Originally Posted by
Gary Curtis
Why is it that no-one, not even Lie Nielsen, sells a Phillips head English style cabinet screwdriver? Not even Axminster over in England.
I just missed the bidding on two that came up on eBay today.
Aren't phillips screws used in cabinet-making??
Gary Curtis
Tools for Working Wood has some decent-quality Swedish-made bit brace screw driver bits in 3 slotted sizes (6 mm, 8 mm, and 10 mm) and 2 Philips sizes (#1/#2 and #3/#4). Mine get used all the time, and you'd be impressed at how much torque an 8" brace can generate....
(They're listed under Drilling Equipment and are toward the bottom of that web page.)
James
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