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   mvflaim | Feb 22, 2008 09:31pm | #1

   i spent five bucks for a box of 1 1/4" drywall screws at lowes. probably why the furniture i make is junk.

    

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   benhasajeep | Feb 23, 2008 01:56am | #2

   I found a place that sells them for $2 a pound no matter what length.  For 1 5/8 I bought a 25# bucket which just happened to work out to $2.04 a pound.  I probably grab 5# at a time at the discount store for each size when I need it.  Going to be redrywalling my entire house this spring/summer/fall.  Going to screw everything, so going to go through quite a bit of them.

   As for furniture I used them on a platform bed where they can't be seen.  But normally I just use them for shop projects.   I use regular phillips head wood screws for any "good" projects.

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   mvflaim | Feb 23, 2008 07:14pm | #3

   I buy a box of drywall screws and it'll end up lasting me five years so I must not use them that much. In fact, the last time I bought them in bulk was about ten years ago when Furrows was going out of business. Paid about $.50/lb for a 3lb bag and still have the majority of them. I mainly use them for jigs and stuff. I know they're too weak to be used in furniture construction but sometimes I'll sneak some in for screwing  in corner blocks and alike.... Just don't tell anyone. 

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   Carya | Feb 24, 2008 02:31am | #5

   > I use regular phillips head wood screws for any "good" projects.You should use slot-head screws. They're just as bad. ;) Andy

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   FrankDrackman | Feb 23, 2008 10:31pm | #4

   Mine is bigger than yours!

    

   My father can beat your father up!

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   wbfinewoodworking | Feb 24, 2008 07:19am | #6

   I'm sure that I now have enough McFeely's screws to last my lifetime and more. :;-)