Why can't we hammer a nail by its head on the wood

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Solution

The head of the nail is flat and have more area,so the pressure(force/ area) on wood by applied force will be very less,with this pressure its unable to hammer a nail into the wood.

We require pointed nails so that they can produce high pressure with the applied force,so the nail can easily penetrate into the wood

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