Well I'm a Canadian carpenter so I use Duck Tape. The advantage of Duck tape is it makes any job quick and easy - I could build a 18 foot fishing boat in half an hour with Duck tape and milk crates. I also use a lot of Hot glue to fasten things together (it's not the Canadian way) but it still makes a job quick and easy. The disadvantages to Hot glue and duck tape is expense - it would probably take $2;000 worth of Duck Tape to build that fishing boat, Same with hot glue the coast of the glue stick and the coast of the electricity you use heating the stick up is way more then the coast of a nail or screw. Cheers!
That totally boggles my mind Nanoose. Duck Tape? Is it long-lasting or temporary? I mean I don't know how comfy I'd feel in a boat held together with duck tape. Thank you your nifty though really surprising answer and Happy Tuesday! :)
I live in a 'tornadoish' part of the nation, therefore I used big-azz screws to build my house. The neighbors liked it because it eliminates all that annoying hammering. Of course, no fastener type will stop an F5 rated twister.
Geez bh I don't even almost understand your answer. Not your fault. I didn't read anything about big-azz screws. Apologies. Thank you for your reply and Happy Tuesday! :)
In general, screws have greater holding power than nails. Nails depend upon surface friction to transfer loads, while screw threads are loaded in compression.
However, screws are more expensive to manufacture than nails and take longer to install. If the project is a picture frame, maybe the cost advantage in minimal. When framing 500 homes, the pennies saved for each nail over each screw start to really add up.
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