Pocket screws: Those screws left in your blue jeans pocket after you've finished assembling a piece of wood furniture which was delivered to you knocked down. Their sole purpose in life is to cause you anxiety over whether or not you've actually completed the assembly.
--Barry -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W Wood Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 12:42 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Wood workers What are pocket screws? How do they differ from others? Using my jig I usually cut the clearance hole and then counter-drill for the head. David -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Baldwin Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 12:50 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Wood workers Thanks, glad you said something about the pocket screws, that is what I was going to use. I will be staining it, so I was going to use pocket screws to hold the face frame to the cabinet sides as well, but then I run in to splitting the plywood sides. I wonder if my wife will let me get a biscuit joiner? I try to make everything so there is no nails or screws showing, or that even need hiding with putty. Thanks, Michael _____ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:26 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Wood workers You certainly can use plywood for a face frame but there are a couple of caveats. Joining the rails to the styles cannot be satisfactorily done with pocket screw joinery since the screws are going into the edge and will likely separate the laminations forming bulges on the surface and not holding at all well. You can make saddle type mortise & tenon joints or lap joints or I would probably use biscuit joints and I have seen people scab a thin plywood or hardboard patch across the back of the joints. Another concern will be the hardware. If you are using surface mount hinges into the face of the face frame there will be no problem but if you intend to use hardware that fixes into the edge of the face frame you are likely to run into the same troubles as joining the rails and styles. Remember this may apply to latches as well. We have a load of added storage cabinets around the hospital with plywood face frames many in daily use. If you plan to keep the oak showing, that is, not paint it you might prefer to fix the face frames to the cabinet walls with biscuits or dominos or something other than face nailing even with finish nails so you don't have them to hide. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Baldwin To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:01 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Wood workers Hi, can I use plywood for a face frame? besides the edges not looking nice, which can be fixed, is there a reason not to use it. I have to sheets of 3/4 oak plywood, which is way more then I needed for a project. Thought I could save some cash. I am building a wall cabinet for my bathroom to hold towels and such, so it will be exposed to lots of moisture. Thanks, Michael [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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