Link to a good article posted in another newsgroup:
http://www.woodbin.com/misc/drywall_screws.htm
Personally, I'm pretty "old school" and something of a purist, and don't
like to use these other for their intended purpose (securing drywall to
framing), but I'll admit that I've grabbed them and used them a time or
three for other things.
Discussion in other ng was about coarse vs. fine threads: consensus
seems to be that coarse threads are better in wood.
Didja know that the fine-thread screws were originally made for putting
up drywall on metal framing? I didn't.
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