by woodworkers is the thrcadcd inserl; one a;tytlicatiort

USEFUTWOODWORlcllrlc SCREWI
i s s h o w n o n p a g e 1 1 4 .K - D f i t t i n g s a r e p a r t i c u l a r l vu s c -
ful with plrm'ood or particleboard, rr,lriclrdorr't hltd Stroight Phillips Square
t h e m s e l r . , ctso t r a d i t i o n a l i o i r r e r r ' .
1 - h o u g hc o r r ) p o n e n t st ' i t t e dt v i t h K - l ) l t u r c l n a r ca r c
tl,picallv asscntbk'clr,l,ithn() nrore crlrrrplicatrcltot.rls
than a rnalk:t, scrr.rrydriver, or ,.\ilcnlvrcnclt, thc tittirtgs
Woodrrrew co@
A 'ailablein differentstylesof headprofile(flat, oval, and round-
head) and screwdriverslot (straight,Phillips,and squaredrive).The
t l t e m s e l v e sm u s t b c 1 ; l a c c cnl , i t h g r e a t a c c r t r a c !x, r l l r r Phillipsand squaredrive (alsoknown as Robertson)keepthe screw-
driverfrom slipping.The rangeof gaugescornmonlyusedin wood-
ioints lot'k up tigl)th' artr'lcvcrtl\'. Kr.rr,lck-rlon'lr dcr,icrs
workingis from 2 to l0; eachgaugeavailablein a varietyof lengths.
a r e e i t h c r s u r i a c r - t r r o u r t t c do r r t r o r t i s c t il n , t r s i n gu
d r i l l b i t . l l v o u a r e h a v i n g r l i l f i c r r l t r l,' i n t l i n gs o r r r co l
t h e s ef i t t i n g s , I r v r r r a i l - t l r u l csro u r c e ss t r l e c i a l i z i r ri rgr
[,uropcan harrln'lre .
A d h e s i v e s :\ \ ' l r e r r r r s e t lc o r r t c t l r ' , i r g o o t l a t l h c s i v c ' Finishing
e flathead rcrew
Most common screw;flat-
head sitsflush with materi-
al'ssurface.Fordecorative
touch. use brassscrew
c r r ' a t c sa l t e a t ,p ( ' r n r a ! r e l l Ij O i n t t h a t ' s a s s t r ( ) r t Ha s - ( ) r wosner with finishingwasher.
stronUcrtlran-tlrc lr,ootl ilsell. ,,\dlresiVcs \',trv accor(l-
i l t g t o s t r c r r g t l rr,t ' a t e rr e s i r t a l t c cu, t r i l i t r , t of i l l g : r p t sa,l r t l
s c t t i r l S t i r t r c . f o r g c r r e r a lr ' - t i r k , n r o s t r v c l c l d l r ' o r k e r s
reaclt for n,hite or 1'clkxl gluc; tor outr'loor usc, \rat(r-
I ) r ( x ) fr c s o r c i n o li s l h e s t a n r l ; r r t l(. ) t l r e r i r t l l r e s i v c sr t r e r l
spccializ,eci rrt'ctls;the chitrt or) page ..|| i.r,illactluailrt
e Oval head rcrew
Partiallyrecessed
head;
usedfor attachingexposed
naroware.

loundhead rcrew
v o t r r . r ' i t l tl l t t p r o s a r r t Jc o r r sr i l t h c i r t l l t t , s i v c sh c l l r f r r l
ttt r.r'r ltltln,rtrktrs.
MA DYA
Sitsatop surface;usedto
hold thin nraterialsbetween
screwheadand surface.

HOW TO MEASURTSCREWI.EilGTH
flathead Oval Roundhead
#"lit5*h<v
Phillipsheadand flat blackfinish.Available
in lengthsrangingfrom
r/r'' to 3"; gaugenumbernormallyfixedat 6 for screwsup to 2'in
head
length;longerscrewstypicallynumber8.

Length
Diometer

@o€$'
Ve
of body
of screw
Lag rcrew
Heavy-dutyoversizescrewwith squareor hexagonalhead.Use
with flat washer;drive with wrench or ratchetand socket(poge
l9). Available with r/0"to r/r" diametershafts;lenqthsranoefrom
1 ' 't o 1 2 " .

BOLTS,NUT', AND WA5HERS

Flat washer Lock warher
I f\ ' , MosLboltsneeriw,rslrer,rt each Helpkeepsnut front
\ ) e r t d .S e l f - a r r c ' t o r b
r ror lgt s s. t , c h rvorkingloose,
\.*-t' ns(arraqc l;olts.rcqtlrc only
Machlne bolt o n ew a s h e rI,n r | d en u t
H e x a g o n ah le a dd r i v e nw i t h w r e n c h . Nylon-inrert lochnut
H o l d sb o l t t i g h t i yi n p l a c e
Wing nut w i t h o u tr n a r r i n w
g ood.

fFil Q u i c k l yt i g h l e n e do r
loosenedby hand.
Self-anchoring
headdrgsrnto the
wood asnut rstightenecl.
(o) Acorn nut
D c c o r a t i vneu t ,u s e d
whereappearance

g,
counts.
f-nut
D r i v e nf l u s hi n t ob o t t o n l
mdten.rl, preventinqit Hex nut
Stove bolt l r o n rr o l a l I r q . St.rnd.rrd
tvpeof nut.
Slottedfor screwdrivers
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Ot
WOODWORKING
Eradc
o NAil.S
Resembm l e i n i a t u r fei n i s h i n n
g a i l s u; s e f uflo r
*.:-.------i=t joiningthin piecesand nailinginto deiicate
endsor edges.Sizedby lengthand wire 2d 3d 4d
gauge,highergaugerneansthinnerbrad.

Flnbhlng nallr
(ommon nalls U s e dw h e nn a i l
in shapeto box narls,
Similar headis to be con
withextra-thick
shanksFavoreo c e a i e da; ft e rd r i v i n g
forheawconstruction. i t n e a r l yf l u s h s, i n k l"
roundedheadwilh
nallset(ptrge66.). lr /t"

lr /2"
Box nallr Length
Wide,tlat headsspreadloadand resistpull-
through.Lesslikelyto splrtwood than comrnon
n a i l sb u t b e n dm u c hm o r ee a s i l w
y h e nm i s - h i t .

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