Eigenvector wrote:
When working with wood projects and the need for a screw fastener comes up,
what head is used now a days? ... Are torx head screws replacing phillips as
the screw head of choice or are there clear advantages to ANY kind of screw
head? This is for wood, I'm not worried about metal, or plastic, or
something else. I don't really want to start a flame war either, just
curious.

It wouldn't bother me if torx did replace phillips but there has to be some
sort of convention forming, there can't be that many reasons to choose
slotted over phillips over torx over square.

Little to choose slotted for anything other than -- well, I can't think
of any reason, really...

The choice otherwise is really pretty immaterial for the average _rec_
woodworker; the only real place it matters a whole lot is for automated,
high volume applications.

For those, square, torx and similar are preferred as they have less slip
and lift out force than Phillips or even Robertson (the advantage of it
wrt Phillips besides the licensing issues).

That, of course, doesn't address the tampering issue, etc., that is also
a major factor for commercial applications in many fields although
probably somewhat less so for woodworking than other materials.

Then, you're left w/ appearance. If it is in an area that is visible,
nothing is as good looking imo as the Phillips. If it isn't, I'll
normally choose square if all else is equal...

Oh, head shape and application is another consideration, of course,
although lesser to drive configuration, although some things aren't as
readily available in alternate syles (bugle head seem mostly square
drive, for example).

One could go on almost indefinitely w/ more and more minutiae!

In the end, choose what you like and go...again, unless you're in a
production environment it will really make virtually no difference in
all likelihood which you choose once you give up the old slotted...

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