Abstract: A connector or nailing plate having a plurality of openings arranged in columns extending lengthwise of the plate, the openings in each column being spaced at equal intervals and the columns being spaced at equal intervals transversely of the plate. Each opening has a tooth struck from each end thereof with the lateral planes of the teeth of certain openings being skewed relative to the longitudinal axis of their respective columns at a first skew angle and with the lateral planes of the teeth for certain other openings being skewed at a second skew angle substantially equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the first skew angle.