Bulk wood screws...good place to buy?

[Brent Romero]

Anyone know of a good online source to buy square head wood screws in bulk by the 1000?

Thanks

[Jerome Hanby]

Isn't that McFeelys bread and butter?

[Bruce Wrenn]

Three choices: McFeely's , McFeely's, or McFeely's. Choose any one, and you can't go wrong. Every once in a blue moon, Peachtree puts Sommerfelds screws on sale. But McFeely's dollar shipping through March is the deal maker.

[scott vroom]

You didn't mention if you're looking for pocket hole, bugle head, cabinet, deck, etc screws.

[Brent Romero]

Screws in general. McFeely's looks to have a HUGE assortment. Thanks guys.

[Lex Boegen]

Three choices: McFeely's , McFeely's, or McFeely's.

Among those three, I greatly prefer McFeely's.

[Bill Huber]

Did anyone talk mention McFeelys.......:rolleyes:

[Gary Max]

Check out --- Apple Fasteners
I have been a customer for years.

[Jeff Duncan]

Are you buying for a business or hobby? I only ask b/c buying by the 1000's is a lot of screws for a hobby. If it's a hobby then the other guys have it right on. If however you are a business there are places less expensive then the online retailer already mentioned. I buy mine from Hafele now as they're much less money, though I'm sure if I shopped around there are even less expensive suppliers. So if you have a business it's worth setting up an account and saving yourself some money.

good luck,
JeffD

[scott vroom]

I buy hinge and slider screws from my local cabinet supply wholesaler - about 10-15% less expensive than McFeely for qty's of 1,000 to 1,500. But unless you're a penny pincher, bulk screws from any supplier represent such a tiny, almost immeasurable % of most project's cost that it just doesn't matter. Buy where convenient.

[Sam Murdoch]

Outwater Hardware is a good source too, but their web site is unmanageable to the point of being useless. Get their catalog. Lots of useful cabinet and furniture hardware.

[Ryan Hellmer]

Fastenal is a source, particularly if they stock screws for a local wood related industry. 1000 is a lot, I bought a 1000 bulk about 6 years ago and just ran out last fall.

Ryan

[Brent Romero]

I am buying mainly for hobby purposes...a little business too. I just realized how cost effective it is to buy in quantities of 1000 vs buying boxes of 100 locally.

[Ira Matheny]

I use Pacific Bolt, Modesto CA. If they stock it, it will be 30-40-50% below most others. I buy minimum100, maximus 1,000 each of #8, 10, 12, & 14, from 1/2" to 4" Flat head and pan head. 209.572.2658
Ira

[Rick Potter]

Custom Service Hardware has a good selection.

Rick Potter

[Don Morris]

McFeely's are so superior to run of mill that the cost differential seems to be worth it. That's why they're so highly recommended. I've gone to them too.

[Dave Novak]

I use Kreg pocket hole screws a lot, and not just for pocket holes. I really like the quality, they're self tapping and if I bust a screw it's my fault. Have any of you used their pocket hole screws, and if so, do they compare well to Kreg's screws?.

[Prashun Patel]

I've gone through a couple large boxes of HD's Deckmate screws. I use them for general construction, furniture, and (probably most demanding) holding green wood blanks to a face plate on a lathe. They hold up very well.

The heads fit a #2 square bit and a phillips. I've found them very good at resisting strip out.

[Charles Wiggins]

Check out --- Apple Fasteners
I have been a customer for years.

Do they work on other types of wood as well? :p

[Jay Jeffery]

If you just want general purpose deck/sheetrock style screws, Wal-Mart has a pretty good deal going. For just under $10 they have a tub with 4 different sizes. It probably works out to between 2 and 3 lbs of screws, so a fair bit cheaper than the home centers. They are Phillips so work extremely well with an impact driver, but can cam out easily with a regular drill. The screws are great and Ihaven't broken a single one (I've broken plenty of cheap screws with my impact driver). The bit that comes with the set seems to be pretty low quality, though. Their other screw packages don't appear to be much of a value.

I'd like to find places locally that sell by the pound for a good price. I found a great hardware store when visiting the in-laws in CA and loaded up on a few sizes last Christmas. In Houston I found a cabinet supply place where I bough pocket hole screws for just a few dollars a pound. Still haven't found anything remarkable in the Dallas-Ft Worth area where I live, though.

If you need 1 1/4" fine pocket hole screws, Rockler often sells bags of 150 for just over $2 on sale.

Yeah, screws represent a fairly small part of a projects overall cost, but I hate buying screws in small, expensive packages.

[Dave Lewis]

I use GRK screws which use a star shaped driver. They don't slip out or strip like the square drives. 2 local lumberyards stock GRK.

[Sam Murdoch]

I use GRK screws which use a star shaped driver. They don't slip out or strip like the square drives. 2 local lumberyards stock GRK.


These are the very best of what is currently available. They are not inexpensive but...

I build lots of projects that require putting in and taking out screws and then reseting them - jigs, mock ups, staging or temporary framing - I can use the GRKs over and over with no loss of integrity or stripping of the torque drive head. Never been able to do that with any other kind of screw. Overkill for cabinetry but man o' man these are great for remodeling or building in general.

[Rick Lizek]

Used to get them from McFeely but have switched to Deerwood which are great quality but 1/2 the price. Also use GRK, Simpson Strongtie, OMG for Timberlocks and various specialty screws

[Van Huskey]

+1 on Deerwood, you probably have a local dealer, if you can get them wholesale so much the better.

[Kevin Presutti]

Has anyone mentioned McFeely's. I think they have quite a vast assortment. :D

[Stan Krupowies]

Three choices: McFeely's , McFeely's, or McFeely's.

I wouldn't use any of them. I personally prefer McFeely's. Much better selection.

[Jim Becker]

Three choices: McFeely's , McFeely's, or McFeely's. Choose any one, and you can't go wrong. Every once in a blue moon, Peachtree puts Sommerfelds screws on sale. But McFeely's dollar shipping through March is the deal maker.

And in case Bruce forgot to mention, McFeely's is a good choice. :D (The only place I buy screws)

[Greg Portland]

If you just want general purpose deck/sheetrock style screwsYou'd never want to use sheetrock screws for decking or any load bearing application. That's before you even start talking about coatings, suitability for the outdoors, etc.

[Chris Friesen]

I'm up in Canada so McFeely isn't as attractive due to shipping. I did discover that Lee Valley carries Robertson-branded screws for less than much crappier screws at the local Home Depot. They're the "lo-root" and "self-drilling" ones. They also have Spax screws, which are very high quality and screw in easier than anything else I've used.