Thomasville cabinets uses pocket screws

[Mark & Juanita]

I suspect that Thomasville should be able to afford some biscuit joiners. :-)

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[Pat Barber]

Now that is a cool piece of info..I have never heard of them being used that far back. There really isn't much "new" stuff in woodworking.

John Grossbohl> The use of pockets for screws is nothing new... used at least as early as

[Jerry S.]

Did the tape still work when he was done?

[Grant P. Beagles]

I remember seeing pocket screws in the skirt of an antique table I was restoring. Granted, they didn't have the fancy machines then, but the technology isn't new.

Grant

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[Ken Yee]

"John Grossbohlin" wrote in news:Bnrse.6427$ [e-mail]:

Wow. Pocket holes used way back in a cabinet shop that far back? That makes them almost as cool as dovetails :-)

ken

[John Grossbohlin]

I'm certain you wouldn't catch Mack making face frames with pocket screws though... mortise and tenon for sure! For that matter I don't think you'd find Mack doing any casework with pocket screws... ;-)

John

John