[TheForge] Wood screw threads

[Larry and Pat Brown]

Forge a square taper then make it a flat diamond <> then put the stock in a 
vise and twist with flat jawed pliers working out to the tip. Practice on 
scrap a few times. I've done this quite a few times having gotten the idea 
from a larger screw that I found after cleaning out a fireplace years ago, 
that one was about 1/2" in diameter, most of the screws I've made this way 
were 1/4 to 3/8". Someday I'll get a call for that 1/2" size and I'll wish 
I had kept the piece. Try to keep the spacing even and finish the tip with 
a file.
L Brown


At 03:42 PM 12/27/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone out there knows how to make wood screw or lag 
>screw threads.  I occasionaly make threaded ceiling or wall hooks and have 
>been just welding on the cut off threads from a lag screw.  I would prefer 
>to make the whole thing in one peice and eliminate the less traditional 
>weld.  Any help or ideas would be great.
>
>Thanks
>
>John Switzer
>Black Bear Forge
>7019 Burnt Mill Rd
>Beulah, CO 81023