The IronMind Gold Nail™ is the new pinnacle of all unbraced short steel bends. An order of magnitude bigger and badder than the IronMind Red Nail™, the IronMind Gold Nail was created in 2011 when it was suggested on the IronMind Forum that the Red Nail needed a big brother. After field testing a prototype, the IronMind Gold Nail was established at 8-3/8" x 3/8". Who will be the first to certify on the IronMind Gold Nail and lead the charge in short steel bending history?
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How to Bend the Gold Nail
"The Slaying of Goliath: Bending a Red Nail" by John Brookfield. Reprinted with permission from MILO: A Journal for Serious Strength Athletes, March 2004, Vol. 11, No. 4.
Print a copy here of John Brookfield's article on how to bend a Red Nail.
"Progressions in Steel" by Tom Black, MILO: A Journal for Serious Strength Athletes, June 1999, Vol. 7, No. 1.: This article takes you to bending a 60-penny nail and beyond.
