Explosive assisted expanding fastener

An explosive assisted fastener for joining framing members, comprising:

• an integrally formed member having a head section, a stem section and a tip section, wherein the head section is disposed at a first end of the stem section and adapted to be linearly driven by a driving device into the framing members, and the tip section is disposed at a distal second end of the stem section and adapted to pierce the framing members;
• and
• an explosive material embedded in the tip section of the fastener,
• wherein the tip section further includes one or more fractures to facilitate radially outward expansion of the tip section.

An explosive assisted fastener for joining framing members, comprising:

• an integrally formed member having a head section, a stem section and a tip section, wherein the head section is disposed at a first end of the stem section and adapted to be linearly driven by a driving device into the framing members, and the tip section is disposed at a distal second end of the stem section and adapted to pierce the framing members;
• and
• an explosive material embedded in the tip section of the fastener,
• wherein the stem section has a plurality of annular grooves formed in an outer surface of the stem section so as to extend beyond a back surface of the framing member furthest from the head section, the grooves forming ridges that engage with the back surface and inhibit removal of fastener.