The Complete Idiot's Guide to Woodworking by Reed Karen

Author:Reed Karen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DK Publishing

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I Woodn’t Do That!

Brass screws are very soft, and you can often break them or at least strip their slots, during installation. To prevent this, I drill pilot holes, and then thread in a steel screw identical to the brass ones I’ll be using, remove it, and then install the brass one. This way, less torque is applied to the brass screw.

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Screws come in boxes of a hundred. Rather than try to keep a supply of every screw size on hand, I keep a selection of the sizes I use the most and just keep track of my stock in those sizes (although I do have boxes of just about every size left over from one specialty job or another). To keep my screws organized, I keep them all in one area, with brass screws in one cabinet and steel screws in another. Each numerical size gets its own shelf, #4, #6, #8, and so on, with boxes arranged by group in order of length. This arrangement allows me to lay my hands on the ones I need quickly and to keep track of my stock.

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