You may be correct, I really do not know. John From: blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:55 PM To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Studs again It may work, but a pocket hole takes a good bit of wood out of the way during drilling. Also it's common to use 16 gauge nails and I'm not aware of any pocket hole screw to have that diameter. My concern is with sheer strength. There has to be a certain amount of give built in to a building and I don't know the ideal amount, but I think a typical diameter pocket hole screw shaft would be testing the limits. Keep in mind I don't have a problem with a larger sized diameter screw for the same job. A 3.5 inch long #10 or #12 would be fine. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Sherrer <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:11 PM Subject: [blindwoodworker] Studs again During our last discussion about Studs, Bob said that screws are not strong enough. I have thought about that a lot. It would be easy to use pocket holes for studs. If I am wrong, please correct me. The purpose of toe nails is to hold the stud in place, the load bearing has nothing to do with the toe nails. So if the screws only job was to hold the studs in place, then whyWhy are screws too weak to hold the studs? Their is stress with wind and storms, but if a building is sheeted correctly, that would make the studs very strong. John BlindWoodWorker.com Join our discussion list at: blindwoodworker-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Subscribe in the subject.