A treenail, also trenail, trennel, or trunnel, is a wooden peg pin, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frame construction and wooden shipbuilding. It is an ancient technology. Covered bridges in the U.S. often use treenails as fasteners. Many such bridges are still in use. Locust is a favorite wood when making tr... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treenail
(from the article `hand tool`) ...and pump casings or wheel hubs; special bits of many forms were designed for these purposes. The more common use of the auger or bit was in the ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/76