Pilot Holes for American Black Walnut Table Top
Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 2:46 pm
Hi all,
basic question but I'm going to make an American Black Walnut table top and going to attach it to a metal stand. I'm thinking of using No.8 pan head screws @ 4.2mm and was wondering if a 3.5mm pilot hole would be OK or too small and maybe lead to cracking?
I've not worked with hardwoods before so thought I'd ask.
Cheers.
Dougray
basic question but I'm going to make an American Black Walnut table top and going to attach it to a metal stand. I'm thinking of using No.8 pan head screws @ 4.2mm and was wondering if a 3.5mm pilot hole would be OK or too small and maybe lead to cracking?
I've not worked with hardwoods before so thought I'd ask.
Cheers.
Dougray