Philips Wood screws

Good post. Here in the UK a lot of us use pozidriv exclusively.

Better drivers, Philips or straight, are hollow ground to prevent camout. You'll never see a wedge-ground straight tip for a power driver. Worn wedge-ground drivers can be hollow ground for the same benefit.

Trivia -- the Philips in Sony-Philips, who invented the CD, is the same company that invented both the Philips driver and the compact audio cassette.

For construction, they're great. For fine work, Philips (or even slotted) head screws look better.

For fine work I don't let screws show if at all possible.

Den 28-05-2011 23:24, Father Haskell skrev:

That is not true. Here you have the true story of the name:

I don't find trim-head screws with a #1 Robertson head any more objectionable than other screws. Slotted? Ick! I suppose you line up all the slots, too. ;-)

Really?

Joe Gwinn

Thanks for the clarification.

Which would you prefer for setting hinges?

That's a decision I've made many, many times thanks to HD's monopolization and complete fuckover of U.S. hardware quality. Still, some projects are always going to have visible screwheads somewhere, such as the tiny #3 Philips screws used just about everywhere on guitars.

I don't think it would matter much, except it would *not* be slotted. If you're talking about interior door hinges, given a choice, I'd probably use Torx (exterior, certainly).

FWIW, Phillips also developed Pozidrive and several other screw heads. They have a web site at .

Also, the big Dutch electronics company spells it with one "l", the screw manufacturer with two.

Probably a trademark issue, and the Dutch outfit was always Philips.

Joe Gwinn

Hmm. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I prefer the little square. I think the Robertson screws may have acquired a bad reputation because they were used extensively in "production" cabinetry. People thought if a cabinet had "square head" screws it must have come off a production line. que no?

Max

I was kind of surprised to find that Terrance's pal Phillip has two "L"s.

Cheers! Rich

I think it's a matter of being founded by Gerard Philips vs Henry Phillips.

I like my work to look at least 40 years old. Traditional finishes such as shellac or linseed oil are a start. Hardware is the crowning touch, so no screw heads that you wouldn't find on something 4 decades old.