McFeely's Pocket Hole Screws

Our PocketMax® screw has solved an age-old problem in the cabinet manufacturing industry.

Before PocketMax many manufacturers used a fine thread screw for hardwoods and a coarse thread screw for soft woods. PocketMax® is a product that incorporates a thread design with an elongated cutting point that practically eliminates splitting and cracking in hardwood frames. Several large cabinet manufacturers in the United States have already switched to this new fastener because it has greatly reduced splitting and cracking of their hardwood frames while increasing holding power and speeding up their assembly times.

• 60% Less Driving Torque with No Driver Bit Slippage (Easier to drive and eliminates driver bit cam-out)
• 50% Longer Type-17 Cutting Flute Eliminates Splitting (Longer cutting point cuts better and splits less)
• 45% Reduction of Splitting, Cracking & Bursting (Less splitting = more efficient production and less waste)
• 30% Greater Holding Power & Pull-Out Values (Holds and pulls joints tighter together)

PocketMax® screws are heat-treated making our screws tough enough to drive into Red Oak without a pilot hole (while we don't recommend that), yet tough enough to resist the forces trying to blow apart the driver bit recess as the screw is driven in, tough enough to resist breakage when a load is applied to the joint. They have an oversized (thickness, Undersized on diameter to prevent draging on the wall s of the Pocket Hole) Fillister (sometimes called "Cheese") head to minimize crushing in softwoods, extended unthreaded shank to avoid cross threading or board jacking, and have superior holding power to a washer head screw. Go into most hardware stores and home centers and the screws you find will be poorly heat-treated, or not heat-treated at all!

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PocketMax Thread Design

Our ProcketMax screws thread design features cutters built right into the thread design. Tiny saw blades are formed into first three to four thread revolutions that cut through wood while displacing a minimum amount of material. By displacing less material than a Type-17 point the PocketMax thread design offers greater holding power. Testing shows that it ofters 15% more holding power than a double Type-17 screw sold by our competitor while eliminating splitting. This new revolution in thread design technology was developed for, and is very popular in the furniture and woodworking industry for its ease of driving while offering optimum holding power.

Type 17 Points

The Type 17 point is not a thread style but can enhance the performance qualities of most thread styles used in the woodworking industry. A slot or notch is cut out at the point of the screw that acts like an auger or drilling tip. The slot carves away the material thus allowing it to self-drill itself into most types of wood. In many instances it can eliminate the need for a pre-drilled hold to relieve splitting. The Type 17 point is excellent for hardwoods, softwoods, particleboard and especially MDF. Type 17 points are commonly available today in our Deep Thread style and is quickly becoming the fastener of choice for the woodworking professional. There are many advantages to the Type 17 point but the process used to saw the slot into the shank and threads is slow and the additional expense must be compared to the benefits.