Woodworking 101

[56vette461]

30 plus year old boxes of screws from my Dads carpenter tool box. Forgot I had them stashed away.

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[GMCGarage]

looks like metalworking 101

 

[Hangar Pilot]

Neat Stuff!

 

[jimreed2160]

That's a good selection of screws that you found. They will greatly assist you with your sheet metal projects but they are less than optimal for wood. When wood screws are used for attachment, they hold part "B" to part "A". The threads should freely pass through part "B" and should grip strongly into part "A". So the shaft on woodscrews does not have threads near the head. Drilling a proper pilot means using a tapered drill so the smooth shaft will allow the screw to move freely in part "B".

Good luck with your woodworking. Be sure to join us on the "Woodworking 101" thread over in the General Tool Discussion area.

 

[woodzy]

And since they are flathead screws, I'd probably just pitch them. The old boxes are cool. With the creations of hex / torx / Phillips / square head screws all the flat ones can go to the scrap yard.

 

[rlitman]

And since they are flathead screws, I'd probably just pitch them. The old boxes are cool. With the creations of hex / torx / Phillips / square head screws all the flat ones can go to the scrap yard.

Noooooo! While new screws are great and all that, when I'm repairing something old, I like to keep a supply of slotted screws around, just to the screws don't seem out of place.

 

[gnpenning]

Noooooo! While new screws are great and all that, when I'm repairing something old, I like to keep a supply of slotted screws around, just to the screws don't seem out of place.

I agree.