What's a Carriage Bolt? Like all bolts, carriage bolts are externally threaded fasteners that are secured with a nut. They're primarily meant to secure metal to wood, however, some woodworkers leverage them for fastening two pieces of wood together. What...
Tag: Lag Screws & Bolts
Drilling Pilot Holes for Lag Shield Anchors Fastening a lag bolt to a masonry base is no easy task. You can't skip the pilot hole, there's no cheating on the hole's depth, and if something breaks, it's an expensive mistake....
Drilling Lag Screw Pilot Holes Part wood screw & part bolt—lag screws are a beast of their own. Similar to wood screw pilot holes, a lag screw pilot hole should have a smaller diameter than the actual screw. This creates...