Robertson is the one labeled "*Square Recess". It has come into vogue
recently (last 5 years or so in the US) as a finish screw head type.
Rand E.
(sometime cabinet maker)
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walt Wayman wrote:
>I never heard of a Robertson fastener until this all got started. Must be a
>closely-kept secret of the Frozen North. I mean, the folks up there tend to
>call a house a hoose and pronounce "about" like one of those things I wear one
>per foot when I go hoofing it off road. No telling what they call a good
>screw.
>
>I strongly suspect that it's nothing more than what we in the warmer world
>call square drive. In fact, if you do a search for "Robertson" on the site I
>linked to, you are taken to the square drive tips, but there's no
>acknowledgment of any "Robertson" anything. And it seems there's no
>connection whatsoever between Phillips and Robertson. They look to be two
>entirely different things, assuming one even really exists.
>
>See here for a more comprehensive listing:
>
>http://www.lara.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?cart_id=520524.8174&detailpage=screwtypes
>
>Walt
>
>--
>"Anything more than 500 yards from
>the car just isn't photogenic." --
>Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: "Simon Worby" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>>Walt wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>http://www.lara.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=specialty_bits
>>>
>>>
>>That looks more comprehensive.
>>
>>Now can someone tell me which of them Robertson is supposed to be, since I'm
>>now
>>intrigued?
>>
>>Simon
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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