Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
An old invention that modern woodworking has quietly assimilated is the screw post.
Originally developed in the 19th century for horse harnesses, they later found their way into bookbinding, where they clamped thick stacks of paper between two coversâŚclean and easy to take apart.
They work like miniature clamps.
Run the barrel through anything with a hole in it, tighten the screw, and the two ends squeeze everything together with surprisingly even pressure.
Youâll even see these on knives. They attach the handle scales to the tang without adhesives, because glue can fail over time, but a mechanical fastener wonât.
So why would a woodworker want these?
Anytime youâve got two visible sides and you want a clean, finished look on both, this is the fastener to reach for.
You could use a bolt and a nut⌠but that gives you two problems.Exposed threads can chew up the hole every time you remove it, and both the bolt head and the nut stick out.
A screw post fixes all of that.
The ends sit flush, the threads stay hidden, and the whole thing looks intentional instead of improvised.
And because the barrel is smooth, it wonât grind out the hole the way a bolt can.That alone makes it worth keeping a few in the shop.
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An old invention that modern woodworking has quietly assimilated is the screw post.
Originally developed in the 19th century for horse harnesses, they later found their way into bookbinding, where they clamped thick stacks of paper between two coversâŚclean and easy to take apart.
They work like miniature clamps.
Run the barrel through anything with a hole in it, tighten the screw, and the two ends squeeze everything together with surprisingly even pressure.
Youâll even see these on knives. They attach the handle scales to the tang without adhesives, because glue can fail over time, but a mechanical fastener wonât.
So why would a woodworker want these?
Anytime youâve got two visible sides and you want a clean, finished look on both, this is the fastener to reach for.
You could use a bolt and a nut⌠but that gives you two problems.Exposed threads can chew up the hole every time you remove it, and both the bolt head and the nut stick out.
A screw post fixes all of that.
The ends sit flush, the threads stay hidden, and the whole thing looks intentional instead of improvised.
And because the barrel is smooth, it wonât grind out the hole the way a bolt can.That alone makes it worth keeping a few in the shop.
Become a patron! â patreon.com/makethings â
Huge thank you to my patrons that keep this thing going!
*MAKER TEAM*
Michelle B
Keith Current
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian
Aubrey G.
Nukebert
Sam W.
Aaron Knows DIY
G. Salazar
David B.
Marc B.
Richard B.
Ben. KBill Patterson
Make Things
#MakeThings #mtbitesize
