re: Source for small black oxide wood screws?

Kenny, if I use these for something other than shop furniture (I would sure like to), I may contact you. Wanna go halfsies on a B & S screw cutter? It would be coming from Baltimore, so shipping to you would be better than sending it to me. (Plus I wouldn’t have to worry about the 480V three-phase installation) ;-)

Nathan, I think those are the same as the ones LV sells that I linked to. I’d rather not have Philips heads if I can help it, but I may order a batch and see if I can figure a way to saw slots into them. As for #5s, I think I can even get #4s in pyramidal black, but reaming out the holes gives me another fiddly step when I want to use these.

Petey, the brass black does a good enough job if the surface were more durable. But if I spray something on to protect it, then I’ve got screw-slots that a screwdriver won’t fit into (I already have to reject about 5% of the screws I buy because the slots are off-center or too tight). If I apply the brass-black after the screws are in, I risk messing up the finish on the wood.

I also contacted a company who makes custom screws, saying basically, “hey, if you have any of these in stock, or if someone orders some, could you put me down for a few hundred?” We’ll see what they say.