,
roofing nail and drive screw); definitions (spike = over 102 mm, driftbolt,
staple, corrugated fastener, round point, diamond point, chisel point, face nail,
toenail, end nail, blind-nail, set, clinch; and there is an equally valuable
section on screws on page 83. This source is important because it presents
engineering standards and construction definitions used by builders for the past
century or more. For 20th century archaeology site analysis, I use facsimile
copies of those pages and lay the artifact on top of the page. This, of course,
wont work for sites that predate engineering standardization of fasteners.

Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.