The nails are a crafting item sold by other Inmates or found in an inmate's desk and in inmate's inventory. It can be used to craft a Stinger Strip.
Crafting[]
TE2:
| Result | As a Component | INT |
|---|---|---|
 Crate Base |
 Timber + Timber +  Nails |
30+ |
 Crate Top
|
Timber + Nails  Hammer
|
50+ |
 Super Baseball Bat
|
 Baseball Bat + Nails +  Roll of Duct Tape
|
70+ |
 Candy Pain
|
 Candy Cane + Nails +  Tube of Glue
|
60+ |
 | The following is based on The Escapists: The Walking Dead and seperate from the Series. |
|---|
TWD:
| Result | As a Component | INT | DMG |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spiked Bat |
 Nails x1 +  Timber x1 +  Roll of Duct Tape x1 |
70 | 4/5 |
 Stinger Strip |
Nails x2 + Roll of Duct Tape x1 |
50 | N/A |
| Stinger Strip |
Nails x1 + Roll of Duct Tape x1 (Only in mobile and console versions) |
50 | N/A |