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Nuts and Bolts: A Fasteners Guide

Fasteners literally hold our world together.

Here’s a guide to nuts and bolts and everything else that joins one material to another.

Fasteners can be decorative.

For instance, screws have a square recess in the drive head; cup washers make these screws look attractive in finished woodwork.

Fasteners are an essential part of almost any do- it- yourself project.

Pay attention to them, and everything you build and fix will be better because of your extra effort.

Successful building and maintenance require many more kinds of nails, rivets, screws, nuts and bolts.

Hundreds of different kinds of fasteners are available, and you won' t need most of them.

But here are the most popular ones organized in four broad categories: screws; nails; bolts; nuts and washers; and specialty.

Screw Types

For all kinds of projects, deck screws should form the heart of your screw collection.

The best versions are highly resistant to corrosion.

Storing that many sizes of screws may seem excessive, but it' s important to have many lengths on hand to match any size of job.

For most applications, screw threads should penetrate the bottom layer of wood by at least 1 inch and even more is better.

But screws that are too long are a problem if they pop out the back side of your piece of wood.

You' ll also find pan head screws widely useful.

Often called sheet- metal screws, these have flattened- dome heads that are ideal for attaching pieces of thin metal.

To drive screws, you simply can' t beat cordless impact drivers.

They are faster than a regular drill, they offer more torque, and the screw- driving tip stays put in the screw head much more reliably.

Nail Types

Nails are the cheapest and fastest way to join wood that' s why they' re so popular.

The two most widely used types are framing nails for the walls and frames of buildings, and finishing nails for trim installation and small wood projects.

Framing nails have much thicker shanks and much wider head diameters ( 2- and 3 1/ 2- inch lengths are the most useful) .

Finishing nails are shorter and thinner, with tiny heads relative to shank diameter ( 1 1/ 2- and 2 1/ 2- inch lengths are the most useful) .

The tiny heads can be driven into wood and covered with putty to hide them.

Another kind of nail is a large spike, which is ideal for big projects such as fencing and timberwork ( 6- , 8- and 12- inch lengths are the most useful) .

If a nail is worth driving, it should last a long time once its in place.

That' s why I use hot- dipped galvanized nails for all exterior applications.

They cost a bit more, but they' re definitely worth the extra cost, because untreated steel nails can corrode to nothing in a decade.

Always wear safety glasses when driving nails, especially galvanized ones.

The zinc- based treatment that keeps rust at bay also makes the steel more brittle.

It' s not unusual for bits of metal to fly off when you pound a galvanized nail.

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