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Carpentry: How To Hide Screw Heads

  
  
  

carpentry plugDepending upon what kind of carpentry project you are doing, you may not want the heads of the screws to be visible. If you are installing garage shelving, it probably doesn’t matter if the screw heads are visible. If you are installing shelving inside the house, it’s probably a good idea to hide the screw heads. It is much more attractive.

The way to do this is to use a countersinking drill bit. When you pre-drill the hole for the screw, this bit has a small burr that cuts a larger hole for the head of the screw to enter. You can cut it shallow or deep to hide the screw head. Once you use the counter sinking bit, you install the screw and then you can add a plug to cover the hole. If you are painting the shelving, you can use a plug made from any wood scrap laying around. If you are going to stain and varnish the finish, try to use a plug from the same species of wood with a similar grain pattern. I know this sounds picky, but the goal here is to make the fastener and the plug disappear.

You can cut your own plugs with a plug cutting bit. That means you get to choose the material from where you will cut the plug. This is a huge benefit when you are trying to match the grain. Once you have the plug cut, you can use a small amount of glue to secure it.

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