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What Is A Pocket Hole

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A pocket hole is a great to join wood for furniture. In addition to the people using pocket hole screws to assemble a tabletop I often come across people attaching breadboards to those tables with pocket hole screws as well. Pocket Hole Joinery Kreg Tool Most pocket-hole screws come with an oversized washer head for increased contact with the pocket shoulder but you can also get screws with a smaller pan head for use with shallow pockets where a washer head would protrude above the workpiece surface. What is a pocket hole . Pocket holes are a relatively simple joint technique that can be used for a range of woodworking projects such as cabinet boxes bed frames and shelves. Nails dont grip the wood theyre in so they tend to work themselves out when theyre used in anything which moves frequently or is moved from place to place regularly. For outdoor applications choose stainless steel or coated screws. The main thing is to get one at each end Kreg suggests at 2 from the edge