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If you want your woodworking project to look clean and professional, hiding the screws is the perfect finishing touch. Rather than having those metallic screw heads clash against the wood, there are tons of things you can do to cover them up and make them invisible. Keep reading for the best solutions for disguising visible screws in wood. We'll also share a few assembly tips to help you avoid visible screws completely.
Things You Should Know
- Put an adhesive screw cap or install a wood plug over the hole to hide the screw and match the wood grain.
- Fill the hole with wood filler or wood glue mixed with sawdust. For deep pocket holes, use auto body filler instead.
- Peel back a surface layer of wood with a chisel and install your screw underneath it. Glue the wood back down to hide the screw.
- Try countersinking or drilling pocket holes to hide the screws deeper into the wood.
Steps
Expert Q&A
- QuestionWhat are plugs?Patrick JohnsPatrick Johns is a Home Improvement Specialist and the Owner of CatchAll Handyman Services. With more than 28 years of experience, he has worked on a variety of home improvement projects, such as carpentry, plumbing, and door and window installations in both commercial and residential properties.
Home Improvement SpecialistPlugs are little plastic or wooden pieces that you insert into a screw hole to cover the nut. They're especially common with security screen doors.
Tips
- Rather than using screws, try cutting dovetail joints to join wood without any hardware.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://youtu.be/sd46tXmAChE?t=174
- ↑ Patrick Johns. Home Improvement Specialist. Expert Interview. 26 October 2021.
- ↑ https://www.ronhazelton.com/tips/how_to_hide_screw_holes_with_wood_plugs
- ↑ Patrick Johns. Home Improvement Specialist. Expert Interview. 26 October 2021.
- ↑ https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-use-wood-filler/
- ↑ https://www.thisoldhouse.com/woodworking/21017152/how-to-choose-and-use-wood-filler
- ↑ https://youtu.be/_epB_1Dmj5E?t=74
- ↑ https://youtu.be/aER3fywLvbg?t=128
- ↑ https://youtu.be/7Op4XInHUVc?t=128
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