An experienced carpenter from the USA showed a new way to discreetly hide the head of a self-tapping screw in a tree

There are quite a few ways to hide screws in wood. Of these, one can single out one old method with a chisel, which allows you to hide the screw almost without a trace (I'm sure many people know about this method).

We take a chisel and remove a small layer of wood in the place where the self-tapping screw will be twisted.

Then we twist the self-tapping screw, deepening it a little into the wood, and then using PVA glue, glue the chips in place and fix it with a clamp for 10-15 minutes. In general, this the method is not bad, but it takes a lot of time and in practice it is not always convenient to use it.

Recently, at a foreign forum, I I learned a completely new way for myself how to discreetly hide the head of a self-tapping screw in a tree. There, an experienced carpenter from America suggested a rather interesting solution, which, in my opinion, is much more convenient and practical than the method with a chisel.

To hide the screw in the wood, John (this is the name of this carpenter) does a few simple steps (for example, I will use a pine board).

At the beginning, the master takes a thin drill (3-4 mm) and drills holes for self-tapping screws (first of all, this is necessary so that the board does not crack).

Then he drills these holes to a depth of 3 - 5 mm with a larger diameter drill (10 mm) and tightens the screws, thereby connecting any wooden structure.

Now comes the fun part! It remains to hide all the screws and for this John uses a cork drill with an inner diameter of 10 mm.

Taking a board made of the same type of wood, the American drills several holes in it.

And he produces such wooden corks (like furniture dowels, only with a different direction of fibers).

Now everything is simple! Adding glue, he inserts these plugs into all the places where the screws are screwed (for them, it was necessary drill holes), so that the fibers (figure) on the board and the cork coincide in direction.

Then, without waiting for the glue to dry, he cuts off the plugs and polishes. As a result, the result is simply brilliant! Well, how do you like this way?