A nail is a long, thin piece of metal that is sharp at one end and flat at the other end. It is used to attach things to wood. There are different kinds of nails based on the requirements it is used. Box nails have lighter shanks. They were originally designed to reduce splitting when used to assemble wooden boxes. Given here is an online Box Nail Calculator using which you could find how much pounds of nails needed for framing. Input the required values and the calculator tool will update you with the results.