predrilling for a #2 screw

[Nate Perkins]

"Sam the Cat" wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I get #2 in steel from my local Ace Hardware. I predrill the screw hole with a small wire size drill bit (obtained from my local hobby store), then wax the screws before driving.

As a final note, you may want to put a little padded f-clamp around the box back to squeeze the thin stock as you are driving the screw. Those little

1/2" hinges have holes so close to the barrels that in some woods the tiny screw can make the side of the box bow or even split around the screw as it's driven ... DAMHIKT.

[Bob K 207]

[Jim K]

I figure since most other posters ignored the fact you don't have #2 steel screws, I'd complicate matters by suggesting some other hardware all together. :-P

I'm assum>I am building some small (5"x8") gift boxes out of small scraps in the shop.

[rj]