Part of that is probably because we’ve gotten so good at making them that they’re seen as cheap commodities, but the physics and engineering behind the screw thread is interesting stuff.

$6.00 Shop Now The humble coarse-thread drywall screw is built to fasten drywall to wood or light-gauge steel framing, but it’s also a low-cost and simple fastener for making wood-to-wood ...

On any given day in the Family Handyman workshop, you'll find boxes and boxes of long, skinny screws with sharp threads that ...