Comments on: Making Your Own Wooden Screws?

By: Doug F.

Doug F. — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:45:42 +0000

Curtis,

Check out bigwoodvise.com and lakeerietoolworks.com if you’re looking for bench vise size screws.

Doug

By: Dan Miller

Dan Miller — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:13:55 +0000

St Roy has done a couple of shows over the years on Screw threads. There is also the method of chasing the threads on a lathe. Takes a little practice but it can be done. Also there are some methods shown in Landis Workbench book (if memory serves) as well as the old Fine woodworking book on the Small Workshop.

Dan

By: Paul Stine

Paul Stine — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:37:26 +0000

Roy Underhill had an episode entitled "Screw Box for Wooden Threads". He covers making the cutter out of an old triangular file.

You can view the episode at UNC-TV online:

http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/video/2700/2704.html

Might not hurt to kick a couple bucks toward PBS.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:10:58 +0000

I have seen an article in an old popular mechanics workshop special issue from the 50′ies or 69′ies where they show you how to make you own tap and die set.
I made the tap for a 1" thread, but I never got around to finish the die.
The tap was made on a screw cutting metal lathe, and the die was a wood job with a piece of tool steel inside.
But the problem is if you want to spend the time making it, if you only make a spindle once after that.

By: Tim Shumaker

Tim Shumaker — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:02 +0000

In an earlier edition of Fine Woodworking there was a long article on how to make you own wooden screw tap. Part of it involved laying out and making the original screw which holds the cutter which cuts the internal threads.