Here’s a counter tip for you. #1 don’t use drywall screws for wood use the proper screws. # 2 never use fine thread for wood. #3 don’t pack insulation like that. Ever.
It's not so much predrilling the hole, it's the head that splits the wood so it needs countersinking before tightening. Also using woodscrews and not drywall screws would help
@@Jarvis241987 Yeah but if you’re strapping an entire house and you’re predilling every hole you’re wasting a fuckload of time. I’ve never seen anybody predrill strapping before. It’s a great way to add hours onto your bill thoufg if your trying to fuck over the customer.
@@user-xl1us6yl6n It’ll never work with hardwoods. But then, if you’re doing a project with hardwood you’ve probably got the skill level and awareness of the expense of that wood to know better than to skip any steps. If not, you’ll quickly learn when it goes bad.
@@honestly_7724 his not being a dick head his being honest. These stupid videos put stupid ideas in DIYers heads. Pre drill it and you don’t have a problem. Stop being so sensitive
Two ways to do it. The proper way which is pre-drill. and the second way is to blunt the tip of the screw, that way it pushes rather than cuts the fibers and isn't as likely to crack the board. For anything like this like wall installations? ALWAYS pre-drill. Just because it's covered up doesn't mean do it wrong. that's a structural defect now.
That's advisable for extremely dry wood but no one wants to walk around with 2 drill guns OR change the bits out. Just make a counter sink with your phillip head drill bit. The screw head flair is the main reason 9 out of 10 times you get a split at the end
This happens because the reversed screw cuts the grain of the wood making a pilot hole , the first screw simply separates the grain causing the split to run with the grain. Same principle as hitting the tip of a nail before hammering it in. The flattened tip tears the grain on the way through and basically making a pilot hole but the un flattened tip just separates the grain
It is also not necessary in every application to sink in the screw through the wood. Just butt the screw to the wood and make sure everything sits tight to frame
I genuinely enjoy these types of TH-cam shorts videos, although I will most likely never use this skill ots nice to have it in the arsenal. Cheers mate
Running in reverse first kinda “burns and seals” the wood fibers to the point that when go forward it allows the fastener to drive thru w/o splitting, as the fibers have already been “broken and cauterized”, if you will. ✌🏻
@@iainmacdonald4433 recovering from foot surgery and have migraine when wrote that, but hope get what “mean”….and it really does “burn and seal” the wood fibers to allow fasteners to go in w/o splitting wood, or at very least mitigating the splitting. So, I call it “cauterizing” the wood fibers Cheers✌🏻
It happens because in reverse you're basically drilling a smooth hole or pilot hole rather than a threaded hole. Most people use a drill bit and pre-drill a pilot hole then screw in the screw.
It's not about torque, It's about impacts. He is using impact driver which causes the wood split. Running it in reverse basically prevents the driver from impacting the wood and then after he made the "pilot hole" it an continue as usual.
Im a 38F trying to fix things on my own and not make it worse. I appreciated this video. Thabk you. (Fixed my kids bed box spring slats and split the wood a few times 😬 )
It’s called pre-drilling. It “happens” or works because you’re not expanding the wood and causing it to split if you remove some material in the space you’re drilling into. By running the drill in reverse while pushing the screw in forcibly, you’re basically creating the pilot whole since the threads of the screw are running the opposite direction. So instead of the screw sinking it’s removing material by cutting through the wood with each thread and pushing it outward at the same time (if you run it in reverse).
The 2nd screw cracked the wood as well! You over torqued the first one, then relaxed and tapped the trigger on the 2nd. You said “ it will never crack” as it cracked. You should have picked up a different piece of lumber for that video. Cheap lumber has cheap results.
I used to put the screws in a small bucket of water, the water in the threads of the screw would keep from splitting the wood!!..😉 Pre drilling is ultimately the best way and only one extra step!!..☺️
I think you could just push it through in drive to the same point, reverse it back out, then drive the screw fully in… But we would need to do some tests!
It happens because going forward spreads the wood fibers causing the split. By going in reverse at high speed you’re burning/cutting through the wood fiber keeping the surrounding wood intact
It happens because if u drill normally u go between the wood fibres and seperate them. If u drill backwards or predrill u break the fibre, this way the screw doesnt push so many wood fibres on each side and doesnt split the wood. Same thing happens if u distroy a little the pointy end of a screw or a nail with a hammer, it wont split the fibres but break trough them.
Because your drilling a pre pilot hole, the reverse movement with forward pressure creates a clean pilot hole for the screw to then wind into the wood properly
The predrill removes material that the screw displaces when it's sunk. With nowhere to go, it pushes out sideways. The threads still displace wood, but not enough volume as the root. That the actual "why" instead of "just predrill".
Yep, reverse piloting the screw so you don’t have to drill. Been doing it a while. Also works great for setting a screw so it doesn’t run way from your finger but into your finger as your finger acts like a guide. Also Doesn’t hurt your finger
A screw is basically a wedge, pushing the material of the board to the sides forcing it apart were as a drill bit has channels in them to allow the drilled material to be crapped out putting no strain on the sides, creating a pilot hole. Using the same screw on reverse mimics this without a bit change.
It heats up the wood to 10000 degrees and then the wood flexes and gets moist from the outside in and while the drill is on half battery it keeps the hand at a 90 and half degree angle offset to the third degree. That's why your welcome
Screws are just round wedges with threads. The bigger the screw the more likely it splits. It's basically a self driving axe unless you burn your way through half way
I think it’s because when u drill a hole of run it in reverse you effectively remove material. But when you attempt to screw it in you displace the material, and the wood often splits.
Wood grain runs perpendicular to the edge. Coming in at a different angle you won't be separating the grain. More angle means you pull the grain together.
thats same principle of hammering a nail in back to front on end of timber to compress the wood and then hammer nail in right way. been done since before my grandfather was a boy . saw him doing it 40 years ago
Heated screws prevent it, so by running the drill in reverse with the friction on the wood it heats up the screw and also wood making it more malleable and preventing splitting.
l work in the commercial garage door industry. we teach always to use a 1/4 inch drill bit , and drill a 1/4inch into the studs. that way we don't split the wood when we sink in a lagg.
It happens because your wood has been properly dried and you didn’t pre-drill a pilot. That’s what running it in reverse does, pilot hole hack.
Seriously, first thought I had was pre drill that shit
@@Wolfis-en1ut running in reverse is faster then swapping to pilot and back
@@QargZer grk screws and dont gotta do either
It burns it as well, notice the smoke.
@@Jason56B grk screws are around 10 cents each.. the screw used in the video is around 1 cent each..
Don’t forget to touch the screw after you run it in reverse.
😂😂😂
Or lick it. Even better
It’s very cold
😂
🤣
I usually just ask it nicely not to split. I have no idea why it works either but it's just as affective.
Because sometimes to get a good screwing, you just gotta be nice.
@@Bouldergoat Exactly, you understand!
Very smart this reality is just vibration and particles
*effective
@@teeanahera8949 *offective
Here’s a counter tip for you.
#1 don’t use drywall screws for wood use the proper screws.
# 2 never use fine thread for wood.
#3 don’t pack insulation like that. Ever.
😂
What’s wrong with #3?
Called ”pre-drill”
FOR REAL !!! Omg I was like where’s the drill bit that’s a screw !!!
Called a pilot hole
It's not so much predrilling the hole, it's the head that splits the wood so it needs countersinking before tightening. Also using woodscrews and not drywall screws would help
“Never split wood”
*still splits wood*
Ikr all you have to do pre drill the holes not that hard
Yep. I saw that too. I even zoomed in to check, 😂
@@welshsteve2009 hahaha I was gonna say this exactly 💯
And said "I have no idea why that happens but it always happens."
Looks more like fray than a split
😂😂 " I have no idea why that happens" 😂
Now you know the reason for having a cordless drill and an impact driver in a set. One to drill the pilot hole and the other to drive the screw.
Definitely split both times 😂 just use a pilot hole.
Exactly haha
Are you dumb?
Who would want to change between two bits for every screw??
@@Pro_Vs_Con id say 99% of carpenters have an impact and a combi.
@@Jarvis241987 Yeah but if you’re strapping an entire house and you’re predilling every hole you’re wasting a fuckload of time. I’ve never seen anybody predrill strapping before. It’s a great way to add hours onto your bill thoufg if your trying to fuck over the customer.
Mate, it still cracked 😂
But not as bad as the first one
I have no idea why that happened!?
@@miamitten1123LOL 😂
You can also use the age old technique of dulling the tip of the screw.
Ahhh that split too.
Still splits I just predrill it’s cleaner work!
Sounds good and I'm prolly gonna try it, however, I think it's about applying the right amount of pressure. Something that comes with time.
Get your 8ther
Weese it does work just depends on how deep you shove the drill in. deeper is better
It’s a shortcut to predrilling. That’s “why that happens”.
Don't gotta be a dick about it lol
@@honestly_7724 lmao 🤣
Shortcut? lol try it with harder wood
@@user-xl1us6yl6n It’ll never work with hardwoods. But then, if you’re doing a project with hardwood you’ve probably got the skill level and awareness of the expense of that wood to know better than to skip any steps. If not, you’ll quickly learn when it goes bad.
@@honestly_7724 his not being a dick head his being honest. These stupid videos put stupid ideas in DIYers heads. Pre drill it and you don’t have a problem. Stop being so sensitive
When you run it reverse it makes a pilot hole itself. Good hack. Love it.
This is low key genius
Always. Told my wife so many times. Let's do it reverse, it wouldn't split and hurt. Screw principle 101.
Lol?
What lmao
Lmfao this guy gets it
Do you counter sink then pre-drill or do you go straight to screwing?
Live it love it LoL
i see a tiny crack on the second one too 😁
Me too
Same! I actually thought this was a joke video at first. Turns out this guy just sucks
It's a little splinter but it didn't crack through.
He mentioned it
Nevar bunda bu yapayan saten salak yirmi yildir yapiyorum ben bu işi en kolay bu iş
“I have no idea why”, but all of us here know exactly why.
When something makes sense leave it alone
Two ways to do it. The proper way which is pre-drill. and the second way is to blunt the tip of the screw, that way it pushes rather than cuts the fibers and isn't as likely to crack the board. For anything like this like wall installations? ALWAYS pre-drill. Just because it's covered up doesn't mean do it wrong. that's a structural defect now.
All my brain heard was screw, strap on, crack, reverse, and push it.
Giggity
It’s because you’re pre drilling with a screw. It’s better to drill a hole with a drill and then screw your screw in the hole.
That's advisable for extremely dry wood but no one wants to walk around with 2 drill guns OR change the bits out.
Just make a counter sink with your phillip head drill bit. The screw head flair is the main reason 9 out of 10 times you get a split at the end
It also helps to nail/screw where there aren't any big knots in the wood, like the one shown
Just drill a damn pilot hole. This is the second video I’ve seen for how to not crack wood when putting a screw through it.
This happens because the reversed screw cuts the grain of the wood making a pilot hole , the first screw simply separates the grain causing the split to run with the grain.
Same principle as hitting the tip of a nail before hammering it in. The flattened tip tears the grain on the way through and basically making a pilot hole but the un flattened tip just separates the grain
Absolutely said
Great explanation
My daddy!... Always wanted to say, "My daddy!", explained it that way. Blunted nail crushes fibers... sharp nail splits.
“I’m not sure why that happens”
That doesn’t really instill confidence in your “hacks” lol
Child who’s never used a power tool before
Watchu talking about that’s the greatest explanation I’ve ever heard
Cause it's not a hack...it's about how much pressure u apply, or u can PREDRILL
Total fail!!
"I have no idea why.." YOURE PREDRILLING THE HOLE!!!!
,Ya big ... something.
Bruh, I remember this from woodwork and carpentry: “pilot hole”
Ahhh the second one cracked too on the top you can see it! 🙄🙄🙄
Lol I was lookin for someone with some eyeballs
I thought so as well
Thank you! I was like but.. umm..wait
It literally still cracked 🤷♂️ albeit not as bad as the first time.
I guess the principal is basically pre-drilling
"I have no idea why" ok so pre drill the wood with a smaller piece before screwing gg ez
Time.....
It is also not necessary in every application to sink in the screw through the wood. Just butt the screw to the wood and make sure everything sits tight to frame
Reversing is the same as drilling. It also pushes out the dust just like drilling I think.
Tap on top of the screw few times before putting it in.
Spit on it
I genuinely enjoy these types of TH-cam shorts videos, although I will most likely never use this skill ots nice to have it in the arsenal. Cheers mate
I always just use the Phillips head driver to do that first. Plus that way it gives it a bevel for the screw head to go into
Run it in VERVERSE!
GENIUS!
Still cracked it on the second screw, ease down on the torque
I seen that too
True but only coz he when too deep into the wood
You were honest enough to show that
hasn’t anyone ever explained why you pre-drill holes and kiln dried wood
"I don't know why it happens" . You are predrilling the wood. Thats why it's not cracking
Running in reverse first kinda “burns and seals” the wood fibers to the point that when go forward it allows the fastener to drive thru w/o splitting, as the fibers have already been “broken and cauterized”, if you will.
✌🏻
Cauterised wood fibres 😂 heard it all now
@@iainmacdonald4433 just had foot surgery and a migraine when wrote that, but….ya get what mean. Least hope so😂
L8R ✌🏻
@@iainmacdonald4433 recovering from foot surgery and have migraine when wrote that, but hope get what “mean”….and it really does “burn and seal” the wood fibers to allow fasteners to go in w/o splitting wood, or at very least mitigating the splitting. So, I call it “cauterizing” the wood fibers
Cheers✌🏻
I knew that. Works for drywall too 👍🏻
My dad had a trick when hammering and nails he would tap on the tip of the nail with a hammer and then hammer it in.
It happens because in reverse you're basically drilling a smooth hole or pilot hole rather than a threaded hole. Most people use a drill bit and pre-drill a pilot hole then screw in the screw.
Its not putting " torque " on it, theres less friction and force onto the spot on the wood when you start it off. You made a pilot hole
It's not about torque, It's about impacts.
He is using impact driver which causes the wood split. Running it in reverse basically prevents the driver from impacting the wood and then after he made the "pilot hole" it an continue as usual.
Adjust your clutch! Know your tools, knowledge is power!
Im a 38F trying to fix things on my own and not make it worse. I appreciated this video. Thabk you. (Fixed my kids bed box spring slats and split the wood a few times 😬 )
It’s called pre-drilling. It “happens” or works because you’re not expanding the wood and causing it to split if you remove some material in the space you’re drilling into. By running the drill in reverse while pushing the screw in forcibly, you’re basically creating the pilot whole since the threads of the screw are running the opposite direction. So instead of the screw sinking it’s removing material by cutting through the wood with each thread and pushing it outward at the same time (if you run it in reverse).
The 2nd screw cracked the wood as well! You over torqued the first one, then relaxed and tapped the trigger on the 2nd. You said “ it will never crack” as it cracked. You should have picked up a different piece of lumber for that video. Cheap lumber has cheap results.
You can actually see the 2nd screw went far deeper than the first, it didn't take as much energy as it was basically half pre-drilled.
He predrilled using the screw when running the drill in reverse.
Worked well man thanks, couldn't find my drill bit.
I used to put the screws in a small bucket of water, the water in the threads of the screw would keep from splitting the wood!!..😉
Pre drilling is ultimately the best way and only one extra step!!..☺️
And always have a fire extinguisher standing by for when you light your wood on fire
Your wood literally cracks at the end lmfao
Screw it in half-way then unscrew most of the way, then screw it in and set it. Won't split.
Thanks.
From now on I'll always use the left side to avoid a split.
I think you could just push it through in drive to the same point, reverse it back out, then drive the screw fully in…
But we would need to do some tests!
By this point we might as well hammering in the screws with a hammer and then use a screwdriver.
Pre drilling works wonders
I usually use a 1/16 drill bit to drill all the hole first then put the screws in
that's some mighty fine carpenting right there..
It happens because going forward spreads the wood fibers causing the split. By going in reverse at high speed you’re burning/cutting through the wood fiber keeping the surrounding wood intact
There are actually screws available these days that help prevent splitting. Plus if you don't drive the head all the way through it helps too 🤦🏻♂️
“It never cracks if you do that”
Wood proceeds to crack and he stops as he sees it.
Noah showed me that trick back when we were building the Ark😂😂😂😂
Not using a drywall screw helps.
And remember to always use a screw that is 10x longer than you need!
That’s a nice driver! Busting out the real tools.
I usually run it in about halfway in. Then switch it to reverse and back drill it through. That little extra pilot hole helps.
Does everybody's knees pads smell bad on Friday?
"How to make it not crack" i think the word your looking for is "Prevent" my guy
Nice hack ty!! Saves a lot of time drilling pilot holes
I always soak my wood before screwing. 😁
That one cracked too!
My eyes aren't as good as they used to be didn't that crack on the second time as well
He put in the screws on "drilling mode" without much percussion since he doesn't know what that is. This is someone who didn't read the manual.
It happens because if u drill normally u go between the wood fibres and seperate them. If u drill backwards or predrill u break the fibre, this way the screw doesnt push so many wood fibres on each side and doesnt split the wood. Same thing happens if u distroy a little the pointy end of a screw or a nail with a hammer, it wont split the fibres but break trough them.
Wow! I just learned something new, forget drilling a pilot hole in future, thanks for sharing. 🤣😂
천재!!
You also can hit the tip of the screw with a Hammer from the front. When it is a little flat wood wouldn't crack.
Pilot hole- "Do I even exist?"
Obviously woodworkers know we need to pre-drill but this is useful and thank you for it
Because your drilling a pre pilot hole, the reverse movement with forward pressure creates a clean pilot hole for the screw to then wind into the wood properly
Awesome 👍🏼 thank you this is cool 😃👍🏼👍🏼
The predrill removes material that the screw displaces when it's sunk. With nowhere to go, it pushes out sideways. The threads still displace wood, but not enough volume as the root. That the actual "why" instead of "just predrill".
Yep, reverse piloting the screw so you don’t have to drill. Been doing it a while.
Also works great for setting a screw so it doesn’t run way from your finger but into your finger as your finger acts like a guide. Also
Doesn’t hurt your finger
Screw run in reverse is actually drills a larger hole in to the wood. This minimizes the stress.
A screw is basically a wedge, pushing the material of the board to the sides forcing it apart were as a drill bit has channels in them to allow the drilled material to be crapped out putting no strain on the sides, creating a pilot hole. Using the same screw on reverse mimics this without a bit change.
It heats up the wood to 10000 degrees and then the wood flexes and gets moist from the outside in and while the drill is on half battery it keeps the hand at a 90 and half degree angle offset to the third degree. That's why your welcome
It cracked both times!🤣
It’s called making a pilot hole. Usually done with a drill bit but if there is a hole for the screw then it will expand the wood less
Screws are just round wedges with threads. The bigger the screw the more likely it splits. It's basically a self driving axe unless you burn your way through half way
Oops sheet rock screw. Go down to your local fastener store and ask what screw you need.
We use to do the same thing with nails. You would hit the pointed end with the hammer and then drive the nail to prevent splitting.
I think it’s because when u drill a hole of run it in reverse you effectively remove material. But when you attempt to screw it in you displace the material, and the wood often splits.
Wood grain runs perpendicular to the edge. Coming in at a different angle you won't be separating the grain. More angle means you pull the grain together.
In reverse it’s drilling a hole far enough so it doesn’t split. Good technique
In Germany we say: god damn Tom, use a f*cking drill.
thats same principle of hammering a nail in back to front on end of timber to compress the wood and then hammer nail in right way. been done since before my grandfather was a boy . saw him doing it 40 years ago
Your making a pilot hole perfectly sized for the screw. Smart
Heated screws prevent it, so by running the drill in reverse with the friction on the wood it heats up the screw and also wood making it more malleable and preventing splitting.
l work in the commercial garage door industry. we teach always to use a 1/4 inch drill bit , and drill a 1/4inch into the studs. that way we don't split the wood when we sink in a lagg.