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Because they certainly don't seem to exist anywhere around me !

Doing a complete overhaul of a Kentucky Long I picked up from BigSkyRambler. (Great guy to do business with!)

Buried under decades of buildup is some beautiful wood but with some very shallow and discolored brass inlays. They were set with carbon steel screws that all corroded.
I'm redoing/deepening all the inletting and want to replace the steel screws with brass, but that's turning out to be far more difficult than I expected (It's always the thing you least expect to be the problem that becomes the biggest PIA!)

I need to match the size of the head and threads to the existing screws, I've no idea how to do that on the internet - Amazon being the place I can most easily find them.

I need to learn the proper wood screw nomenclature.
Any guidance ?
Blacksmith Bolt.

Jack
 
Because they certainly don't seem to exist anywhere around me !

Doing a complete overhaul of a Kentucky Long I picked up from BigSkyRambler. (Great guy to do business with!)

Buried under decades of buildup is some beautiful wood but with some very shallow and discolored brass inlays. They were set with carbon steel screws that all corroded.
I'm redoing/deepening all the inletting and want to replace the steel screws with brass, but that's turning out to be far more difficult than I expected (It's always the thing you least expect to be the problem that becomes the biggest PIA!)

I need to match the size of the head and threads to the existing screws, I've no idea how to do that on the internet - Amazon being the place I can most easily find them.

I need to learn the proper wood screw nomenclature.
Any guidance ?
Google ,"brass screws" there are many to choose from.
 
Some of the screws are Phillip's head so obviously not an antique, possibly 1960s build.

Some of the screws holding the inlays were rusted worse underneath the inlays. Lots of black and green corrosion and discoloration on the brass around the rusted screws. Took a lot of polishing to get it off.

So you're all saying I can go to Home Depot and use the steel screws there? Or is there something more period?
 
Some of the screws are Phillip's head so obviously not an antique, possibly 1960s build.

Some of the screws holding the inlays were rusted worse underneath the inlays. Lots of black and green corrosion and discoloration on the brass around the rusted screws. Took a lot of polishing to get it off.

So you're all saying I can go to Home Depot and use the steel screws there? Or is there something more period?
Go to track of the wolf. They sell unchromed steel screws in all different sizes.
I do most of my building through Track, so I can say log cabin sport shop, Dixie Gun works also
 
Exercise caution when using small brass screws. Sometimes they can twist off in the wood before they are driven home. If you do use brass, rub candle wax onto the thread. That will lube the screw and ease the installment of the screw. You might have to back the screw out once or twice to rub more wax on. It can save a lot of trouble. :thumb:
also, I drill pilot holes whenever possible for the same reasons!
 
Because they certainly don't seem to exist anywhere around me !

Doing a complete overhaul of a Kentucky Long I picked up from BigSkyRambler. (Great guy to do business with!)

Buried under decades of buildup is some beautiful wood but with some very shallow and discolored brass inlays. They were set with carbon steel screws that all corroded.
I'm redoing/deepening all the inletting and want to replace the steel screws with brass, but that's turning out to be far more difficult than I expected (It's always the thing you least expect to be the problem that becomes the biggest PIA!)

I need to match the size of the head and threads to the existing screws, I've no idea how to do that on the internet - Amazon being the place I can most easily find them.

I need to learn the proper wood screw nomenclature.
Any guidance ?
You can find Brass screws at most any hardware store. But brass screws are not traditionally used on muzzleloaders.
 
I would not use brass either, it is incorrect and they bugger up too easily. You can buy slotted steel screws just about anywhere. They are cadmium plated which is easily removed by a soak in Citric Acid. Citric Acid is readily available for cheap at your local Wally World in the canning section, it turns them a nice slate grey, aged color. Works for me
 
I once saw a newbie buy a southern mountain rifle. He didn't like the steel wood screws that came with the rifle. The furniture was browned steel. He went out and bought brass wood screws.......with Phillips head slots. 😖

Look for that guy in an upcoming episode of; "America's Biggest Bubbas."
 
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