How to hide a screw in wood

Caps of self-tapping screws or screws are not intended for connection with standard caps in furniture. But sometimes the traces of fasteners need to be hidden so that they do not catch the eye, so there are several ways to make the surface more aesthetic.

PVA mix

You can make a mixture of wood glue and small shavings that are close in color to the work surface. The consistency should be viscous. The composition with a brush is applied to the head of the screws.

Hide under the wood

The method is suitable for structures made of solid wood or MDF panels. The trick is that the head of the screw is hidden inside a wooden object. To do this, use a chisel to remove a strip of wood about 5 cm long, a piece should remain connected to the board.

A hole is drilled under the piece into which a self-tapping screw is inserted. After the groove with the hat, they are abundantly lubricated with PVA glue, a piece of wood is pressed tightly into place. This requires more effort, the design can be crushed with a heavy object or clamped in a vice. After drying, the approximate time is 1.5 hours, the groove is sanded with fine sandpaper.

other methods

If the surface with self-tapping screws is rough and requires further finishing, then fasteners can be hidden with putty. Hats of self-tapping screws must be “drowned” in the wood using the countersink method.

To begin with, a drill is selected, equal in diameter to the shaft of the self-tapping screw or screw. The shaft is the width excluding the thread. On the drill, the length of the self-tapping screw is marked with adhesive tape or thin rubber. Guide holes are drilled to a depth of limiter.

Next, a drill is selected that is equal in diameter to the head of the self-tapping screw. The height of the conical part of the fasteners is measured and marked by a stop on the working drill. It is at such a depth that the hole needs to be expanded.

The hole with the recess is ready, now fasteners are screwed in with a drill or a screwdriver with a more suitable nozzle. Their hats will go a little deeper into the wooden surface.

After proceeding to the finish. To do this, use carpentry putty, which aligns the recesses for screws with the rest of the surface. After it dries, the furniture is painted or varnished.

Caps of self-tapping screws enter soft woods with a recess without a preliminary countersink. In this case, either a drill or a screwdriver is used.