A fastener that makes tight, strong, wood joints quickly and easily. Kreg is the most common manufacturer. It works like this: You clamp a pocket hole jig onto your workpiece and drill angled holes with the special stepped drill bit.
Then you simply align the two pieces to be joined and drive a pocket screw at an angle into the pocket to connect your pieces. The result is a tight joint that's almost as strong as a doweled or mortise-and-tenon joint but takes a fraction of the time to assemble.
The resulting holes can be plugged, but are often located in places that are not particularly visable.
Then you simply align the two pieces to be joined and drive a pocket screw at an angle into the pocket to connect your pieces. The result is a tight joint that's almost as strong as a doweled or mortise-and-tenon joint but takes a fraction of the time to assemble.
The resulting holes can be plugged, but are often located in places that are not particularly visable.