Stainless Steel Pocket-Hole Screws

A: We strongly recommend using Kreg® Pocket-Hole Screws, which are designed specifically for pocket-hole joinery. Kreg Screws include many special features for this application, such as a self-tapping tip that “drills” its own hole, so the screw drives in quickly and easily without splitting the wood and without requiring a pilot hole in the mating workpiece. The head on a Kreg Pocket-Hole Screw is perfectly flat on the underside to mate perfectly with the flat bottom in the pocket hole. When you drive in a Kreg Screw, this flat shape applies force straight toward the screw tip, so it holds the joint tightly together without deforming the pocket, which could split the wood. Kreg Screws are also made in specific lengths to maximize holding power in different material thicknesses, they are made of case-hardened steel to prevent snapping, and they are available in coarse- and fine-thread for optimum holding power. Ordinary woodworking screws and drywall screws aren’t designed for pocket-hole joinery, and are likely to cause splitting or have reduced holding power.