Wood mounting

What are wood fasteners?

Essential components in the construction of cabinets, furniture and structural wood elements of all kinds, wood fasteners are used to hold everything together. Wood screws are specially designed to join two pieces of wood together. Woodworking fasteners include: wood screws for assembling wood components or attaching material to these components, mechanical fasteners for temporary or permanent assembly of furniture and demountable cabinets, arms and pins for installing hardware, dowel screws and suspension bolts for securing table legs. As well as decorative upholstery nails, threaded inserts designed for use with mechanical threaded fasteners to assemble wooden parts, and more.

What are wood fasteners made of?

Deep thread wood screws

Deep-threaded wood screws have a smaller shank diameter and a single thread, facilitating their use in confined spaces. The deep thread offers greater resistance to pull-out forces than normal wood screws, making them a preferred fastener for cabinet making due to their increased resistance to pull-out forces.

Deep-threaded wood screws with Type 17 tip have the same properties as ordinary deep-threaded wood screws, with the added advantage of a Type 17 tip at the end of the screw. The Type 17 tip is made from a coarse threaded screw thread and a unique long, sharp point, fluted to retain swarf.

These wood screws, like ordinary deep-threaded type 17 wood screws, have a tip that combines a coarse-tapped screw thread with a special long, pointed tip fluted to capture chips, but they also have feathers under the head to countersink the screw to achieve a perfectly flush finish on the surface of the material being fastened.

Cabinet installation using wood screws

Cabinet installation screws have a large bearing surface, similar to that of firm heads, which helps to prevent stripping while allowing the screw to be tightened to the maximum to ensure that it is correctly aligned against the wall. The heads of these screws can be painted to match the color of the cabinet if this is the desired result.

Frame screws are fine-threaded pan head wood screws with a type 17 auger tip, used in front frame construction. These screws are most often fitted with a square drive, although they are also available with other drive types, plates and finishes.

Wood screws, wide-head screws with washers, etc.

To provide a significantly larger bearing surface and better resistance to pull-out forces, round-head screws with large washers feature a non-removable washer incorporated into the screw. These screws are generally fitted with a Phillips drive, but can be obtained with different types of drive if required.

Wood screws

Lattice-head combo screws are domed-head screws with a combined Phillips and flat drive for ease of use. Combo screws for truss heads are available in various sizes.

European screws

European screws are specifically designed for use in 32 mm European-style cabinet components made of particleboard or plywood. They have deep threads that are correctly sized for the 5 mm holes used to connect drawer slides and European hinges to cabinet components. This is because these screws are generally used in pre-drilled holes, resulting in blunt screws with particularly sturdy parallel sides.

Dowels

Unlike other fasteners, dowel screws are headless, with threads on both ends. This makes it possible to conceal the fasteners when assembling two pieces of wood. For chair and table legs, dowels are generally used to join the two pieces of wood using a concealed fastener. However, it is necessary to pre-drill the hole before using dowels in this way.

Pull bolts

To secure countertop parts, draw bolts, also known as countertop draw bolts or joint fasteners, are used to join and hold miter joints and butt joints together without distortion. When the bolt is tightened, a clamping force is generated between two metal plates, securing the assembly.

Dowels

Studs are inserted into receiving holes to hold the parts of a friction fit, and can also be used as positioning markers. Studs are inserted into receiving holes to hold the parts of a friction fit.

Wooden dowels

Wood dowels are often installed in a hole that has already been drilled to accommodate a fastener, to maintain a clean appearance and flush finish.

Wooden knobs

The use of wooden knobs is similar to that of wooden dowels in that they are placed in holes to conceal a fastener previously drilled in the hole, offering a clean appearance when a flush finish is not required.

Shelf supports

A shelf support is an L-shaped bracket with a pin protruding from one side, used to place shelves inside cabinets. Shelf supports are sometimes referred to as shelf pins or pegs.

What type of wood fastener is available?

You'll find a range of wood screws at WoodPartners, including deck fasteners, cladding fasteners and joist fasteners...