On 15/12/2025 21:48, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2025, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
I have never seen a screw being hammered and i take offense at that
statement. It’s European snobbery.
sixty years ago, I met a kid from North Carolina who said that he had
worked for a summer for a boat builder, and that THAT (hammering
screws) was better results than nails, or turning screws. I did not
respond to him. So, apparently it has been done, as a cheating
shortcut for those who want the look of screws, but the laziness of
hammering them.
I was told a long time ago that hammering in screws was more effective
in securing wood than either nails or properly inserted screws, but that
it rendered them difficult to remove later if required.
This seems to make sense as of you think about it the hammering will
tend bend the crest of the thread up slightly as its hammered in,
creating a slight "barb" effect.
I guess it depends on the screw and the wood. On softwood it probably
isn't a good way to work. There are screws designed to be hammered in,
for example for door frames.
Dave
